Chicago homeowners are getting soaked by rising property taxes. Dec. 15, 2025 – Chicago and Cook County’s brainy real estate ...

Chicago is one of four confirmed locations for this year’s live, nationwide broadcast. Photo obtained from Choose Chicago.

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 ...

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) ...

Oct. 28, 2025 – An ambitious Chicago pastry chef returns to her Door County hometown for Christmas, rekindles an old romance, and must decide between her big-city career dreams and saving her family’s ...

Mayor Johnson’s multi-million-dollar bike lane plan is creating a rift in Chicago, as motorists struggle with increased traffic and lost parking. Oct. 03, 2025 – Chicago’s multi-million-dollar ...

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 ...

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 ...