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To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report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

A five-bedroom, 3,576-square-foot Colonial-style house in Deerfield that former Chicago Bulls head coach Tim Floyd once owned sold on Sept. 30 for $1.218 million. (Lake County Assessor)

Deerfield home once owned by Chicago Bulls coach Tim Floyd sells for $1.2M

By Bob Goldsborough

October 7, 2024 at 4:25 p.m.

The five-bedroom, Colonial-style home was the first one that Tim Floyd owned in the Chicago...

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Highland Park home once owned by former Bulls forward Scottie Pippen is listed for $2.7M, and under contract

By Bob Goldsborough

October 4, 2024 at 5:40 p.m.

During his years playing for — and also after leaving — the Bulls, Pippen owned...

A woman runs past 676 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago on Oct. 3, 2024. Warner Bros. signed a deal on several levels at the building and plans to open an interactive exhibit dedicated to Harry Potter. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

New Harry Potter exhibit, along with Spanish clothing retailer Mango, could work a little magic on the Mag Mile

By Brian J. Rogal

October 4, 2024 at 11:45 a.m.

It won’t be the first time on the Mile for either Harry Potter or Mango....

This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home in Lincoln Park recently went on the market for $1.2 million. (Brian Wittmuss/VHT)

Lincoln Park 3-bedroom home with double-sided fireplace: $1.2M

By Lauryn Azu

October 3, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 1610 N. Mohawk St., Unit E, Chicago Price: $1,200,000 Listed: Sept. 13, 2024 This...

The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University on Wednesday announced plans to create a new, technology-enhanced building on its Evanston campus. (Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management)

Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management to construct new high-tech building on Evanston’s lakefront

By Brian J. Rogal

October 2, 2024 at 12:13 p.m.

The facility will replace the Kellogg School of Management's James L. Allen Center, nearly doubling...

The Glencoe Historical Society has renamed this Frank Lloyd Wright cottage the Ravine Bluffs Cottage after discovering original owner Sherman Booth, whose name the cottage bore for about a century, masterminded racist covenants to keep Black, Italian and Greek residents out of the town. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Name stripped from Frank Lloyd Wright cottage in Glencoe after historians discover owner’s racist past

By Daniel I. Dorfman

October 2, 2024 at 2:55 p.m.

The Glencoe Historical Society has removed the name of Sherman Booth from a Frank Lloyd...

The Glencoe five-bedroom home has five fireplaces, a cedar deck and an elevator. (VHT Studios/James Loesch)

Glencoe 5-bedroom home with 5 fireplaces and a cedar deck: $4M

By Kim Quillen

October 1, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 1 Briar Lane, Glencoe Price: $3,950,000 Listed: Aug. 12, 2024

A vacant lot at 1421 S. Trumball Ave., shown Sept. 30, 2024, is one of 44 city-owned lots in North Lawndale that are part of a $75 million program to build what Chicago's Department of Planning and Development is calling "missing middle housing" on the South and West sides. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

City allocates $75 million in bond funds to market rate housing initiative on South and West sides

By Lizzie Kane

October 1, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The program will start with 44 vacant city-owned lots being offered to developers to purchase...

WGN-Ch. 9 broadcasters Erin McElroy and Demetrius Ivory in late June sold their five-bedroom house on more than 5 acres in Mettawa for their $950,000 asking price. (Lake County assessor)

WGN-Ch. 9 news broadcasters Erin McElroy and Demetrius Ivory sell Mettawa home

By Bob Goldsborough

September 30, 2024 at 12:13 p.m.

The house has a family room with a stone fireplace and built-in bookshelves.

Tracey Scott, CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority, speaks at the grand opening of the Lawson House on April 1, 2024, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

The Habitat Co. moves to end its property management for CHA, leaving 3,400 units of public housing in flux

By Sylvan Lebrun

September 27, 2024 at 5:44 p.m.

CHA and Habitat began their working relationship in 1987, according to a Habitat spokesperson. Habitat...