Real Estate
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Electrical nightmare comes after close of escrowJul 11, 2025 6:31 am - New homeowners discover electrical problems after moving in, after being told the house would be rewired.
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When a condo owner dies alone: What’s next?Jul 11, 2025 6:31 am - If a condo owner without heirs or emergency contact information dies in their unit, what steps can the property manager or board take after the body has been removed?
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A $25,000 deposit and 17.5 bathrooms: Michael Jordan’s former mansion is now an Airbnb rental
Jul 10, 2025 2:23 pm - Basketball fans can be like Mike and rent Michael Jordan’s former Illinois mansion on Airbnb. The mansion, which sold in December after being on the market for 12 years, was listed on the vacation rental website this month.
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What’s in Bears stadium survey? Seating chart, ticket prices and ‘VIP tailgating’Jul 09, 2025 6:33 pm - The Bears are surveying season ticket holders on preferences for a new stadium, including seating, pricing and amenities.
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‘This should not go there’: East Dundee residents oppose Haeger redevelopment proposalJul 09, 2025 6:30 pm - East Dundee residents turned out this week to voice opposition to a proposal that would turn the shuttered Haeger Potteries property into a mixed-income rental housing development.
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What flood insurance does and does not cover
Jul 09, 2025 5:41 pm - While standard home insurance policies cover fire and wind damage, even good property insurance typically doesn’t cover things like flooding and earthquakes, which usually require a special and separate policy for each.
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Des Plaines City Council supports tax break for $10.5 million industrial developmentJul 09, 2025 2:45 pm - A $10.5 million industrial building that could be used as a warehouse or a factory has been proposed for vacant land on Des Plaines’ southeast side.
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‘A far more acceptable project’: Final plan approval granted for The Reserves of Lake ZurichJul 08, 2025 5:46 pm - A proposed residential development rejected by Lake Zurich officials more than two years ago has final approval after several revisions.
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Apartment developer breaks ground on major Wheaton projectJul 08, 2025 11:04 am - Demolition of a Wheaton site paves the way for “one of the most significant developments in downtown Wheaton in the last decade,” one expert says.
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Schaumburg lowering requirements for electric-vehicle capability at new multifamily buildingsJul 07, 2025 5:45 pm - Schaumburg trustees are expected to use their home-rule authority Tuesday to adopt less stringent requirements for the readiness of new, large multifamily residential developments to accommodate electric vehicles than those of a state act that took effect 18 months ago.