Tenants at Indian Trails say years of neglect left apartments cold, leaky and infested while the landlord collected federal rent. A sale and a $31M city loan put the building’s future in flux.

The DOJ filed a proposed consent judgment that would bar RealPage from using nonpublic competitor pricing data and force product changes and oversight. The deal still needs court approval.

Amazon plans a roughly $15B cluster of AI-ready data center campuses in northwest Indiana, promising about 1,100 jobs and a NIPSCO-backed power arrangement meant to protect ratepayers.

Illinois is launching the 2026 Supportive Housing Institute to combat homelessness by providing training to development teams, led by IHDA in partnership with CSH.

A developer team tied to Harley Clarke and Celadon has revealed early concepts to restore Pullman’s Hotel Florence into a boutique hotel, event hub and affordable housing.

A $270M non‑performing loan on 500 W. Monroe is for sale, offering buyers a path to ownership amid downtown distress.

Cook County's assessor released a free Housing Market Tracker that maps sales from 2020–2024 and shows neighborhood median-price shifts as tax bills rise. It’s meant to help homeowners see the sales behind reassessments.

A five-story building in Pullman opened Wednesday, adding 70 affordable apartments for seniors with green features and local hiring gains.

The state raised the income cap for the Senior Freeze to $75K and boosted exemption amounts, meaning more Cook County seniors can lower (or reclaim) property tax bills.

Insurance bills are spiking across Chicago after basement floods and carrier rate increases. Local reporting shows repair bills in the tens of thousands and a fresh legal fight over insurer data.

Edged has broken ground on a second Aurora data center built for dense AI workloads. The 72 MW facility will use waterless cooling and aims to be online in Q2 2027.

A self‑funded Chicago Architecture Center report argues stadiums should be planned as neighborhood anchors, not one‑off projects. It pushes ISFA reform and long‑range dealmaking.

ATTOM’s October data put Illinois near the top of the nation for foreclosure filings, exposing strain in Chicago‑area markets as high rates and court timelines collide.