First on Chicago's Wish List from the Trump Administration: $1 Billion for...
Greg Hinz reports: "Mayor Rahm Emanuel is getting ready for his first big ask from President-elect Donald Trump: a low-interest federal loan of up to $1 billion to modernize and expand Chicago's Union...
View ArticleChicago Could Lose the Blues
Blues songs have told Chicago's story for generations, but a recent piece in Crain's Chicago Business argues the city has been unwilling to Publication Date: Sat, 01/21/2017
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Cook County Land Bank Expands Vacancy Program, Offers 4,400 Lots for Sale
[Headline corrected 2/21/2017] "More than 4,400 vacant lots in Chicago and the suburbs are going up for sale in an effort to attract development to areas that need it," reports Dennis...
View ArticleBlack Chicagoans Segregated, Regardless of Income
Chicagoans of all ethnicities tend to live in more segregated neighborhoods than they say they would like to, according to research from a study by Kasey Henricks and Amanda Lewis titled "A Tale of...
View ArticleSign of the Times: Developers Deconverting Condos Back to Apartments in Chicago
"The condominium deconversion trend is gaining momentum in Chicago, where three more big high-rises are flirting with plans to go rental," reports Alby Gallun.Publication Date: Wed, 05/31/2017
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Ambitions for North Lake Shore Drive Coming Into Focus in Chicago
Greg Hinz reports:Publication Date: Wed, 07/12/2017
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Chicago Developers Replacing Four-Plus-Ones with Single-Family Homes
Dennis Rodkin reports:Remember the four-plus-ones? Built all over Chicago in the middle of the 20th century and now often maligned, they have four levels of residential units above one level of...
View ArticleChicago Hospitals Could House Homeless Patients
Many chronically homeless people also struggle with chronic illness. Permanent housing could reduce their costly dependence on the public medical safety net. Kristen Schorsch writes, "Research shows...
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More Homes Underwater in Chicago Than Other U.S. Cities
Chicago has more homes underwater than any other city in the country, more than New York (the city with the second most homes underwater) and Los Angeles combined.Publication Date: Fri, 03/16/2018
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Bus Lane Proposed for Chicago's Famous Lake Shore Drive
Chicago's Lakes Shore Drive (LSD) should get a bus lane, according to the Active Transit Alliance.Publication Date: Mon, 04/02/2018
View ArticleProgressive Property Tax Proposal Dies in Less Than 24 Hours
A progressive property tax proposal from mayoral candidate, Susana Mendoza, is dead less than 24 hours after it was proposed. "Having caught a fair amount of heat, this specific idea now appears very...
View ArticleTribune Megasite Could Transform Downtown Chicago
In "a move that paves the way for the redevelopment of a high-profile chunk of downtown," Tribune Media is selling off a sprawling riverfront property with the potential of large-scale mixed-use...
View ArticlePrivate Golf Courses Closing in Chicago's Suburbs
A downward trend in business has lead many private golf courses to close in Illinois. The Chicago suburbs have seen a number of golf course closures, like "West of Geneva, Mill Creek Golf Club,...
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Op-Ed: Good Design Isn't Just for Downtowns
Richard Driehaus, better known as the man behind the Driehaus Architecture Prize, also bestows the Driehaus Awards for Architectural Excellence In Community Design for praiseworthy design at the...
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Illinois Could Force Statewide Legislation of Accessory Dwelling Units
"A proposal before the Illinois General Assembly would overturn half a century of resistance to granny flats, coach houses and other 'accessory dwelling units,' paving the way for these lower-cost...
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