May 19, 2025 – The Chicago Police Department (CPD) has announced command staff promotions aimed at enhancing public safety across the city. Bielfeldt (left) has been with CPD for 26 years, previously ...

Chicago's history is written in ash and smoke. Decades after historic fires forced the city to build strict safety codes, a ...

Any hopes of a summer break for home buyers have officially evaporated. With the Federal Reserve signaling its first ...

May 18, 2025 – Bally’s has decided to drop racial limitations from its planned $250 million initial public offering (IPO) for its $1.7 billion Chicago casino project. Following lawsuits by the Liberty ...

Mayor Johnson is preparing a sweeping “Protecting Renters Ordinance” for Chicago. But while City Hall frames it as a vital tenant defense, local landlords warn new fees and a mandatory registry will ...

September 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 ...

August 22, 2022 – The Blues Brothers probably is the most famous movie ever made on the streets of Chicago. The 1980 car chase and crash scenes with actors John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd behind the ...

June 4, 2025 – Managers and hosts of short-term rental units in Chicago will soon be more heavily regulated by the City of Chicago under a newly amended ordinance. Airbnb unit owners (hosts) and ...

February 12, 2025 – Despite overwhelming Old Town neighborhood opposition, a giant high-rise with 349 apartment units, 36 stories, and 333 parking spaces likely will be built in the next few years at ...

Homeowners in Chicago are reeling from unprecedented property tax increases, leading many to contemplate selling their homes and moving to rental apartments. December 9, 2025 – Financially squeezed ...

May 13, 2025 – A memorandum signed by President Donald Trump aims at controlling invasive carp in the Great Lakes. The memorandum, signed on May 9, aligns with Illinois’ backing of the Brandon Road ...

March 27, 2022 – The complicated world of condominiums, co-operative apartments, and homeowner associations is filled with rules and restrictions, and powerful boards of directors in control. Edward ...