Jonathon Brandmeier, the Chicago radio personality who took over the morning show at WGN Radio in December, has quietly had his six-story River North home for sale since June. The asking price is $5.9 million... Read more
List Price: $839,000 The Property: It’s no surprise to find lots of daylight surrounding you on the rooftop deck of today’s property, a three-bedroom condo in an old South Loop building tucked into a historical block. The surprise is inside, which during the day is nearly as bright as the outdoors, thanks to the clerestories, seven skylights, and a wall of tall windows... Read more
Earlier this month, Cook County rolled out a one-stop website that pulls together information on a property’s taxes, ownership, and assessment—each of which came from a different website in the past... Read more
List Price: $4.475 million Sale Price: $4.025 million The Property: A four-story, six-bedroom River North house that a couple built for the fun of it in 2008 sold on April 2 for the highest price paid in the neighborhood since June 2007... Read more
The real-estate market may be in the doldrums, but it's the best time in years to improve your home. Here are your smartest strategies, no matter when you plan to sell Read more
How to deal with the mechanicals and roof; splurge a little on your kitchen and bathrooms; and create more living space in your attic, basement, or backyard. Read more
How to plan for your needs as you age, make large-scale improvements in energy efficiency, and reconfigure spaces to accommodate multiple generations Read more
List Price: $3.3 million The Property: In Chicago’s toddlin’ times, an era when train travel was the height of elegance, the Ambassador East and Ambassador West hotels were regular stops for movie stars, politicians, and society’s elite. Even Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 cross-country classic, North by Northwest, included a stop at the Ambassador East... Read more
