May 12, 2025 – Back in the 1970s, creating historic landmark architectural districts was the rage in Chicago. The idea was based on the premise that historic landmark districts promoted gentrification ...

An increased deployment of Cook County Sheriff's deputies over the July 4th weekend will maintain a permanent presence in ...

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 ...

December 8, 2025 – A $625,000 grant from the National Park Service will help restore a 135-year-old stained-glass skylight and surrounding atrium at The Auditorium Theatre. The skylight contains 108 ...

August 24, 2024 – The Chicago Loop has surpassed the downtowns of 53 other cities across the United States in a new report comparing metrics such as employment and residential growth. So much so, that ...

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 ...

A massive feud between Zillow and local industry leaders erupted after Chicago’s major multiple listing service cut off the aggregator’s data access, causing thousands of local home listings to ...

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 ...

Ongoing software upgrades and a massive backlog of 290,000 property tax appeals have stalled tens of thousands of Cook County tax refunds, leaving vulnerable homeowners in limbo while the county ...

August 20, 2025 – A claim by the Museum of Broadcast Communications that they owned the air rights above their building in River North has been rejected by the Illinois Appellate Court. The dispute ...

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 ...

May 1, 2026 — A steady economic recovery supported by a mix of new business investment and high-traffic cultural events is the finding of Chicago Loop Alliance’s “State of the Loop” report for the ...