Chicago real estate market
Chicago Property Taxes Spike as Downtown Office Values Crater

Chicago Property Taxes Spike as Downtown Office Values Crater

Chicago homeowners just received the sharpest property tax shock in three decades. The median bill jumped 16.7% year-over-year according to new Cook County ...

Erica Young December 8, 2025
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Apartments for Rent in the Restored Ravenswood Sears Building On Lawrence Avenue  

Apartments for Rent in the Restored Ravenswood Sears Building On Lawrence Avenue  

Good news for Chicago’s real estate market, as well as for its historical architecture. The Ravenswood Sears building has acquired a new life, its $40 million ...

Cool Things Chicago Staff April 9, 2021
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