Chicago leaders are quietly formulating plans to reinvent and reanimate Soldier Field in the event the Chicago Bears depart from the historic stadium. Fox 32 Chicago reports the Chicago Park District, a municipal agency, is proposing a $630 million program that would...
Chicago-based Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was closed on Jan. 30 by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. This marks the first bank failure of 2026. The...
Sometimes, it doesn’t pay to dream big. Case in point: a fraudster was caught attempting to sell a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home on Zillow. The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, which maintains the legacy of the iconic architect, reported that a Jan. 15...
Compass Inc. (NYSE: COMP) announced the recruitment of Chicago-area industry veterans Charlie Cohen and Alex Morsch to launch a five-agent team called Cohen Morsch. Before joining Cross Street, Cohen spent more than a decade at Ridgetree Properties, where he focused...
The Chicago Board of Education voted 15-5 for a small increase to its property tax levy that will result in the collection of an additional $40 million. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the school board approved a property tax increase in August, but the new increase...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
