Chicago Real Estate

Customers shop at the Whole Foods flagship supermarket in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 25, 2025. (Sandy Carson/The New York Times)

Whole Foods is coming to Logan Square in a new format

By Brian J. Rogal

October 27, 2026 at 6:29 p.m.

A company spokesperson said Whole Foods Market signed a lease for the 10,000-square-foot building at...

Rebecca Chamian Ribaudo, author of the novel “Crossing Division Street,” on Oct. 19, 2026, in Chicago. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Column: ‘Crossing Division Street’ is a new novel of family, born out of Cabrini-Green

By Rick Kogan

October 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Cabrini-Green public housing project comes roaring back in a remarkable first novel by Rebecca...

This 4-bedroom, 2½-bath home in Warrenville recently went on the market for $1 million. (Michael Johnson)

Warrenville 4-bedroom French Normandy estate: $1M

By Lauryn Azu

October 27, 2026 at 6:34 p.m.

This four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home is a preserved 1933 French Normandy estate along the West Branch...

Zachary Fardon, who was the top federal prosecutor in Chicago from 2013 until 2017, earlier this year sold the Lincoln Park mansion he and his wife owned for $4.3 million. (Cook County Assessor)

Zachary Fardon, a former top prosecutor in Chicago, sells Lincoln Park mansion for $4.3M

By Bob Goldsborough

September 22, 2026 at 5:31 p.m.

The sale came just months after Fardon and his wife paid $3 million for a...

River Forest 4-bedroom home with custom built-ins. (Justin Olechiw Photography)

River Forest 4-bedroom home with custom built-ins: $1.6M

By Kim Quillen

September 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This four-bedroom home has three full bathrooms, one half bathroom and a foyer with a...

Former Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe on August 28 sold his four-bedroom, 3,200-square-foot contemporary-style row home in Lincoln Park for $1.78 million. (Steve Zaleski)

Former Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe sells Lincoln Park home for $1.8M

By Bob Goldsborough

September 21, 2026 at 11:10 a.m.

Wisconsin native Jake McCabe, 32, skated for the Blackhawks for parts of two seasons until...

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president, listens to speakers at a press conference Sept. 8, 2026, in Chicago. Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts worth $191 million in an effort to dull the impact of this fall’s property tax delay. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gap

By A.D. Quig

September 20, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and...

Ann Caruso, center right, yells in response to a panel member's statement during the question-and-answer segment of a community meeting to discuss a proposed Amtrak maintenance facility west of Rate Field in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, on Sept. 17, 2026, at the Carpenter Training Center. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Overflow crowd rejects plan for Amtrak maintenance yard near Rate Field: ‘Nasty real estate deal’

By Brian J. Rogal

September 18, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

Amtrak’s proposed maintenance yard would stretch for about 2 miles along Canal Street on the...

A woman walks past an apparel store decorated with flags from Latin American countries in the 5900 block of West Fullerton Avenue in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood on Sept. 17, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago’s Latino population is shifting west, with Belmont Cragin now the city’s largest Latino neighborhood

By Allison Kiehl

September 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A new report from UIC confirms that Latinos account for nearly 30% of Chicago's population...

Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, speaks alongside members of the budget accountability coalition about the proposed rent ordinance on July 15, 2026, after a City Council meeting at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Aldermen opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s renters’ rights plan advance their own version

By Jake Sheridan

September 17, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

Aldermen advanced a counterproposal to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s broad renters' rights overhaul Thursday, setting the...

Zillow loses antitrust battle over Chicago area listings feed

By Leah Nylen

September 17, 2026 at 1:58 p.m.

Zillow Group Inc. lost its bid to force Illinois’ largest provider of real estate listings...

West Loop 2-bedroom home with hardwood floors, private elevator entry. (Jim Cloney)

West Loop 2-bedroom home with hardwood floors, private elevator entry: $1.5M

By Kim Quillen

September 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This two-bedroom home has two full bathrooms, one half bathroom, hardwood floors, a private elevator...

Jung Yoon, chief of policy for the mayor's office, from left, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Rod Wilson, of Lugenia Burns Hope Center, take questions during a town hall discussion on the Protecting Renters Ordinance, at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Chicago, Sept. 9, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s renters’ rights bill advances

By Jake Sheridan

September 21, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

Aldermen advanced Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to overhaul tenants’ rights Wednesday, while opponents prepare to...