Housing & development
What’s being built in Chicago? What are the best neighborhoods to rent in? Find out about the latest properties, developments and construction in the city.
Once complete, the building at 100 W. Randolph St. will have a new glass facade and other amenities for Google’s 2,000 employees.
A project that was stymied under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot could open in 2025 now that there’s an agreement on security measures for the nearby Jardine Water Filtration Plant.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest initiatives don’t address concerns raised in a lawsuit against the city and provide no reassurance the city will get accessible housing right going forward.
The retail giant’s new consolidation center is one of only three in the U.S., as it looks to streamline and automate its supply chain.
The leader of the Altgeld Murray Homes Alumni Association explains how a community land trust could help Riverdale boost home ownership and investment.
Rebuild Together Metro Chicago and its network of 1,500 volunteers from local unions and businesses completed work ranging from installing mobility aids like grab bars to overhauling electrical and plumbing systems.
Illinois’ Black residents are nearly eight times more likely to be homeless than its white residents, University of Illinois Chicago study found.
Loop's weekend foot traffic exceeds level before pandemic, but retail vacancies still at record high
The Chicago Loop Alliance released its latest report on the Loop, finding that it offered some signs of a revival.
A Chicago couple has invested at least $4.2 million into building a home on a lot once owned by the wife of convicted political fixer Tony Rezko.
We all love sports teams, but regular people don’t own the buildings or the land they frolic upon. We just pay homage to the teams — and to the power-laden who own them.
Some towns say they’re already overburdened. Nonprofit organizations working to help migrants say suburbs could pass the money to them.
Hundreds of janitors who keep the city’s office buildings clean held a rally ahead of a possible strike vote on Saturday.
The Bienvenidos A Casa gala on Saturday will support housing that has provided solace for newly arrived migrants.
At a news conference announcing subsidies to adapt downtown office buildings for residential and commercial use, developer Quintin Primo III touted creation of a fund to reduce homelessness, which was rejected by voters in March.
The four projects named by Johnson’s office stand to create more than 1,000 new apartments with at least 319 projected to have affordable rents through tax increment financing assistance.
Sendy Soto, a former official with the city’s Department of Housing and co-chair of the housing committee on Johnson’s transition team, will take on the job next week.
A social enterprise firm is recruiting people in the South Side neighborhood to invest in projects designed to open up real estate ownership.
Archer Courts, 2242 S. Princeton Ave., will soon get a new hot water system, ventilation system and rooftop solar panels through a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.