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7/16/2026 Deconversion at 200 North Dearborn turns heated as Yitzy Klor threatens legal action - The Real Deal

The potential buyer and sellers in a condo deconversion negotiation at 200 North Dearborn Street are both alleging the other side is blurring legal lines as condo owners mull over a $98 million offer for a bulk purchase of the building.
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7/14/2026 This $11.5 Million St. Regis Penthouse Combines Sleek Italian Design With Sweeping Chicago Views - Robb Report

This is not a standard developer unit. Instead, it’s a custom-crafted home in the sky that took over a year to finalize. Set on the entire 76th floor of the 101-story St. Regis Chicago—an undulating hotel and residential supertall designed by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang—the sprawling sanctuary commands panoramic views of Lake Michigan, Navy Pier, Monroe Harbor, and the Chicago skyline beyond.
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7/10/2026 Condo in rare Art Moderne building Theophil Studios up for sale - Crain's

Longtime owners are putting up for sale a nicely preserved unit in a one-of-a-kind building in Old Town, with its graphic art glass, porthole window and other distinctive finishes intact.
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7/8/2026 Downtown Chicago condo market gets its wings clipped again - Crain's

The latest evidence that Chicago’s once high-flying downtown condo market has had its wings clipped is the news that a full-floor unit at the One Chicago tower that went under contract at $13.9 million a few years back has now sold for $5.3 million.
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7/1/2026 ‘Serial mail thief' sentenced for burglaries of Cook County condos, apartments - NBC

A "serial mail thief" was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to two counts of felony burglary after stealing mail from apartment and condo buildings in Cook County, the United States Postal Inspection Service announced on Tuesday.
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6/29/2026 What is the BUILD Act and what could it mean for homeowners in Illinois if it's passed? - NBC Chicago

Legislation being debated in Springfield is aimed at solving a potential housing shortage in Illinois, but what exactly is it and what would it mean for current homeowners across the state?
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6/25/2026 ZSD bets on family-sized condos in West Loop - The Real Deal

ZSD is planning a building that features family style condos, with four bedrooms minimum in each unit.
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6/23/2026 Foundation permit issued for 1282 W. Washington - Urbanize Chicago

A foundation permit has been issued for a condo development at 1282 W. Washington in the West Loop. Planned by ZSD Corp and Corwin Partners, the development is being planned for a midblock site along W. Washington Blvd between N. Elizabeth St and N. Ada St.
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6/18/2026 Uptown condo board president killed while confronting gunman who violated stay-away order; CPD shoots suspect - CWB Chicago

A man who was arrested last week during a domestic incident at an Uptown condo building returned to the property Monday evening in violation of a stay-away order and shot and killed the condo board president who tried to get him to leave, according to a witness and court records.
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6/15/2026 Coupon Cabin founder Scott Kluth lists 92nd-floor condo for nearly $10M - The Real Deal

A 92nd floor condo in the building formerly known as the John Hancock Center on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile is hitting the market.
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6/9/2026 Condo on highest floor at Hancock Center coming on the market for $9.5 million - Crain's

A condominium on the 92nd floor of the landmark Michigan Avenue skyscraper formerly known as the John Hancock Center is coming on the market with an asking price of $9.5 million.
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6/2/2026 BWE Secures $39M to Refinance Chicago Condominium Property - Connect CRE

BWE has secured $38.92 million to reﬁnance 194 units of Woodland Park by the Lake, a 240-unit gated condominium community in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
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5/29/2026 Highland Park rebuffs single-family home proposal for Fort Sheridan condo site - Crain's

A proposal to put 10 houses on vacant land at Fort Sheridan where a nine-story condo building was approved in the late 1990s but never built recently received a cool reception from Highland Park planning officials.
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5/22/2026 Yitzy Klor pursuing third condo deconversion attempt at 200 North Dearborn with $98M offer - The Real Deal

A group of Chicago condo owners are experiencing deja-vu as they prepare to vote on a bulk buyout proposal from an investor who has already failed to close a deal to buy the building before.
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5/15/2026 Five Condos for Sale on Lake Michigan - Chicago Magazine

In the Chicago area, we are used to having cold winters. Although this past one seemed long, it wasn’t as meteorologically harsh as it seemed — at least according to WTTW. It finally feels and looks like spring, with trees in full bloom and birds chirping. That can only mean one thing: It’s finally time for everyone to enjoy the lake.
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5/14/2026 Lawsuits filed after massive Des Plaines condo building fire injures 8 claim NICOR negligence - ABC

Victims have filed lawsuits after a massive condo building fire in Des Plaines. Eight people, including four children, were taken to hospitals after a reported explosion last week. Dozens more were displaced.
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5/12/2026 15 injured in Des Plaines explosion and fire at condo building - CBS

Fifteen people were injured, three of them critically, in an explosion and fire in a condo building in Des Plaines, Illinois, overnight. Firefighters responded to a report of an explosion and fire at a three-story building at 1279 Harding Ave just before 1 a.m. and found heavy flames and smoke.
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5/6/2026 40 Units Permitted To Replace Surface Parking Lot At 6150 North Sheridan Road In Edgewater - Chicago YIMBY

The full construction permit has come through for the planned condominium development at 6150 North Sheridan Road in Edgewater. Addressed as 6152 North Sheridan, the permit was issued on May 4 with a reported cost of $5 million. It had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since its February 11 application state date, a duration of 82 days.
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5/4/2026 Both elevators often broken at high-rise condo building on Chicago's Southwest Side - CBS

An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
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4/29/2026 Five Condos Under $475,000 - Chicago Magazine

A couple of weeks ago, Governor JB Pritzker met with hundreds of realtors to help promote his Building Up Illinois Developments (BUILD) initiative that “is designed to eliminate barriers to housing development, streamline construction, and help close the housing gap in neighborhoods across the state.”
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