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Will “The Last Dance” Help Jordan Sell That Pesky Mansion?
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?
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Is This Chicago’s Back-to-the-Burbs Moment?
As COVID-19 spreads through cities, many Chicagoans are eyeing the collar counties. But is density the issue?
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Live Like a Hobbit in This 1985 Earth Home
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.
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Your Stimulus Check Will Cover May Rent, and That’s It
A new report says 76 percent of Chicagoans will be able to pay in full next week — with $90 left for everything else.
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A Glassy Highland Park Abode Takes Prairie School Literally
A conservationist and an interior designer created a place that embraces their interests: namely, untamed nature.
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Should You Ever Do a Virtual Real Estate Tour?
During COVID-19, they’re the new normal — but there’s a lot you can miss on a screen.
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Four Chicago Starter Homes for $300,000 or Less
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a standalone house near the Loop, but single-family dwellings abound on the city’s edges.
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Airbnbs Gone Wrong: Chicago Edition
Wild romps at local rentals open up a Pandora’s box of possibilities.
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For $5.48 Million, an Adler-Designed Row House
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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North Shore Mansion, Once $2.8 Million, Lists for $589,000
“It’s the ugliest place I’ve had to sell,” admits broker Todd Emert.
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The Rent Is Due. What Now?
Activists and legislators want Gov. Pritzker to overturn Illinois’s rent control ban and issue a statewide freeze. But that requires an act of the General Assembly, which is in recess due to… coronavirus.
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The Best View From a Bathtub in Chicago
The four-bedroom penthouse condo at 400 West Ontario has changed a lot in recent years, most notably in price.
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Can a Landlord Make You Disclose Coronavirus Status?
It’s complicated.
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