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...

Sauganash 5-bedroom home with custom millwork and deck: $1.6M

By Kim Quillen

April 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This five-bedroom home has four full bathrooms, one half bathroom, quarter sawn white oak flooring...

Blue Island residents cheer and clap during Tuesday's City Council meeting after 10 people finished speaking against a possible data center. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Blue Island residents speak out against possible data center, mayor says comments are premature

By Addison Wright

April 30, 2026 at 4:14 p.m.

Blue Island residents told the City Council and Mayor Fred Bilotto they oppose a data...

Oak Lawn Village Manager Thomas Phelan, left, explains board member Timothy Desmond's resignation during Tuesday's Village Board meeting. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn Trustee Timothy Desmond resigns to develop housing with village

By Olivia Stevens

April 28, 2026 at 2:26 p.m.

Oak Lawn Trustee Timothy Desmond resigned to enter into a contract through his Leeside Builders...

The Lyons Township High School District 204 board has made more moves to sell its undeveloped Willow Springs property. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Lyons Township High School district officials seek ‘qualified buyers’ for land in Willow Springs

By Jesse Wright

April 28, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

Lyons Township High School District 204’s attempt at a land sale in Willow Springs continues...

This house at 5N257 Switchgrass Lane, St. Charles, has a four-season room with built-in speakers and panoramic views. (Ryan Ocasio)

St. Charles 4-bedroom home with putting green: $2.3M

By Saleema Syed

April 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This home has a four-seasons room with built-in speakers and panoramic views.

The eight-story Water Tower Place will be replaced by a three-story retail center with small shops, flagship stores and a collection of new restaurants, according to a statement by its owner. (Neumann/Smith)

Water Tower Place to get $170 million makeover, accelerating the Magnificent Mile’s recovery

By Brian J. Rogal

April 27, 2026 at 5:57 p.m.

The 813,000-square-foot mall, long the retail anchor of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, fell on hard times...

Chicago and U.S. flags are planted on the grass across the street from Soldier Field on April 23, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

University of Chicago student contest tackles the city’s sports stadium funding debate

By Brian J. Rogal

April 27, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Nearly 100 graduate students on 16 teams at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of...

The story behind why there are 12 bathrooms in the century-old River Forest house owned by Alex and Gen Jones is among those featured in the May 3 Spring House Walk presented by The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest. (The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest)

Historical Society House Walk focuses on five River Forest homes and their fascinating backstories

By Myrna Petlicki

April 24, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest will offer an opportunity to visit...

Former Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan and his wife, Christine, placed their six-bedroom, 5,200-square-foot limestone and masonry house in Lincoln Park on the market for $4.5 million. (Bob Goldsborough)

Former Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan lists Lincoln Park home for $4.5M

By Bob Goldsborough

April 24, 2026 at 12:07 p.m.

The Donovans paid $3.5 million in 2021 for the three-story house, which at that time...

Large homes line Donna Marie Drive in Homer Glen in 2010. Village Board members this week said an affordable housing proposal brought forth by Gov. JB Pritzker would take away their local control and voted 4-0 to oppose the state’s plan. (Corey R. Minkanic/Chicago Tribune)

Homer Glen officials unite against ‘one-size-fits-all’ state affordable housing proposal

By Michelle Mullins

April 24, 2026 at 9:46 a.m.

Homer Glen Village Board members said an affordable housing proposal brought forth by Gov. JB...