In the heart of what was once the nation's most infamous public housing project, a 137-year-old church is being gutted for $1.4 million condos - anchoring a luxury transition that developers are ...

30-Jan-26 – After the devastating Great Chicago Fire of 1871, wealthy city dwellers desired a retreat from all that soot and unpleasantness. They found it in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where they built ...

Homeowners in Chicago are reeling from unprecedented property tax increases, leading many to contemplate selling their homes and moving to rental apartments. Dec. 9, 2025 – Financially squeezed and ...

Dec. 8, 2025 – America’s most-watched New Year’s celebration will include live broadcasts from the Chicago Riverwalk this year. “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026” will air ...

Tommy Hanson has announced his candidacy for the Illinois 5th Congressional District, challenging incumbent Mike Quigley in the March 2026 primary. In a crowded election, crime and economic issues ...

Nov. 26, 2025 – Rental apartment dwellers and landlords both are beginning to realize that the city of Chicago, Cook County, state of Illinois, and the federal government are not their friends. After ...

Nov. 17, 2025 – Chicago and Cook County senior homeowners likely will soon be jumping out of their wheelchairs and doing happy cartwheels thanks to an increased property tax break. On October 23, the ...

A new exhibit, opening November 13, will feature rare memorabilia from the 1939 film, including the Flying Monkey costume and Dorothy’s ruby slippers. Nov. 8, 2025 – A prototype of the iconic Flying ...

Oct. 30, 2025 – Downtown Chicago continued to show improvements in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest report from Chicago Loop Alliance. Their “State of the Loop” report for Q3 showed ...

Oct. 29, 2025 – Veteran downtown and North Side Chicago real estate brokers are starting to worry about the impact of armed National Guard troops and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...

A new University of Chicago study reveals that reforms by Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi could have saved middle and lower-income homeowners $1.9 billion in property taxes. The assessment changes ...

Sep. 17, 2025 – A Chicago nonprofit working to transform the 156-mile Chicago-Calumet River system has been awarded the prestigious Thiess International River Prize by the International River ...