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 ...

February 22, 2025 – Despite the overall failure of Cabrini-Green, and the eventual demolition of the once-notorious public-housing project, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is on its way to ...

Squeezed by double-digit property tax hikes and new City Hall regulations, Chicago landlords are sounding the alarm—with many questioning if owning rental ...

Property owners battered by runaway insurance rates now have a state referee empowered to challenge hikes, but whether landmark consumer laws will actually ...

July 13, 2026 — The ambitious casino deal brokered by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was once hailed as a jackpot for the city. Now, the harsh fiscal reality of that contract has washed ashore ...

July 24, 2026 — Chicago, a city that once was a transportation-oriented hub, now is run by clout-happy Democratic-Socialist politicians who appear to be kissing the bicycle lobby’s sprocket. City Hall ...

December 15, 2025 – Chicago and Cook County’s brainy real estate tax experts are pointing fingers of blame while trying to explain the perfect storm. When tens of thousands of Chicago homeowners ...

September 17, 2022 – Convicted of first-degree murder but claiming innocence until the end, Dr. Donnie Rudd died on Thursday at the age of 80. Rudd was serving essentially a life sentence, 75-to-150 ...

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 ...

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 ...

September 18, 2025 – Reforms implemented by Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi could have saved middle and lower-income homeowners $1.9 billion in property taxes that they would have paid under the ...

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 ...