Chicago Real Estate

Chicago Bulls player Dailyn Swain dunks in the first quarter of a preseason game against the Grizzlies at the United Center on Oct. 9, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago Bulls player Dailyn Swain rents River North unit

By Bob Goldsborough

October 14, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

Chicago Bulls rookie small forward Dailyn Swain, whom the team drafted in the first round...

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To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report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

WBBM-Ch. 2 weekday afternoon news anchor Jim Williams and his wife, Joyce, on Nov. 4 sold their two-bedroom condominium on the 31st floor of a South Loop high-rise for $783,750. (VHT Studios)

WBBM-Ch. 2 anchor Jim Williams sells South Loop condo for nearly $800,000

By Bob Goldsborough

December 2, 2024 at 12:22 p.m.

Williams and his wife had owned the condo since 2014.

The exterior of the new Aritzia flagship store at 555 N. Michigan Ave., seen on Nov. 27, 2024. The store will open Saturday. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Women’s clothing store Aritzia opening Magnificent Mile flagship Saturday

By Brian J. Rogal

November 29, 2024 at 11:03 a.m.

Aritzia is filling the long-vacant space at 555 N. Michigan Ave., former home of The...

Ali Ahamad and his sons Aamir, 3, left, and Ali Jr., 5, clean up a lot next to their home, a two-flat greystone that Ahamad has owned since 2019, in North Lawndale on Nov. 19, 2024. He plans to skip the current application for the city's Missing Middle Infill Housing Initiative because of lack of notice and its requirements. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

As North Lawndale prepares for an influx of development, residents and builders share excitement, concerns

By Lizzie Kane

December 2, 2024 at 6:13 a.m.

The new housing program is part of the city's $75 million initiative to build “missing...

The condo building, center, at 9 W. Walton St. in Chicago’s Near North Side neighborhood, is seen on Nov. 25, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker was the mystery buyer who paid Ken Griffin $19M for the top 2 floors of a Near North Side building

By Jeremy Gorner

November 28, 2024 at 11:16 a.m.

The combined purchase at the 9 W. Walton St. building represents the highest price anyone...

National Association of Realtors building at 430 N. Michigan Ave. in 2023. A federal judge granted approval of $418 million settlement agreement to resolve litigation against the organization and its members. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

National Association of Realtors $418M settlement over broker commissions approved by judge

By Lizzie Kane

November 26, 2024 at 6:59 p.m.

A judge granted final approval Tuesday for the National Association of Realtors settlement to resolve...

Former Bears head coach Mike Ditka speaks before the unveiling of statues for Walter Payton and George S. Halas outside gate O at Soldier Field, Sept. 3, 2019. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka buys Streeterville condo for $575,000

By Bob Goldsborough

November 26, 2024 at 11:27 a.m.

The Ditkas’ new condo has two bathrooms, a marble entry and hardwood floors throughout the...

This home at 305 Greenwood Ave. in Glencoe has five bedrooms and a finished basement that includes a rec room and a wine cellar. (Petr Poliak/VHT)

Glencoe 5-bedroom house with stone patio: $1.3M

By Saleema Syed

November 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 305 Greenwood Ave., Glencoe Listed: Nov. 6, 2024 Price: $1,349,000 This five-bedroom brick and...

The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller)

Too Midwestern for a megasale? In some markets, mansions are selling for $100M and up, but not in Chicago. Here’s why.

By Bob Goldsborough

November 25, 2024 at 6:05 a.m.

The Chicago area has yet to see a single megasale — a residence that sells...

Retired WMAQ-Ch. 5 investigative reporter Renee Ferguson on Sept. 19 sold her longtime six-bedroom, 3,519-square-foot vintage house in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood for $775,000. (Cook County Assessor)

Retired WMAQ-Channel 5 reporter Renee Ferguson sells Kenwood home for $775,000

By Bob Goldsborough

November 22, 2024 at 10:41 a.m.

Located just two blocks north of former President Barack Obama’s home, the house has two...

An empty parcel of land, top, is all that remains of the former U.S. Steel South Works site on Oct. 22, 2024. The land is surrounded by water on three sides including Lake Michigan to the east and the Calumet River to the south. PsiQuantum has plans to anchor the new Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, a 128-acre quantum campus on the border between Illinois and Indiana. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Creation of quantum computer research park on South Works site wins Chicago Plan Commission approval

By Brian J. Rogal

November 22, 2024 at 7:25 a.m.

Developers Related Midwest and CRG plan to build the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park 10...