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

May 19, 2025 – The Chicago Police Department (CPD) has announced command staff promotions aimed at enhancing public safety across the city. Bielfeldt (left) has been with CPD for 26 years, previously ...

Chicago's history is written in ash and smoke. Decades after historic fires forced the city to build strict safety codes, a ...

Any hopes of a summer break for home buyers have officially evaporated. With the Federal Reserve signaling its first ...

May 18, 2025 – Bally’s has decided to drop racial limitations from its planned $250 million initial public offering (IPO) for its $1.7 billion Chicago casino project. Following lawsuits by the Liberty ...

August 22, 2022 – The Blues Brothers probably is the most famous movie ever made on the streets of Chicago. The 1980 car chase and crash scenes with actors John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd behind 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 ...

December 20, 2020 – According to a new report by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, the 81-year-old Land Bank’s Scavenger Sale program for vacant and abandoned properties has failed. Developers and ...

October 2, 2024 – The downward slide toward the 5 percent interest rate bracket continues, sparking renewed interest by Chicago home buyers who hope to lock in an affordable mortgage this autumn and ...

March 24, 2025 – The Cook County Assessor’s job is hugely important – overseeing the nation’s largest property tax system with more than 1.9 million real estate parcels that must be valued. However, a ...

July 31, 2025 – Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi has a big problem. He is too honest for the traditionally corrupt job of assessing 1.9 million parcels of real estate in the county. The Democratic ...

Appeals increased by 11 percent over 2023 as property owners in Chicago and surrounding suburbs turned to the Cook County Board of Review for help. April 14, 2025 – With little relief coming from Cook ...