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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 · 3d
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How to Pick the Right Chicago Neighborhood for Your Job and Lifestyle

Chicago is one of the easiest big cities to get wrong when you're choosing where to live, not because the neighborhoods are confusing, but because downtown Chicago isn't one job market. It's several, stacked on top of each other in different pockets. A nurse working rotating shifts at Northwestern Memorial...

Chicago, IL · 1d
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CBS Chicago

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UPS Store in Bridgeport shuts down with dozens of packages still inside

For more than a week, some Bridgeport residents have visited their UPS Store to find the doors locked, with dozens of packages inside and no way to get them.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Chicago program helps people transition from prison to solar jobs

Safer Foundation is using funding from Illinois clean energy laws to give formerly incarcerated people the training and support they need to enter the workforce. Inside a brick building on Chicago’s West Side — once part of a sprawling Sears Roebuck campus — is an adult transitional center, or halfway house, that’s home to 250 men completing sentences for criminal convictions and preparing to reenter society.

Chicago, IL · 1d
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Block Club Chicago

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2 Business Owners Challenge Ald. Daniel La Spata In 1st Ward Race

WICKER PARK — Two local business owners will be on the February ballot to challenge Ald. Daniel La Spata for his 1st Ward seat. Laura Yepez, who owns Wicker Park Inn and is also the 1st Ward committeeperson for the Cook County Democratic Party, and Bill Thanoukos, a West Town resident and restaurant owner, filed to challenge La Spata as he seeks a third term in office, according to petitions submitted to the Chicago Board of Elections.

Chicago, IL · 1d

Block Club Chicago

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Former McGee’s Tavern Site Could Become 5-Story Apartment Building

LINCOLN PARK — The former home of one of Lincoln Park’s best-known late-night sports bars could soon be home to 20 households under a developer’s proposal for a five-story mixed-use building. The proposal for 950 W. Webster Ave., the former site of McGee’s Tavern & Grille, calls...

Chicago, IL · 23h

NBC Chicago

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Starbucks' viral blind Bearista boxes are here, and fans are lining up to get their paws on them

Long lines were forming outside Chicago-area Starbucks in the wee hours of the morning Tuesday, but it wasn't exactly because of coffee. It's because of cute glass bears. Tuesday, blind boxes of Starbucks' viral "Bearista" glass cups landed at coffeehouses nationwide. According to the coffee giant, the surprise red boxes contain one of five adorable, hand-blown glass cups in the shape of bears: Aspen, Reiny, Bunny and Joy.

Chicago, IL · 1d

Capitol News Illinois

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Peoples Gas customers to see $56 back in November bill credits

Customers will receive additional $42 credits in 2027 and 2028.

Chicago, IL · 16h

Chicago Parents

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How being a dad shaped the way Jay Stinson runs Lincoln Park’s Piccadilly Market

Jay Stinson didn't set out to follow his parents into the grocery business. But after years in Chicago's coffee world and a stretch at home with his young daughter, the market manager of Piccadilly Market's Lincoln Park location has landed somewhere surprisingly familiar. "Funny enough, both of my parents worked...

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Mendocino Farms Eyes Lincoln Park Spot Near Fullerton CTA Stop

Mendocino Farms has filed a liquor license application for a building at 2256-2258 N Orchard Street in Lincoln Park, a filing that suggests the sandwich chain could be eyeing its fourth Chicago location. No opening has been confirmed, and the company has not made any public statement about the property.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Lincoln Park's Briny Swine Site Eyed for Seven-Story, 47-Unit Building

2577 N. Clark St. — Approximate Site of Proposed 47-Unit Building. The former home of Briny Swine on N. Clark Street could soon give way to a seven-story mixed-use building packed with 47 apartments, 10 of them set aside as affordable housing. An unnamed developer is behind the proposal for 2577 N. Clark, located near the intersection of N. Clark Street and W. Wrightwood Avenue in Lincoln Park.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Suburban cleaning company named first Chicago Bears Small Business All-Pro

Co-owners Andre and Carol Kazimierski and PNC Bank’s Sherry Jursa discuss Sophia’s Cleaning Service, its family legacy and community work, and its recognition as the first Chicago Bears Small Business All-Pro of 2026.

Chicago, IL · 20h

Transportation Today News

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OmniTRAX announces new tenants for City of Blue Island Commercial Center

OmniTRAX, the rail and real estate affiliate of the Broe Group, has recently signed new tenants at the City of Blue Island Commercial Center. The center is located in Blue Island, a Chicago suburb, and is the area’s newest and largest multi-modal logistics hub. “Blue Island’s strategic location has been a key reason customers come […] The post OmniTRAX announces new tenants for City of Blue Island Commercial Center appeared first on Transportation Today .

Blue Island, IL · 1d

Chicago Public Radio

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The Rundown: Chicago businesses brace for hemp ban

Good afternoon! It’s Monday, and prepare yourselves, because the first snowflakes of the season could appear this week. Here’s what else you need to know today. Under Illinois’ new rules taking effect Thursday, hemp-derived THC products over the federal potency threshold of 0.4 milligrams of THC per container must be sold only at state-licensed cannabis dispensaries and be taxed the same as cannabis products.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Senior Resource Group Acquires Community in Metro Chicago for $212.5M

LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. — Senior Resource Group and the TIAA Real Estate Account — which is managed and supported by Nuveen Real Estate — have acquired The Carrington at Lincolnwood in Lincolnwood, roughly 13 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. A partnership between LAMB Properties and Harbert South Bay Partners sold the property for $212.5 million.

Lincolnwood, IL · 1d

CBS Chicago

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JW Marriott sues developer over office-to-residential conversion

JW Marriott is suing a Chicago developer working on the city's LaSalle Street Reimagined Initiative, alleging the project is illegally moving forward without the hotel's consent.

Chicago, IL · 1d

rejournals.com

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New strength for Chicago industrial market in third quarter

Chicago’s industrial market showed renewed strength in the third quarter of 2026, with leasing activity climbing to its highest level in four years, vacancy declining and tenant demand helping absorb millions of square feet of available space, according to the latest research from Transwestern. Direct leasing activity totaled 17.3...

Chicago, IL · 1d

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ZSD and Third Coast Real Estate Tops Out 249-Unit 310 West Apartment Development in Chicago’s River North Neighborhood

CHICAGO, IL - Cross Street, a Chicago-based residential real estate firm, and real estate development firms ZSD Corp. and Third Coast Real Estate today unveiled the branding and official website for 310 West, a nine-story boutique apartment community under construction at 310 W. Huron St. in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Constructed by ZSD, the 149-unit development recently topped off, with pre-leasing starting in February 2027 and first move-ins beginning later that spring.

Chicago, IL · 1d