Real Estate

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss moderates City Council discussion of the Housing4All plan, the city's first milestone 10-year housing initiative intended to guide policy decisions surrounding preserving affordable housing units and building additional units, May 11, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Evanston adopts major housing plan aiming to boost housing affordability, availability

By Claire Murphy

May 15, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

Evanston adopts major 10-year Housing4All plan to increase housing affordability and preserve existing units.

Mt. Pisgah Ministry Pastor Clifford Wilson speaks at the ground breaking ceremony of Mt. Pisgah Apartments, a 33-unit mixed-use affordable housing complex slated to be built on the 1800 block of Church Street in Evanston's 5th Ward, May 11, 2026. (Credit: Housing Opportunity Development Corporation)

Evanston officials break ground on 33-unit Mt. Pisgah affordable housing complex

By Claire Murphy

May 15, 2026 at 2:03 p.m.

Evanston officials broke ground on the 33-unit Mt. Pisgah affordable housing project on the 1800...

The food court sits empty in the Ford City Mall on May 6, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Ford City Mall to shut down over safety concerns, ending 60-year run on the Southwest Side

By Brian J. Rogal

May 15, 2026 at 7:50 p.m.

Chicago's iconic Ford City Mall will shut down permanently in about five weeks due to...

This Oak Brook house at 1916 Midwest Club Parkway has a primary suite with dual vistas overlooking the indoor pool and the living room. (Mike Richardson)

Oak Brook 6-bedroom house with skylight-covered indoor pool: $3.6M

By Saleema Syed

May 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This Oak Brook house has a primary suite with dual vistas overlooking the indoor pool...

A woman stands in a Cook County forest preserve on May 6, 2026, where she likes to walk to calm her mind. She said she was sexually assaulted in 2024 in her apartment at Niche 905 by a building’s security guard. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago woman sues luxury residential managers for not allowing her to break lease after an alleged assault

By Rebecca Johnson

May 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The woman said she’s ready to speak out to spread awareness of the challenges faced...

Leonilo Laude stands beside his tent in Ronan Park in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood on May 8, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago’s Legion Park encampment was cleared out. Residents and activists question the city’s next steps.

By Madeline King

May 12, 2026 at 1:58 p.m.

Twelve former Legion Park encampment residents have been matched with housing. But activists say the...

Northfield is continuing its search for a grocery store to fill the space of the old Mariano's, which closed in 2025. (Phil Rockrohr/for Pioneer Press)

After Sunset Foods says no, Northfield continues search for grocery to fill old Mariano’s site

By Claire Murphy

May 11, 2026 at 12:27 p.m.

The village of Northfield hopes another grocer will fill the old Mariano's spot after a...

FILE – A for sale sign is posted outside a home, Feb. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)

US home sales flat in April as lackluster spring homebuying season lurches forward

By Alex Veiga

May 11, 2026 at 11:06 a.m.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for...

Board meeting agendas are commonly used by condominium associations to create structure for the flow of a meeting; however, board meeting agendas are not required by applicable law or in condominium governing documents.

Condo Adviser: Condo association boards are not required to follow an agenda when meeting

By Howard Dakoff

May 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Board meeting agendas are commonly used by condominium associations to create structure for the flow...

A mall walker rests at a sparsely populated Lincolnwood Town Center on April 30, 2026. The Village Board and property owners recently agreed a phased demolition of the mall as part of a predevelopment plan. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Once epicenters of teenage culture, some Chicago-area malls are taking their last breath

By Audrey Pachuta

May 10, 2026 at 11:19 p.m.

Many Chicago malls are past their prime, becoming as old and grey as the generations...

Gov. JB Pritzker answers questions after a roundtable about housing in his ceremonial office following his annual State of the State and budget address on Feb. 18, 2026, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois cities unveil rival housing plan to Gov. JB Pritzker’s sweeping zoning plan

By Jack O'Connor

May 7, 2026 at 5:41 p.m.

The Illinois Municipal League’s proposal is the most organized resistance yet to Pritzker's sweeping "middle...

Former Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan and his wife, Christine, have found a buyer for their Lincoln Park home, just two weeks after they placed it for sale. (Bob Goldsborough)

Former Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan finds buyer for Lincoln Park home

By Bob Goldsborough

May 7, 2026 at 12:50 p.m.

Former Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan and his wife have found a buyer for...

This seven-bedroom home in Hyde Park recently went on the market for nearly $2.8 million. (VHT Studios)

Hyde Park 7-bedroom home with 2-bedroom coach house: $2.8M

By Lauryn Azu

May 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This seven-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bath home in Hyde Park was designed by James Gamble Rogers in Collegiate...