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To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report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

Chicago’s highest-priced house — and one that once was publicly shopped for $50 million — sold on Tuesday for $15.25 million to an undisclosed buyer.

Lincoln Park mansion sells for $15.25M, becoming the priciest house to change hands in Chicago

By Bob Goldsborough

August 24, 2024 at 4:31 p.m.

The six-bedroom limestone mansion went under contract in July after more than seven years on...

This five-bedroom home in North Barrington has five full bathrooms, three half baths, and recently went on the market for almost $2.2 million. (Phil Hegel / VHT Studios)

North Barrington 5-bedroom home with indoor court: $2.2M

By Lauryn Azu

August 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 18 Hidden Brook Drive North Barrington Listing Agent: Christie Baines (847) 875-8049

Nykia Wright, former CEO of the Chicago Sun-Times, was named the CEO of the Chicago-based National Association of Realtors on Aug. 19, 2024. (Chicago Sun-Times)

National Association of Realtors taps Nykia Wright as its new CEO

By Lizzie Kane

August 19, 2024 at 12:47 p.m.

Nykia Wright has been serving as interim CEO since November.

Academy Award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson on Aug. 12 placed side-by-side condominium units that she owns on the 36th floor of a Streeterville high-rise on the market for a combined total of $3.379 million.

Actress Taraji P. Henson lists Streeterville condos for nearly $3.4M

By Bob Goldsborough

August 19, 2024 at 10:31 a.m.

In Streeterville, Henson paid $1.925 million in 2017 through her Appian Trust to buy a...

WGN-Channel 9 midday news anchor Dina Bair and her husband, John Maher, sold their six-bedroom, vintage brick Georgian-style house in Wilmette for $2.002 million. (Cook County Assessor)

WGN-Ch. 9 midday anchor Dina Bair sells Georgian-style home in Wilmette for $2M

By Bob Goldsborough

August 16, 2024 at 8:41 p.m.

Bair and her husband sold the home because they are empty nesters.

Westfield Old Orchard owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield received final approval from the Skokie Village Board to redevelop the Old Orchard Mall. Pictured here: A rendering of what the redeveloped mall will look like. (Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield)

Skokie Plan Commission approves hundreds of new apartments at Old Orchard mall as residents push for more affordable housing

By Brian J. Rogal

August 19, 2024 at 3:53 p.m.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield plans to break ground on up to 425 residences in 2025, completing construction by...

This six-bedroom home in the Bucktown neighborhood recently went on the market for over $3.6 million. (BR Lillie Photography LLC)

Bucktown 6-bedroom home with in-ground pool: $3.6M

By Lauryn Azu

August 15, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 1941 W. Dickens Ave., Chicago Price: $3,615,000 This six-bedroom Bucktown home with five-and-a-half bathrooms...

This five-bedroom, 5½ bathroom home is at 516 Sheridan Road in Glencoe. (Roger Davies/OTTO)

Glencoe 5-bedroom home with reflecting pool: $5.8M

By Saleema Syed

August 15, 2024 at 11:41 a.m.

Address: 516 Sheridan Road, Glencoe Price: $5,800,000 Listed: July 9, 2024 This five-bedroom, 5½ bathroom...

Property owner Miguel Chacon in front of a three-flat he owns on West 22nd Place in the Lower West Side neighborhood on July 22, 2024. Chacon has seen insurance rates rise for some of his buildings. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Crisis mode’: Housing providers are being squeezed by rising insurance costs, driving rents up. Unlike other states, Illinois can do little about it.

By Lizzie Kane

August 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Insurance experts say many rental building owners have seen their insurance costs increase between 10% and...

A person walks past a “for sale” sign posted outside a property near the corner of Orchard Street and Fullerton Avenue in Lincoln Park on Aug. 8, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

The home buying and selling process is changing. Here’s what you need to know in Illinois.

By Lizzie Kane

August 13, 2024 at 12:06 p.m.

The way real estate agents get paid is shifting, following landmark settlement agreements that resulted...