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To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report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

GoHealth CEO Vijay Kotte and his wife sold this six-bedroom Winnetka mansion in early March for $4.35 million. (Cook County Assessor)

Buyers who paid nearly $12.3M for Winnetka mansion on Lake Michigan sell separate home

By Bob Goldsborough

April 14, 2025 at 7:47 p.m.

GoHealth CEO Vijay Kotte and his wife, Shiraz, were the buyers of the five-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot...

The Libby, McNeill and Libby building at 13636 S. Western Ave., Blue Island on April 10, 2025. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Blue Island acquires historic Libby building after years of legal disputes, eyes redevelopment

By Samantha Moilanen

April 14, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Affordable Recovery Housing gave the historic Libby building to Blue Island in lieu of foreclosure...

It is now clear that community associations are not required to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act.

Condo Adviser: Community associations are not required to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act

By Howard Dakoff

April 14, 2025 at 6:42 p.m.

The government issued a final ruling on this issue in March.

Commercial real estate executive was the buyer in Chicago’s highest-priced single-family sale last year

By Bob Goldsborough

April 11, 2025 at 10:38 a.m.

The home was once publicly shopped for $50 million, also a Chicago-area record.

Mary Baggett, president of the ABLA Local Advisory Council and CHA’s resident board for the Near West Side community, speaks during the ribbon-cutting event for Endeavor Health Performance Center, Chicago Fire Football Club's new practice facility, in the Near West Side on March 3, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Once a backer of Chicago Fire land deal, housing authority resident leader now says CHA ‘sabotaging’ redevelopment

By Lizzie Kane

April 10, 2025 at 5:44 p.m.

The new conflict underscores long-festering tensions between community members who have criticized the housing authority...

This Chicago condo at 21 E. Huron St., Unit 2005, comes with a Sub-Zero fridge, a beverage fridge and a wine fridge. (Jim Young)

River North 3-bedroom home with motorized shades and heated bathroom floors: $1.4M

By Saleema Syed

April 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 21 E. Huron St., Unit 2005, Chicago Listed: March 20, 2025 Price: $1,375,000 Listing...

This four-bedroom, four-bath home in Crystal Lake recently went on the market for $1.2 million. (Kyle Painter/Pix By Painter)

Crystal Lake 4-bedroom home with 3 wood fireplaces: $1.2M

By Lauryn Azu

April 8, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 4915 Terra Cotta Road, Crystal Lake Price: $1,200,000 Listed: Nov. 19, 2024 Built in...

DePaul University men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann and his wife, Lori, sold their four-bedroom, 6,481-square-foot house in Upper Arlington, Ohio, for $3.5 million in an off-market deal. (Franklin County, Ohio Auditor)

DePaul men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann sells Ohio home for $3.5M

By Bob Goldsborough

April 7, 2025 at 1:07 p.m.

Holtmann sold the home to Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, who was an...

Former Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks and his wife, Emma, placed their six-bedroom house in the Lakeview neighborhood for sale on April 3 for $2.55 million, and the home already has gone under contract. (Cook County Assessor)

$2.5M Lakeview home listed by former Cubs player Kyle Hendricks goes under contract

By Bob Goldsborough

April 7, 2025 at 2:26 p.m.

Former Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks and his wife, Emma, placed their house in...

The Chicago Housing Authority client service center building at 60 E. Van Buren St. on March 9, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago Housing Authority paid out more than $787,000 over the last five years to 9 exiting senior leaders

By Lizzie Kane

April 7, 2025 at 1:17 p.m.

A Tribune analysis of CHA records show that each of the nine received at least...