The North Side is home to many of Chicago's popular tourist attractions, including The Magnificent Mile, as well as many of ...

Wilmette was busier than usual in 2025, and not just by North Shore standards. Home sales in the lakefront suburb jumped more than 20 percent last year, according to an analysis of preliminary ...

Homebuyers and sellers are navigating a slow and expensive housing market, with rising prices and stagnant demand keeping many on the sidelines. This comes amid rising economic uncertainty and growing ...

Cycling x Solidarity kicks off its monthly bike ride series Saturday in Little Village. Cyclists will ride together, buy food ...

Fire insurance maps are an invaluable resource for anyone trying to understand how cities have changed over the past century. The challenge has always been unlocking what's inside them—that is, until ...

The reason behind the creation of this unique map, which uses rivers, parks, railroads, and established neighborhood lines as ...

Listeners weigh in with their own housing hunts, the one-two punch of property taxes, and impact of rising home prices.

The histories of some pieces of land in Chicago are well-known. The Thompson Center in the Loop stands on the former site of the Sherman House Hotel. The Chicago Police Belmont Area Headquarters and ...

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Chicago’s Mexican American population first took root in the early 1900s. Many arrived in 1919, when they were recruited during a national steel mill strike. These communities became part of the ...