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To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report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

Hundreds of demonstrators gather to protest against Department of Government Efficiency cuts outside the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on March 3, 2025, in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

Trump agency pulls 443 sites off market in real estate reversal

By Bloomberg

March 5, 2025 at 1:31 p.m.

The Trump administration has reversed its decision to list nearly 80 million square feet of...

Danita Childers, executive director of the Housing Authority of Cook County, talks to attendees before a ribbon-cutting ceremony held by the Housing Authority to unveil the new Otto Veterans Square housing in Chicago Heights on Sept. 13, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Cook County housing authority union workers ratify contracts, earn raises after telling of struggle to pay bills

By Lizzie Kane

March 5, 2025 at 9:47 a.m.

Cook County housing authority union workers who say they struggled to pay their bills earned...

The Delaware Building, designed by architects Wheelock and Thomas, at 36 W. Randolph St. in the Loop, on March 4, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Once anchored by a McDonald’s, 150-year-old Delaware Building tops Preservation Chicago’s most endangered list

By Robert Channick

March 4, 2025 at 6:09 p.m.

Preservation Chicago’s annual ranking of the city's seven most endangered buildings includes the eight-story, Italianate-style ...

Mokena estate with 2 homes and clubhouse: $8M

By Kim Quillen

March 5, 2025 at 2:07 p.m.

Address: 12225 179th St., Mokena Listed: Jan. 10, 2025 Price: $7,999,900 Listing agents: Christine Wilczek and...

A Chicago police officer escorts a resident of Brooks Homes out before the ribbon-cutting event for the Endeavor Health Performance Center, the Chicago Fire's new practice facility, on March 3, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago Fire training facility opens amid continued frustration from community and advocates

By Lizzie Kane

March 4, 2025 at 1:08 p.m.

The facility has been mired in controversy from its inception because it is located on...

The two-story Winnetka mansion, which is listed for sale in an agents-only private network, has six full bathrooms and two half bathrooms. (Bob Goldsborough)

Gated house on Lake Michigan in Winnetka was on market for $10.3M, taken off next day

By Bob Goldsborough

March 3, 2025 at 8:40 p.m.

Built in 2015, the gated house is owned by Tom Day, the CEO of top...

Looking north, the 5400 block of West Flournoy Street in Chicago shows a row of bungalows just off the Eisenhower Expressway on May 7, 1980. (Ernie Cox Jr./baiduhai)

Chicago famed as skyscraper’s birthplace. But respect also is due the humble bungalow.

By Ron Grossman

March 4, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

Chicago is rightly celebrated as the skyscraper’s birthplace. But the humble bungalow has only recently...

Angela Hurlock, interim CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority, speaks during a ribbon-cutting event for the renewed Edith Spurlock Sampson Apartments in Lincoln Park on Feb. 27, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

CHA launches ‘year of renewal’ as the agency grapples with executive leadership exodus

By Lizzie Kane

February 27, 2025 at 4:11 p.m.

CHA is making moves aimed to increase housing and safety, as it reckons with senior...

This five-bedroom, four-bath home in the Kenwood neighborhood recently went on the market for over $1.6 million. (VHT Studios)

Kenwood 5-bedroom home with crystal chandeliers: $1.6M

By Lauryn Azu

February 27, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 1150 E. 49th St., Chicago Listed: Jan. 27, 2025 Price: $1,649,900 Listing agent: Kimberly...

1871, the influential Chicago tech incubator, has announced that it will vacate its offices at the Mart. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Chicago tech incubator 1871 leaving the Mart after 13 years

By Robert Channick

February 27, 2025 at 2:22 p.m.

The decision, announced in a memo Wednesday by 1871 CEO Betsy Ziegler, cites the shifting...