Chicago Neighborhoods That Are Straight-Up Fake

We’re a city of neighborhoods. Tally’s Corner is not one of them.

By Grace Perry

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City-dwellers with deep pockets are looking to invest in properties outside of Illinois — like these four on the market right now.

With mortgage rates at near-historic lows, it’s a good time to buy if you know where to look. That’s where we come in.

The latest price data for 74 neighborhoods and 227 suburbs

“We can’t pretend that ending segregation is going to happen organically,” says the city’s housing commissioner.

After COVID-19, city dwellers will never again take their outdoor spaces for granted. In Chicago, the renaissance has been a long time coming.

The Highland Park home has been on the market for eight years. Will MJ’s rejuvenated star power — and a seemingly unharmed North Shore market — do the trick?

As COVID-19 spreads through cities, many Chicagoans are eyeing the collar counties. But is density the issue?

Inspired by the eco-friendly shelters of the 1970s, a Caterpillar engineer built his forever home into a Sheridan hillside. Now it’s on the market for $185,000.

A new report says 76 percent of Chicagoans will be able to pay in full next week — with $90 left for everything else.

A conservationist and an interior designer created a place that embraces their interests: namely, untamed nature.

During COVID-19, they’re the new normal — but there’s a lot you can miss on a screen.

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a standalone house near the Loop, but single-family dwellings abound on the city’s edges.

Wild romps at local rentals open up a Pandora’s box of possibilities.

The 10,000 square-foot residence was part of what a newspaper in 1915 called “an interesting ‘social community.’ ” Emphasis on “interesting.”

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