The Home Front

Runaway real estate tax hikes have been a major problem in Chicago and Cook County for decades, especially in tony North Side city neighb...

For property owners in Chicago’s wealthy neighborhoods—from the Gold Coast and Old Town to Lincoln Park and Lakeview—the outlook for futu...

Pandemic-weary Americans are huddling around hearth and home for the holidays, trying desperately to muster some Christmas cheer. Althoug...

While COVID-19 virus cases and deaths continue to soar, the city’s endless big-party nightlife scene still is rocking and rolling. Chicag...

Despite the novel virus plague, racial protests, downtown looting and general political unrest, Chicago’s North Side housing market not o...

Borrowing money to fund the purchase or refinance of a home this autumn may never again be this affordable, experts say. On October 22nd,...

Voting in the 2020 Presidential election celebrates the 100th-year anniversary of the passage of the landmark voting rights amendment in ...

Chicago property owners are financially battered from years of being slapped with higher real estate taxes and municipal fees, so it’s no...

Chicago, the city of big shoulders, has done a remarkable job of preserving many of its vintage buildings and utilizing a concept called ...