The Home Front

By Don DeBat Chicagoans who believe they live in a “world class” city likely experienced great shock last week after President Donald...

Apartment hunters in downtown Chicago may encounter sharply higher rents next spring due to a significant drop in new rental unit...

(Above) 2017 photo of a flooded Chicago Riverwalk. As recent monsoon-like rains inundate neighborhoods, Chicago homeowners are grappling...

(Above) Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, where median home prices increased 25.7 percent in July 2025, compared with July 2024, but home...

Dwindling inventory and strong buyer demand pushed the median sales price of an attached home on the North Side to a new record. By Don...

The Chicago Park District’s new master plan for Grant Park threatens to overlook the city’s rich 16-inch softball history, pushing the...

(Above) Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi (left in photo) and Lyons Township Assessor Patrick Hynes. Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is...

The evolution of 16-inch slow-pitch Chicago-style softball is filled with unique strategies, like the creative ‘shuffle’ technique and...

(Above) Driver Shane van Gisbergen competes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Grant Park on July 6 (AP Photo/Erin Hooley). Residents and...

Home loan interest rates have dipped for five straight weeks, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage now at 6.67 percent. This decline...

The Chicago North Side home resale market has transformed into a tense battleground, with buyers scrambling to secure properties as...

(Above) Dining/Great Room of an Airbnb in Old Town. Interior photos by Andrew Charles Miller. (Click on images to view larger versions.)...