With a glowing endorsement by the Chicago Tribune, Fritz Kaegi is leaning on his record of data-driven reform as he fights a primary challenge from Patrick Hynes, a candidate Kaegi claims is ...

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 ...

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 ...

29-Jan-26 – Domestic violence in Chicago and across Illinois regretfully is on the rise. In 2024, the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline received a record-breaking 18,940 requests for shelter in ...

Dec. 15, 2025 – Chicago and Cook County’s brainy real estate tax experts are pointing fingers of blame while trying to explain the perfect storm. When tens of thousands of Chicago homeowners realized ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nov. 6, 2025 – As classic 16-inch Chicago-style softball teams mourn the loss of Chicago Joe’s – the memorabilia-filled restaurant and nostalgic, museum-decorated saloon in the North Center ...

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) ...

Sep. 25, 2025 – A proposed 56-story tower on Michigan Avenue will add 498 AMLI Residential units and 26,531 square feet of retail space. Located on the northeast corner of Michigan & Erie, the site is ...

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 ...