Reid Murdoch Building has completed a second phase of renovation, this time adding a tenant lounge and fitness center, while balancing modernization with retaining the authenticity of the Chicago ...

Developments are on the horizon for 360 Chicago at John Hancock Center, featuring a multi-story observation deck and event ...

(Above) “5,000 bucks. It’s all there, pal,” says John Belushi (left) as Joliet Jake Blues to Steven Spielberg, as a clerk in the Cook County Assessor’s office, in the 1980 film, The Blues Brothers.

(Above) Rendering by HKS Architects of revised Bally’s casino and hotel being constructed along the Chicago River across from River North. By Don DeBat Mar. 16, 2025 – Professional gamblers are ...

Vintage Risk won six championships at Horner Park and Trebes Park in 2014, 2015, and 2016 – a rare six-peat run not accomplished by many Chicago 16-inch softball teams. Teammates held their victory ...

A 2020 survey of 9,135 Lane Tech alumni, faculty, students, parents, and community members found that 52.5 percent wanted the Indian name and symbol to be discontinued, while 47.5 percent staunchly ...

By Don DeBat Jan. 29, 2025 – Chill Arctic winds may be blowing in Chicago in January, but Chicago’s North Side housing market posted a hot and vibrant fourth quarter in 2024. Despite the ongoing ...

By Don DeBat Nov. 6, 2023 – The residential real estate market continued its roller coaster ride in the third quarter of 2023, with median resale prices rising sharply in several neighborhoods, ...

By Don DeBat Oct. 2, 2024 – The downward slide toward the 5 percent interest rate bracket continues, sparking renewed interest by Chicago home buyers who hope to lock in an affordable mortgage this ...

(Above) Pedestrians at State & Randolph in the Chicago Loop. Photo by Scott Teresi. (Click on image to view larger version.) By Steven Dahlman Apr. 24, 2024 – Pedestrian activity in the Chicago Loop ...

(Above) Hawaii Food & Wine Festival in the resort community of Kaanapali on the island of Maui. (Click on image to view larger version.) By Peter von Buol Nov. 8, 2024 – Rick Bayless, whose empire ...

By Don DeBat Jul. 9, 2024 – Tens of thousands of Chicago homeowners recently received some bad news in the mail – the second installment of their 2023 real estate tax bills from Cook County Treasurer ...