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To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report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

Bulls' Jalen Smith dunks during a preseason NBA game against the Cavaliers on Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Chicago Bulls center Jalen Smith pays nearly $2M for Near North Side condo

By Bob Goldsborough

November 4, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

Smith played for the Indiana Pacers for parts of three seasons before signing a three-year,...

Google plans to transform the 17-story atrium inside the James R. Thompson Center into a comfortable public space open to Loop office workers and other visitors, according to renderings released by the internet giant. (Google/Pixelflakes)

Redeveloped Thompson Center will offer public gathering spaces, new renderings released by Google show

By Brian J. Rogal

November 1, 2024 at 4:59 p.m.

Reconstruction of the 1.2 million-square-foot structure began last spring, and the company plans to move...

This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home in the Gold Coast neighborhood recently went on the market for $3.4 million. (Matt Driscoll)

Gold Coast 4-bedroom home with home theater: $3.4M

By Lauryn Azu

October 31, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 111 E. Bellevue Place, Chicago Price: $3,350,000 Listed: Sept. 23, 2024 This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath...

Marion Mollegen McFadden, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development principal deputy assistant secretary for community development and planning, speaks at Covenant House in Chicago on Oct. 30, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago to receive $15M from HUD to fight youth homelessness

By Lizzie Kane

October 30, 2024 at 4:59 p.m.

The funding for Chicago represents a slice of the $72 million HUD funds allocated nationally...

The national organization for the Baha’i Faith, which oversees the landmark Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, paid a little more than $1.51 million for a four-bedroom house on Sheridan Road in Wilmette that is south of its campus. (Cook County Assessor)

Group that oversees Wilmette’s Baha’i House of Worship buys nearby Sheridan Road home for $1.5M

By Bob Goldsborough

October 30, 2024 at 10:59 a.m.

The national organization for the Baha’i Faith, which oversees the landmark Baha’i House of Worship...

Justin Gwizdala and wife Samantha prepare dinner with their children, Blake, 1, Palmer, 4 months, and James, 3, at their home in Hawthorn Woods on Oct. 15, 2024. The Gwizdala family are currently under contract to sell their Hawthorn Woods home and purchase a new home in Lake Forest. (Ryan Rayburn/for the baiduhai)

Chicago’s summer real estate market was plagued by inventory, affordability challenges, with lower mortgage rates offering relief for some

By Lizzie Kane

October 30, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Many buyers and sellers are still staying put, as uncertainties remain around mortgage rates, real...

This six-bedroom, 8½-bathroom house at 123 Melrose Ave. in Kenilworth features a saltwater pool among its outdoor amenities. (James Loesch/VHT)

Kenilworth 6-bedroom house with saltwater pool: $4.6M

By Saleema Syed

October 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

This six-bedroom, 8½-bathroom house at 123 Melrose Ave. in Kenilworth features a saltwater pool among...

Former WBBM-Ch. 2 investigative reporter Pam Zekman on Oct. 21 sold her six-bedroom, Prairie-style house in Uptown’s Buena Park area for $1.5 million. (VHT)

Former WBBM-Ch. 2 reporter Pam Zekman sells Uptown home for $1.5M

By Bob Goldsborough

October 28, 2024 at 1:49 p.m.

Built in 1910, the house has 4 ½ bathrooms, three gas fireplaces and an updated...

The Park Tower residential building, center, at 800 N. Michigan Ave. Billionaire Michael Krasny, founder of CDW, sold his three-bedroom condominium on the 50th floor of the building for $2.35 million.
(Jose M. Osorio/baiduhai)

Billionaire Michael Krasny lists home in the Park Tower for $3.4M

By Bob Goldsborough

October 28, 2024 at 1:49 p.m.

The Gold Coast condo has a $3,796-a-month homeowners association fee. It also had a $62,751...

This three-bedroom condo at 421 W. Melrose St., Unit 19C, in Chicago comes with a private elevator. (Raindrop Media)

Lakeview 3-bedroom condo with views of Belmont Harbor: $1M

By Saleema Syed

October 24, 2024 at 12:28 p.m.

Address: 421 W. Melrose St., Unit 19C, Chicago Listed: Sept. 26, 2024 Price: $1,000,000 This...