The Fight to Bring Chicago Home Isn’t Over

The historic Chicago suburb where million dollar homes sell in a week

Demand is high in Hinsdale, which draws wealthy buyers for its historic properties and walkability.

The Fight to Bring Chicago Home Isn’t Over

Polls and outreach by community organizations showed that the plan enjoyed significant support in the year leading up to the referendum. But the real estate industry wasn’t having it. Powerful real ...

Can tiny homes combat homelessness in Chicago? Lightfoot’s new budget follows lead of other cities

While Brien Cron was homeless in Woodstock a decade ago, he persuaded the mayor to change a policy that barred people at his shelter from getting a library card. “Just to go through that in that one ...

Chicago company manufactures new homes, makes home ownership more affordable

Affordable housing is a topic about which politicians talk a lot, but now, a Chicago architect is actually putting hammer to nail to make home ownership possible for more people. Tim Swanson, founder ...

Detroit Tigers rain delay: Game vs Chicago Cubs won't start on time

The Detroit Tigers' game against the Chicago Cubs is in a weather delay on Monday, July 20.

Munetaka Murakami’s Hot Start Is Reviving the Market for Japanese-Import Baseball Cards

Munetaka Murakami's hot start with the Chicago White Sox is driving new demand for his cards, both his NPB-era issues and his ...

Chicago Public Schools chief says board must pass budget to make September payroll

Chicago Teachers Union called on school board members to reject the budget, but CPS leaders said the budget must pass this ...

Trump risks reigniting a trade war with new tariffs on Canada

Justin Wolfers joins The Lead.

Chicago police aware of viral Cubs fan national anthem slap

Chicago Police Aware of Viral Cubs Fan National Anthem Slap ...

Kim Kardashian Gets $285,000 Vintage 1973 Ford Bronco for Idaho Home

The forest green Velocity Restorations build was shipped to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, after Kardashian had it in Los Angeles for ...

Mets’ pitching past and present collides in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE — Freddy Peralta didn’t technically become a Met until the club traded for him in January, but as soon as the final ...

Where are Darren Bailey and the Illinois GOP?

A sexual harassment scandal. Crime concerns. There is no shortage of issues Illinois republicans could pounce on; but other ...

Maton (knee tendinitis) returns to IL as Cubs seek second opinions

The Cubs were hopeful that Phil Maton’s last trip to the injured list -- combined with the All-Star break -- would give the ...

$2M settlement reached after former Chicago podiatrist accused of sexual misconduct

Two former Chicago college students filed separate civil lawsuits alleging former podiatrist Asim Qureshi sexually assaulted them during shadowing opportunities after ...

Mass layoffs and furloughs still on the table as CPS navigates budget crisis

Chicago Public Schools stakeholders discussed the district’s 2026 budget during hearings held Monday, highlighting potential layoffs and furloughs unless a significant bailout plan is ...

Six heat-related deaths in Cook County mark July as the deadliest month in more than a decade

Six people in Cook County have died from heat-related causes in July so far, marking the deadliest stretch of extreme ...