Reid Murdoch Building has completed a second phase of renovation, this time adding a tenant lounge and fitness center, while balancing modernization with retaining the authenticity of the Chicago ...

(Above) Rendering by HKS Architects of revised Bally’s casino and hotel being constructed along the Chicago River across from River North. By Don DeBat Mar. 16, 2025 – Professional gamblers are ...

(Above) “5,000 bucks. It’s all there, pal,” says John Belushi (left) as Joliet Jake Blues to Steven Spielberg, as a clerk in the Cook County Assessor’s office, in the 1980 film, The Blues Brothers.

By Don DeBat Jan. 29, 2025 – Chill Arctic winds may be blowing in Chicago in January, but Chicago’s North Side housing market posted a hot and vibrant fourth quarter in 2024. Despite the ongoing ...

Vintage Risk won six championships at Horner Park and Trebes Park in 2014, 2015, and 2016 – a rare six-peat run not accomplished by many Chicago 16-inch softball teams. Teammates held their victory ...

Reid Murdoch Building has completed a second phase of renovation, this time adding a tenant lounge and fitness center, while balancing modernization with retaining the authenticity of the Chicago ...

(Above, left to right) Chike Johnson, Dan Butler, and Keith Gallagher in a scene from When Harry Met Rehab at Greenhouse Theater Center in Lincoln Park. Photos by Michael Brosilow. (Click on images to ...

Mar. 21, 2022 – Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, La Cage Aux Folles is a night at the theatre you won’t soon forget. It is playing now at the North Shore ...

By Don DeBat Oct. 2, 2024 – The downward slide toward the 5 percent interest rate bracket continues, sparking renewed interest by Chicago home buyers who hope to lock in an affordable mortgage this ...

However, a significant number of homes are being sold, prices generally are up, and market times are down, Irwin’s analysis shows. In order to provide a better frame of reference, Baird & Warner also ...

By Don DeBat Jul. 9, 2024 – Tens of thousands of Chicago homeowners recently received some bad news in the mail – the second installment of their 2023 real estate tax bills from Cook County Treasurer ...