Chicago Real Estate

After a City Council fight, coach house construction is now legal in many Chicago wards.

To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report

By A.D. Quig

October 13, 2026 at 5:09 p.m.

A local think tank is blaming Chicago’s aldermanic tradition of hyperlocal control of what gets...

Officials take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the final phase of the Arboretum Villas at Plymouth Place Center for Senior Living on Oct. 7 in La Grange Park. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Plymouth Place breaks ground on new senior housing units in La Grange Park

By Hank Beckman

October 13, 2026 at 11:21 a.m.

Officials broke ground on the final phase of the Arboretum Villas at Plymouth Place Center...

Oak Brook 5-bedroom home with stairwell atrium. (Cris Cunningham, Styles Media)

Oak Brook 5-bedroom home with stairwell atrium: $1.8M

By Kim Quillen

October 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This five-bedroom home has three full bathrooms, three fireplaces, redwood ceilings and a two-and-a-half story...

A parking restriction sign is posted in front of the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in Dolton, May 16, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Village of Dolton wants to acquire Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home, either through direct purchase or eminent domain

By Bob Goldsborough

May 21, 2025 at 11:12 a.m.

Village leaders have not yet decided how the three-bedroom home would be used.

Chicago Ald. Walter Burnett, 27th, is shown at a City Council meeting on April 19, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Zoning Committee defers action on massive River West apartment complex, as labor unions press developer for an agreement

By Brian J. Rogal

May 20, 2025 at 6:36 p.m.

The deferral sets up a possible up-or-down vote by the full City Council on June...

This house at 620 S. Scoville Ave., Oak Park, has a lower level with a rec room, an exercise room, a second kitchen and a sixth bedroom. (Fio Creative)

Oak Park 6-bedroom home with Prairie-style glass, oak hardwood floors: $1.1M

By Saleema Syed

May 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 620 S. Scoville Ave., Oak Park Listed: April 23, 2025 Price: $1,050,000 Listing agent:...

New homes in the Calistoga subdivision in New Lenox on May 16, 2025. National homebuilder Lennar Homes is developing the subudivision. (Mike Nolan/Daily Southtown)

Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs see population declines — but there are bright spots in census estimates

By Mike Nolan

May 19, 2025 at 7:42 p.m.

New 2024 population estimates show some bright spots in growth, otherwise stagnant or declining in...

Adrienne Nelson receives a housing subsidy from the Chicago Low Income Housing Trust Fund to help her pay the rent on her apartment in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago housing nonprofit providing rental subsidies for very low-income renters facing a $10M budget shortfall

By Lizzie Kane

May 19, 2025 at 2:37 p.m.

The Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund is in charge of funding and administering over 3,000...

Rosetta Polk has her picture taken in front of the childhood home of new Pope Leo XIV, May 8, 2025, in Dolton. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home in Dolton is up for auction

By Bob Goldsborough

May 19, 2025 at 11:45 a.m.

The owner of Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home in Dolton has put it up for...

The Chicago Plan Commission on May 15 approved a controversial project that will transform a riverfront tract on the North Side just west of the Julia C. Lathrop Homes public housing development into a luxury housing community. (ZSD Oakdale LLC)

Plan Commission approves luxury townhomes for riverfront site, and some worry it could endanger manufacturing jobs

By Brian J. Rogal

May 15, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

Some community members worry that planting 35 townhomes on the vacant site, once zoned for...

The six-bedroom, 10,286-square-foot English manor-style mansion in Northbrook that former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon owned until 2009 is coming on the market for $5.99 million. (Don Tinsley)

Northbrook home once owned by former Chicago Bears player Jim McMahon to be listed for nearly $6M

By Bob Goldsborough

May 15, 2025 at 1:41 p.m.

The now-retired McMahon, who is 65 and lives in Florida, owned the mansion from the...

This five-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath home on the 70th floor of the Residences at Water Tower was recently listed for nearly $3.5 million. (VHT Studios)

Streeterville 5-bedroom home with quartz counters: $3.5M

By Lauryn Azu

May 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 180 E. Pearson St., No. 7004, Chicago Price: $3,497,747 Listed: March 26, 2025 This...

People cross North Michigan Avenue at East Randolph Street on May 13, 2025, in Chicago. The city's population grew by about 22,000 people since mid-2023 according to census data. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Census 2024 population estimates for the Chicago area: Did your city, town or village gain or lose residents?

By Kori Rumore

May 15, 2025 at 8:08 a.m.

Census estimates show Chicago retained its position as the nation’s third most populous city, after...