The Home Front

(Above) A side-by-side comparison of Wacker House shows recent alterations to the front staircase (left) versus the home’s restored original woodwork in 2001 (right). Click on image to view larger version. (Photos by Don DeBat and Paul McGrath) The 150-year-old Wacker House at 1838 North Lincoln Park West, an iconic Swiss chalet Victorian landmark, is undergoing severe alterations that have drawn outrage from preservationists and neighborhood leaders. By Don DeBat Old Town’s

By Don DeBat Chicago’s North Side home buyers will continue to pay more, and should “act quickly” this summer to grab their share of the American Dream. That’s the advice of 26-year veteran Baird & Warner real estate broker May Jo Nathan, author of the “Chicago North Side Market Report.” The exclusive survey analyzed 2nd quarter April through June of 2026 single-family home and attached townhome and condominium sales in nine neighborhoods—Edgewater, Lake View, Lincoln Park, L