Chicago Real Estate

Former Chicago Bulls point guard Coby White sold his six-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot Lincoln Park mansion for $5 million. (Cook County Assessor)

Former Chicago Bulls player Coby White sells Lincoln Park mansion for $5M

By Bob Goldsborough

October 9, 2026 at 11:35 a.m.

Former Chicago Bulls point guard Coby White sold his six-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot Lincoln Park mansion for...

A long-stalled hotel development at 4930 Oakton Street, Skokie, may soon progress, as an attorney for the village confirmed at an Oct. 5 Board meeting that of the "eight to 10 developers" who have expressed interest in the site, Murphy Development Group has emerged as the frontrunner. (Pam DeFiglio/Pioneer Press)

Skokie identifies developer ready to take over stalled downtown hotel project

By Claire Murphy

October 8, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

Skokie's attorney Rodney Lewis told the Board Oct. 5 that Chicago developer Murphy Development Group...

Former Illinois state Sen. Kirk Dillard, who was the chair of the Regional Transportation Authority from 2014 until Sept. 1, and his wife, Stephanie, sold their six-bedroom Hinsdale home for $1.25 million. (Repropix)

Former state Sen. Kirk Dillard sells Hinsdale home for $1.2M

By Bob Goldsborough

October 8, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

Former Illinois state Sen. Kirk Dillard and his wife, Stephanie, sold their six-bedroom, 5,295-square-foot house...

A warehouse along South 25th Avenue and Lexington Street is for lease on Oct. 7, 2025. The building is located one block east of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

ICE wants to buy more buildings in Chicago, and appears to be eyeing a Broadview warehouse

By Brian J. Rogal

October 10, 2025 at 5:47 p.m.

The warehouse is one block east of the existing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility...

Michael Ferro, second from right, makes his way to a U2 concert at Soldier Field in Chicago on June 3, 2017. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/baiduhai)

Tech entrepreneur Michael Ferro and his wife plan nearly $3M renovation of Gold Coast penthouse

By Bob Goldsborough

October 9, 2025 at 1:11 p.m.

The couple purchased the penthouse last year for $7.7 million.

A group of federal agents stand on the roof of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 3, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Kristi Noem says Homeland Security ‘purchasing more buildings in Chicago’

By Rick Pearson

October 9, 2025 at 5:34 p.m.

Kristi Noem said President Donald Trump has authorized the building purchases for ICE and said...

This three-bedroom home in Streeterville featuring 11-foot ceilings recently went on the market for nearly $7 million. (Studio M87)

Streeterville 3-bedroom home with Venetian plaster walls and ceilings: $7M

By Lauryn Azu

October 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

This three-bedroom, 3½-bath home has 11-foot ceilings and a foyer with herringbone hardwood floors.

This home at 8425 Hickory Court in Burr Ridge has two attached 2½-car garages and a private lake. (Cris Cunningham)

Burr Ridge 6-bedroom home with indoor lap pool, attached guesthouse: $2.8M

By Saleema Syed

October 13, 2025 at 12:43 p.m.

This home has specialized millwork, built-ins, customized windows, a gated entrance and five acres of...

In 2020, Walgreens was announced as a tenant in the lobby of the Old Post Office building at 433 W. Van Buren St. in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Walgreens to exit Chicago’s Old Post Office building

By Lisa Schencker

October 7, 2025 at 10:34 a.m.

Walgreens plans to exit its space at Chicago's Old Post Office, though it will keep...

Billionaire entrepreneur and Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky in late August paid $8.25 million for a one-story, 4,272-square-foot house on Lake Michigan in Glencoe.

Tech entrepreneur Eric Lefkofsky buys Glencoe home for $8.3M

By Bob Goldsborough

October 3, 2025 at 5:57 p.m.

The property Lefkofsky purchased adjoins one he already owns.

The Franklin at 11th Street Station is under construction on Sept. 16, 2025, while the hyperboloid cooling tower at the NIPSCO Michigan City Generating Station is visible along the lakefront in Michigan City, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Michigan City building boom aims to overcome industrial past to draw Chicagoans to visit and stay

By Robert McCoppin

October 3, 2025 at 3:32 p.m.

Michigan City officials are trying to change their town’s image from that of an industrial...

This Lincoln Park two-bedroom home with three private outdoor spaces recently went on the market. (Mike Pickett)

Lincoln Park 2-bedroom home with 3 private outdoor spaces: $1.3M

By Kim Quillen

October 2, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

This two-bedroom home has two full bathrooms, Turkish wool carpet, three private outdoor spaces and...

Jeremy O'Brien, of PsiQuantum, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park at Lake Michigan south of East 87th Street in Chicago on Sept. 30, 2025. Gov. JB Pritzker, right, attended. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Work begins on South Side’s massive new quantum computing hub

By Brian J. Rogal

September 30, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker and others presided on Tuesday over the groundbreaking ceremony.