A new Chicago ordinance now allows Additional Dwelling Units, or 'Granny Flats,' to be built citywide, signaling a ...

Mayor Johnson's multi-million-dollar bike lane plan is creating a rift in Chicago, as motorists struggle with increased ...

Mar. 16, 2025 – Professional gamblers are rolling their eyes at Bally’s run of bad luck while trying to build its $1.7 billion casino in Chicago. Bally’s initial $250 million public offering for women ...

Feb. 20, 2025 – The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) is reporting that the Draken Harald Hårfagre, the largest Viking ship built in modern times, which traveled to Chicago from Norway in 2016, ...

In our emerging economy, learning how to do something, like carpentry, may have more value than going to a university for four expensive years. Oct. 21, 2024 – Want your kids to still love you when ...

Homeowners in Chicago and Cook County are left in limbo as the county struggles to finalize the 2024 property tax bills. Initially due on August 1, the due date has been rescinded amid ongoing issues ...

Sep. 25, 2025 – A proposed 56-story tower on Michigan Avenue will add 498 AMLI Residential units and 26,531 square feet of retail space. Located on the northeast corner of Michigan & Erie, the site is ...

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. Apr. 14, 2025 – With little relief coming from Cook ...

Feb. 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 repeating ...

Aug. 19, 2024 – It is impossible to traverse the streets and alleys of Fort Wayne, Indiana, without encountering some form of art. Murals, sculptures, and light displays – more than 250 and counting – ...

The Chicago Park District’s new master plan for Grant Park threatens to overlook the city’s rich 16-inch softball history, pushing the remaining fields into obscurity as ‘festival grounds.’ Aug. 11, ...

Jul. 28, 2025 – As the decades fly by, one fact is constant in the history of 16-inch slow-pitch Chicago-style softball: the game is more like playing chess than baseball. The biggest and best ...