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Chicago home buyers soon may lock in mortgages in 5 percent range

The downward slide of interest rates continues, sparking renewed interest by Chicago home buyers who hope to lock in an affordable mortgage this autumn and winter.

Coveted Piper’s Alley land was eyed by developers five decades ago

Urban renewal land on the south edge of the Old Town Historic District, a prime potential high-rise apartment site in the early 1970s, is again in the crosshairs of developers.

Old Town high-rise battle changes to fast lane

A traffic plan for North & LaSalle is getting pushback. One resident says the plan will make traffic worse, is the latest in developer overreach, and is an affront to the history of Old Town.

Mortgage rates drop to lowest levels since February 2023

Chicago home buyers soon may have a chance to lock in an affordable mortgage at 6 percent – or even the upper-5 percent bracket.

Deluxe, delicious, and daffy getaway to the ‘Gateway to the West’

When I learned Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay was opening his first restaurant in St. Louis, I had to make the trip.

New Realtor commission settlement creates big changes

Real estate brokers in Chicago and across the nation are scrambling to decipher a new playbook for earning brokerage commissions, following a multi-million-dollar settlement.

Reporter’s 1968 dream assignment at Playboy Mansion

Second of two articles looking back on Chicago newspapers in 1968.

Chicago Loop tops U.S. downtowns in employment, residential growth

The Loop surpassed the downtowns of 53 other cities in a new report that Chicago Loop Alliance says confirms the Loop is ‘the most significant and vital of Chicago’s neighborhoods.’

Generation Chatbot is off to college and then to your business

They are like no other cohort, all raised in the iPhone age. They know everything and nothing because they’ve largely relied on their phones for information, or at least what passes for information.

CFD concludes broiler caused April fire at Smith & Wollensky

A commercial broiler oven that ignited food remains and grease was the cause of a fire at a River North restaurant in April that injured a Chicago firefighter.