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To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report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

Last year, the founder and CEO of diversified trading firm DRW Holdings sold an eight-bedroom, 10,750-square-foot mansion in Union Pier, Michigan, for $7 million. (Bob Goldsborough)

CEO and founder of diversified trading firm DRW Holdings sold Michigan home for $7M

By Bob Goldsborough

March 17, 2025 at 11:16 a.m.

The Union Pier mansion that sold was built in 2007 and has some 99 feet...

Case manager Keishjuan Owens, left, and Chineze Mogbo, director of outreach and prevention for Ignite, post information about housing support and other services on March 13, 2025, along East 47th Street in Bronzeville. A Chicago Continuum of Care member organization, Ignite, which focuses on the youth and young adult homeless population, had been working without a contract or reimbursement from HUD since Jan. 1. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago-area housing organizations see HUD grants abruptly cut or in limbo

By Lizzie Kane

March 13, 2025 at 4:51 p.m.

The groups say the funding disruption could potentially halt their work, which includes providing services...

Todd Siwak, the former CEO of Ferrara Candy Co., placed his three-bedroom duplex condominium on the 17th floor of the Near North Side building at 9 W. Walton Street on the market for $4.79 million.

Former CEO of Ferrara Candy lists Near North Side condo for nearly $5M

By Bob Goldsborough

March 13, 2025 at 2:23 p.m.

Now a private equity executive, Todd Siwak led Ferrara Candy and then served as president...

This six-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom home in the Lakeview neighborhood recently went on the market for over $2 million. (Jennifer Ames)

Lakeview 6-bedroom home with 3 decks: $2.2M

By Lauryn Azu

March 13, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Address: 1323 W. Melrose St., Chicago Price: $2,195,000 Listing date: Feb. 3, 2025 This six-bedroom,...

Sabrina Agee of the Waukegan Housing Authority takes photos of a working smoke detector during an annual inspection at the home of a voucher holder in Waukegan on March 4, 2025. The Waukegan Housing Authority, North Chicago Housing Authority and Lake County Housing Authority entered into an agreement late last year allowing their voucher holders to lease units in any of their jurisdictions in an effort to expand housing options and, in turn, increase lease-up rates for voucher recipients. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Housing authorities look for solutions as voucher recipients fail to lease units with rental subsidies

By Lizzie Kane

March 11, 2025 at 9:52 a.m.

When a recipient must give up their housing voucher, they lose access to the nation’s...

Barrington Hills 5-bedroom home with 5 fireplaces, stone patio: $1.3M

By Kim Quillen

March 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 18 Creekside Lane, Barrington Hills Listed: Feb. 17, 2025 Price: $1,295,000 Listing agent: John...

Deerfield’s “pie house” — the prominent and unusual, wedge-shaped, two-bedroom house — sold in Oct. for its $350,000 asking price. (Jacob Hand)

Deerfield’s ‘pie house,’ nationally known for its unusual wedge shape, sells for $350,000

By Bob Goldsborough

March 11, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

The 1,122-square-foot house has drawn national attention — including from “The Tonight Show’s” Jimmy Fallon...

The former Dwight Correctional Center sits on 160 acres on March 6, 2025 in Dwight. It includes dozens of buildings, many constructed in the French Norman style, and built with yellow brick and stone. The women's prison opened in 1930 and was closed in 2013. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker’s $300M proposal seeks to attract developers to abandoned sites that now draw only vandals

By Jeremy Gorner

March 11, 2025 at 6:18 a.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced a $300 million pitch in February to make an old prison...

A three-bedroom home in The Residences at The St. Regis Chicago recently went on the market for almost $3 million. (RM Luxury Group)

Lakeshore East 3-bedroom home with private balcony: $3M

By Lauryn Azu

March 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 363 E. Wacker Drive, No. 4308, Chicago Price: $2,998,000 Listed: Jan. 17, 2025 This...

An apartment at 7715 N. Marshfield Ave. in Rogers Park, shown Jan. 16, 2025, was the focus of a lawsuit regarding lead paint. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Real estate firm sues Chicago Housing Authority over alleged mishandling of lead poisoning lawsuit

By Lizzie Kane

March 11, 2025 at 1:24 p.m.

The Habitat Co., a real estate firm, sued CHA over the housing authority's alleged mishandling...