Housing
The battle among buyers has been great for home sellers as properties sell for up to hundreds of thousands of dollars over their asking price.
While licenses for short-term rentals have declined citywide since 2019, they have increased by 46% in the 20th Ward, which includes most of the Woodlawn community just west of the Obama Presidential Center.
The HomeGrown Purchase Assistance Grant comes at a time when homeownership is becoming increasingly out of reach for many city residents.
The proposal would ban hidden fees, create a registry to track rental units and establish an agency to be a hub for tenants and landlords.
The well-designed Haven on Lincoln is Chicago’s first shelter that gives each resident their own private, bathroom-equipped room. More are coming, according to the city’s housing department.
The state has about 1.5 million lead pipes still in use, with more than 400,000 in Chicago.
Doubled-up homelessness, which means temporarily living with friends or family, is far more prevalent among Latinos than other populations, experts say.
It can take years for Chicago Housing Authority residents to move to another apartment after filing relocation requests over safety concerns. Some have waited as long as seven years. Others have died waiting.
Almost every community in the Chicago area is at risk of flooding, and powerful storms are expected to increase. Here’s what to know about flood insurance.
Since 2020, nearly 2,500 homeowners have lost their properties and the equity in those homes after their delinquent property taxes were sold. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled those sales unconstitutional three years ago.
The Art Deco former Chicago Daily News Building will also get the nod from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.