When you come to a fork in the road, take the one less traveled to Shipshewana. That's where you'll find serenity in the ...

May 12, 2025 – Back in the 1970s, creating historic landmark architectural districts was the rage in Chicago. The idea was based on the premise that historic landmark districts promoted gentrification ...

An increased deployment of Cook County Sheriff's deputies over the July 4th weekend will maintain a permanent presence in ...

June 29, 2026 — Chicago may be the Windy City, but it also is home of some of the greatest fires of the past century. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 – when most city neighborhoods consisted of wooden ...

August 24, 2024 – The Chicago Loop has surpassed the downtowns of 53 other cities across the United States in a new report comparing metrics such as employment and residential growth. So much so, that ...

Mayor Johnson is preparing a sweeping “Protecting Renters Ordinance” for Chicago. But while City Hall frames it as a vital tenant defense, local landlords warn new fees and a mandatory registry will ...

A massive feud between Zillow and local industry leaders erupted after Chicago’s major multiple listing service cut off the aggregator’s data access, causing thousands of local home listings to ...

January 29, 2026 — Domestic violence in Chicago and across Illinois regretfully is on the rise. In 2024, the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline received a record-breaking 18,940 requests for shelter ...

February 16, 2026 — Perhaps feeling a bit of wanderlust, U.S. Route 66 is relocating its starting point. The Chicago City Council has officially designated Navy Pier as the new eastern terminus of the ...

June 4, 2025 – Managers and hosts of short-term rental units in Chicago will soon be more heavily regulated by the City of Chicago under a newly amended ordinance. Airbnb unit owners (hosts) and ...

August 20, 2025 – A claim by the Museum of Broadcast Communications that they owned the air rights above their building in River North has been rejected by the Illinois Appellate Court. The dispute ...

November 17, 2025 – Chicago and Cook County senior homeowners likely will soon be jumping out of their wheelchairs and doing happy cartwheels thanks to an increased property tax break. On October 23, ...