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...

Seven-bedroom Evanston home with an octagon-shaped library: $3M (Phil Goldman Summit Imaging)

Evanston 7-bedroom home with octagon-shaped library: $3M

By Kim Quillen

September 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

A custom de Guilio kitchen is flanked on one side by an original butler's pantry...

Developer proposes 56-story residential tower for the Magnificent Mile

By Brian J. Rogal

September 23, 2025 at 10:12 a.m.

The project, which still needs to win city approval, would be the first new skyscraper...

Residential properties throughout the South and West sides, like these shown on Sept. 18, 2025 on West End Avenue in West Garfield Park, had their property assessments double or even triple last year. Those higher assessments will likely help trigger steep hikes in property tax bills for homeowners in the neighborhoods. Experts, and officials with the Cook County assessor's office that produced the new figures, said the higher valuations are being partly driven by investors who have flocked to the few neighborhoods where real estate is still affordable. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Brace for impact: Tax hikes loom for South, West Side homeowners

By A.D. Quig

October 2, 2025 at 6:13 p.m.

Property assessments double for 37,000 homes in Chicago’s historically neglected neighborhoods amid fresh investor interest.

The mother of the late Chicago rapper Juice Wrld has listed her six-bedroom, 17,120-square-foot mansion in Burr Ridge for sale for $7.19 million. (Cook County assessor)

Late rapper Juice Wrld’s mother lists Burr Ridge mansion for $7.2M

By Bob Goldsborough

September 20, 2025 at 8:05 a.m.

The mother of the late Chicago rapper Juice Wrld has listed her six-bedroom, 17,120-square-foot mansion...

Artist Theaster Gates gives the inaugural lecture on Sept. 14, 2025, at the Land School, formerly known as St. Laurence Elementary School, which Gates and his nonprofit Rebuild Foundation transformed into an arts incubator in Chicago's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai).

‘A wonderful space for joy’: Former Greater Grand Crossing school reopened as arts incubator

By Darcel Rockett

September 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The Rebuild Foundation and artist Theaster Gates hosted the grand opening of arts incubator the...

Chuck Goudie, award-winning Chicago television investigative reporter who in February 2025 joined WMAQ-Ch. 5 after a distinguished, 44-year career at WLS-Ch. 7. (ABC7Chicago)

Chuck Goudie buys Tudor-style Burr Ridge house for $2.42M

By Bob Goldsborough

September 19, 2025 at 12:04 p.m.

Goudie joined ABC 7 in 1980 and became its lead investigative reporter in 1990, winning...

Longtime political strategist David Axelrod and his wife, Susan, on Sept. 10 sold their four-bedroom home and country estate in Buchanan, Michigan, for $2.15 million.

Political strategist David Axelrod sells Michigan home for $2.15M

By Bob Goldsborough

September 18, 2025 at 6:20 p.m.

The Axelrods listed the estate in April for $2.3 million. They found a buyer in...

The Chicago Plan Commission approved a proposal by developer Related Midwest to build a 22,000-seat soccer stadium for the Chicago Fire on The 78, the mega-development site just south of downtown along the Chicago River. (Related Midwest and Gensler)

Plan Commission approves proposal to build Chicago Fire stadium on The 78 mega-development site

By Brian J. Rogal

September 25, 2025 at 11:41 a.m.

The Chicago Plan Commission approved on Thursday a proposal by developer Related Midwest to build...

“Thin Volumes: In the Round,” by Iman Fayyad, in the exhibit "SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change" at the Chicago Architecture Biennial in the Chicago Cultural Center is installed, Sept. 16, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago Architecture Biennial opens this weekend, bringing a world of architectural ideas to town

By Robert M. Marovich

September 18, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

The title of this sixth edition is "SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change," with...

This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom home in the Residences at the St. Regis Chicago recently went on the market for nearly $1.9 million. (Petr Polik)

Lakeshore East 2-bedroom condo in St. Regis Chicago: nearly $1.9M

By Lauryn Azu

September 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom home in the Residences at the St. Regis Chicago has a...