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There's no place like home: The five quirkiest houses in Illinois

As the birthplace of some of architecture's most cutting-edge and innovative advancements, it comes as no surprise that Illinois plays host to a wide collection of unique, unusual, and quirky establishments. From sprawling historical complexes to artistic bungalows, these homes push the boundaries of what a house can be, inspiring and stirring guests' imaginations along the way.

Wadsworth, IL · 6d
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200-acre South Works site pitched as new lakefront Bears home

Related Midwest says a stadium and entertainment district at the former South Works site would also host concerts and community events. As of late October, the Bears said Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana, were their only options.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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10 Beautiful Historic Homes of Geneva, Illinois, Full of Charm

Geneva embraces a special kind of beauty with its historic homes, especially when autumn leaves begin to fall. From grand Victorian houses with elaborate porches to simple cottages with colorful shutters, every neighborhood seems to have a little architectural treasure waiting to be discovered. Geneva is the town where I...

Geneva, IL · 1d
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High prices displace Michiana residents relying on hotels for housing

MICHIANA (WNDU) - Thanks to Notre Dame’s Saturday game against Miami, nearly every hotel room in Michiana is booked at a premium price. Some local residents rely on hotels for housing. Now, they’re priced out of a place to stay. Tori and Richard McCarty and others in Michiana...

Michiana, MI · 3d
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More Than 3,200 Acres of Illinois Farmland Head to Auction in November

More than 3,200 acres of farmland are scheduled to be auctioned in Illinois during November 2026. Listings span 19 counties and range from 27 to 375 acres. Here’s a closer look at three notable sales. Grundy County. A 140-acre farm in Grundy County, northeast Illinois, was offered in a...

Illinois · 2d

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'People are going crazy over the good ones': Chicago home prices are surging more than New York and San Francisco

In one of America's hottest housing markets, not even 7% mortgage rates seem to be slowing down sales. Multiple-offer situations remain a regular occurrence. Realtors prep their buyers to expect months-long searches, while motivated sellers can usually wrap up the entire transaction in a week or less. That's the current...

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Wacker Drive Tower Hit With $236M Foreclosure Suit Amid Chicago Office Slump

The landlord of 35 W. Wacker Drive, a 50-story office tower in downtown Chicago, has been hit with a $236 million foreclosure lawsuit. The filing adds another high-dollar legal fight to a downtown office market that has been reeling from falling property values and mounting loan defaults. The lawsuit was...

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Cunat Launches $56M DST Offering for 540-Unit MF in McHenry

Cunat, Inc. announced the launch of Cunat Exchange X DST, which is seeking to raise $56.17 million. The DST owns The Residence of Fox Meadows, a newly developed 540-unit multifamily community in McHenry, Illinois, approximately 50 miles northwest of Chicago. Cunat developed The Residence of Fox Meadows and sold the property to the DST for $135 million. The 18-building community sits on approximately 37 acres and was 97.5% occupied.

Mchenry, IL · 3d

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HUD’s FY2027 fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,011 in the Chicago area, $1,762 in Atlanta and $1,734 in Phoenix, the base for housing voucher payment standards

The Department of Housing and Urban Development set its fiscal 2027 fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment at $2,011 in the Chicago area, $1,762 in the Atlanta area and $1,734 in the Phoenix area. Those figures, effective Oct. 1, 2026, are the base for the payment standards that decide how much a housing voucher […]

Atlanta, GA · 9h

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Loop Hotel Lender Sues to Halt LaSalle Street Apartment Conversion Above JW Marriott

The company managing the debt on Chicago's JW Marriott hotel has gone to court to stop construction crews from converting the office floors above it into apartments, after a power mishap allegedly knocked out the hotel's phones for more than four hours during a crunch of checkouts and check-ins. Torchlight Loan Services filed suit against developer Prime Group in Cook County Circuit Court, asking a judge to freeze work at 208 S. LaSalle until Prime secures the hotel's consent.

Chicago, IL · 3d

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Chicago Apartment Movers Share 9 Essential Thing Renters Wish They’d Known Sooner When It Comes to Moving in the Windy City

Chicago Apartment Movers Share Renter Moving Guide: Affordable City Movers offer 9 Things Renters Wish They’d Known Sooner Published by Bottom Line Property Management. CHICAGO, IL – November 8, 2026 – Affordable City Movers Chicago, a Lakeview-based Chicago moving company founded in 2018, has published an expert guide for renters, “Affordable City Movers’ Guide to Apartment Moving: 9 Things Renters Wish They’d Known Sooner,” on the blog of Bottom Line Property Management, a property management company serving Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina. The guide, featured August 9, 2026, draws on the company’s experience moving apartment renters to explain the preventable problems that come up again and again on moving day.

Chicago, IL · 21h

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Cook County pilot program helping aspiring homeowners realize their dream

A Cook County housing program is bringing new homes and potential financial assistance to working families in underserved communities.

Cook County, IL · 3d

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Lake View Home Where John Vinci Saved Chicago's Lost Buildings Faces Landmark Vote

3152 N. Cambridge Ave. — Approximate Home Facing Landmark Review. The immediate question is whether the Commission on Chicago Landmarks will give preliminary landmark status to architect John Vinci’s Lake View residence and studio at 3152 N. Cambridge Ave. at its Thursday meeting. The proposed designation would recognize the 1893 house, Vinci’s preservation work and the architecture firm he started there. Vinci, now 89, bought the two-story home in 1969 for $40,000.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Chicago List Prices Rise Against the National Tide

Chicago bucked the national softening trend as list prices climbed and inventory tightened, leaving buyers with less room to negotiate.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Lincoln Park's Webster Place Sells After Healthcare Makeover

A shopping center near Foundry Park in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood has sold after years of retooling around a healthcare tenant. Webster Place, long known for its mix of retail shops and a movie theater, changed hands following a renovation that reshaped the property around medical office space. The sale...

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Colliers closes $70.6 million sale of educational facility in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood

Colliers announced the $70.6 million sale of a purpose-built educational facility at 161 W. 9th St. within Chicago’s Roosevelt Collection. The approximately 102,000-square-foot property is fully occupied by the British International School of Chicago, South Loop, under a long-term absolute net lease. The property was acquired in September 2026 by W. P. Carey, a leading net lease REIT specializing in corporate sale-leasebacks, build-to-suits and the acquisition of single-tenant net lease properties.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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South Loop Office Tower Could Become 70 Apartments, No Parking Included

601 S. LaSalle St. — Approximate Site of Proposed 70-Unit Conversion. A seven-story office building at the corner of W. Harrison Street and S. LaSalle Street could soon be stripped of its cubicles and filing cabinets in favor of studios, lofts, and a rooftop deck. Senco Properties is planning to convert the roughly 1912 heavy timber loft structure at 601 S. LaSalle into 70 apartments, with zero car parking spaces included anywhere in the design.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Political groups spent $12 million to defeat CTU candidates. One losing race cost $76 per vote.

Political spending groups funded by an area billionaire seeking to defeat the Chicago Teachers Union in historic school board elections on Tuesday may have won their preferred president, thanks to their infusion of millions. But in several school board district races, they spent their biggest money per vote — only...

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Essex Realty Group negotiates sale of Libertyville multifamily property

Essex Realty Group, LLC closed the sale of 314 E. Park Avenue, a nine-unit multifamily property in Libertyville, Illinois. Director Anthony Citriglia represented the seller in the transaction. The property features nine one-bedroom apartments, seven off-street surface parking spaces, and a two-car garage. Ownership maintained the major systems on a...

Libertyville, IL · 2d

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Cushman & Wakefield’s Chicago HQ Sells for $115M

Cushman & Wakefield advised Spear Street Capital on the $115 million sale of 225 W. Wacker Drive, an office tower in downtown Chicago, to Prime Finance and Hines. Situated along the Chicago River at the intersection of Wacker Drive and Franklin Street, 225 W. Wacker is a 31-story, approximately 651,000-square-foot office tower located where Chicago’s West Loop and River North neighborhoods converge. Cushman & Wakefield will remain an anchor tenant under the building’s new ownership.

Chicago, IL · 2d