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To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report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 bicyclist goes under the new Little Village Arch along the 3100 block of West 26th Street in Chicago on Sept. 11, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘A piece of Mexico in Chicago’: The Little Village arch, now a landmark in Chicago, is restored

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

September 11, 2024 at 6:01 p.m.

For the last three decades, a majestic arch above West 26th Street has served as...

Retired WMAQ-Ch. 5 news anchor Rob Stafford and his wife, Lisa, in May sold their condominium on the top floor of a recently built, six-story building in the West Loop neighborhood for $1.3475 million. (Bob Goldsborough)

Retired WMAQ-Ch. 5 anchor Rob Stafford and his wife sell West Loop condo for $1.3M

By Bob Goldsborough

September 11, 2024 at 3:37 p.m.

The condo, which is in a building developed by Belgravia Group, was sold in an...

Two people silhouetted walk past a man resting at the foot of an Art Institute lion on South Michigan Avenue on Sept. 13, 2023. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Art Institute announces $75M gift to create new gallery building on Michigan Avenue campus

By Robert Channick

September 10, 2024 at 1:42 p.m.

The new gallery building will begin the process of “re-envisioning” the campus layout as part...

This four-bedroom house at 525 Judson Ave. in Evanston comes with 11-foot ceilings and two garages. (Leah Boyarskiy)

Evanston 4-bedroom Italianate house with 2 garages: $1.4M

By Saleema Syed

September 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 525 Judson Ave., Evanston Price: $1,449,111 Listed: Aug. 2, 2024 This four-bedroom, 2½-bathroom Italianate...

A four-bedroom, 4,197-square-foot vintage and prominently located Palatine home that has been the subject of a couple’s popular Instagram account sold on Aug. 23 for $950,000. (Jennie Lussow)

Instagram-popular Palatine home sells for $950,000

By Bob Goldsborough

September 9, 2024 at 7:19 p.m.

Built in 1885, the Victorian-style wood house on Plum Grove Road long has been the...

WGN-Ch. 9 entertainment reporter and critic Dean Richards in 2010. (Bill Hogan/baiduhai)

WGN-Ch. 9 entertainment reporter and critic Dean Richards lists home for just over $900,000

By Bob Goldsborough

September 6, 2024 at 2:01 p.m.

The Emmy-winning Richards, who also hosts “Dean Richards’ Sunday Morning” on Sunday mornings on sister...

Buildings along South Dearborn Street are lit by the sun in the Loop on Sept. 5, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Cook County assessor says downtown ‘doom loop’ fears are overblown

By A.D. Quig

September 5, 2024 at 5:55 p.m.

Kaegi said he worries more about “other people worrying about it,” predicting that worst-case scenario...

The street-level entrance for a nearly $2 million two-bedroom, two-bath loft is seen in the West Loop. (Ryan Wells/Eagle Eye Media)

West Loop 2-bedroom loft with 2 stories: $1.8M

By Lauryn Azu

September 6, 2024 at 10:34 a.m.

Address: 1017 W. Washington Blvd., Unit 2J, Chicago Price: $1,850,000 Listed: July 27, 2024 This...

A home under construction in the Chartwell Downs Subdivision in New Lenox Township has neighbors raising concern about its size and amenities. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Residents protest pool house at large home under construction in New Lenox Township

By Michelle Mullins

September 5, 2024 at 12:18 p.m.

Residents of the 42-home Chartwell Downs Subdivision in New Lenox Township attended the Will County...

Demolition crews raze buildings at the former Sears campus headquarters in Hoffman Estates on Aug. 28, 2024. Over a two-year period, demolition crews will take down 2.4 million square feet of buildings and another million of parking garage space. The campus was acquired by Compass Datacenters. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Demolition of Hoffman Estates’ iconic Sears complex starts, opening a new era for high-tech industry

By Brian J. Rogal

September 4, 2024 at 11:58 a.m.

Compass Datacenters bought much of the 273-acre site and plans to construct five massive data...