Advocates warn Illinois' donation tax credit will sunset in 2026, threatening thousands of planned affordable homes across Chicago and the state. Lawmakers have introduced bills to extend and modestly boost the program, but time is short.

Debt buyers are reviving long‑dormant second mortgages in Chicago, forcing foreclosure fights and prompting scrutiny from lawyers, the CFPB and lawmakers.

Evanston added fines of $100–$1,000 per violation per day to its landlord-tenant code after tenant complaints and a dispute with a major landlord.

A Nakash affiliate allegedly defaulted on a $35M mortgage for the Hotel Lincoln; the loan has moved to special servicing and LNR Partners is weighing a three-year extension.

A local, family‑run Dunkin’ and Baskin‑Robbins operator has applied to relocate its downtown Skokie shop to 8357 Skokie Blvd, proposing a co‑branded store with a drive‑thru.

Club Studio signed a roughly 32,000‑sq‑ft lease at the Newberry on the Triangle, converting the long‑vacant Morton’s footprint into a multi‑level fitness club in the Gold Coast.

Fern Hill’s latest filing for 23 S. Sangamon pulls a promised community center and instead proposes a 70‑unit condo building with four public restrooms and park storage.

Huron Consulting trimmed its West Loop office at 550 W. Van Buren, a move that underscores continued pressure on downtown Chicago's office market.

Interior renderings show preserved brick-and-beam units and a full amenity package for Oxxford Lofts, a 112-unit conversion at 1220 W. Van Buren.

A Winnetka developer listed a non‑lakefront spec mansion at $16.9M, promising more than 17,000 square feet and museum‑grade amenities.

Infighting among three South Side investors has erupted into dozens of lawsuits and foreclosures, exposing ties to the EquityBuild receivership and imperiling properties. Courts and creditors now hold the fate of several buildings.

ASI Health has filed to rezone a vacant Humboldt Park lot for a five-story health and workforce center that would combine care, memory services and job training. The group says the project could train thousands of caregivers annually.

Whole Foods plans a new Lakeview store at the Lakeview Connection on Belmont and Halsted, a shift that follows Amazon's move to convert some Fresh locations into Whole Foods. The change reshapes a corner long marketed for a national grocer.