

New Ordinance Will Provide More Regulation of Short-term Rentals in Chicago
(Above) Dining/Great Room of an Airbnb in Old Town. Interior photos by Andrew Charles Miller. (Click on images to view larger versions.)...
Don DeBat
3 days ago


Falling Commercial Property Values Mean Higher Taxes for Homeowners
(Above) Google Street View of 200 West Monroe Street in the Loop. Valued at $100 million when purchased in 2014, the 23-story building...
Don DeBat
3 days ago


Apartment Renters and Landlords Battle Over Move-In Fees
A conflict is brewing between landlords and tenants in Chicago’s North Side apartment rental market over non-refundable move-in fees. A...
Don DeBat
May 18


Are Chicago’s Landmark Districts Threatened by High-Rises?
(Above) Buildings in the Old Town Historic District. Photo by Don DeBat. With a 36-story apartment tower set to rise in Old Town, and the...
Don DeBat
May 12


Taxes Spike for 240,000 Chicago and Cook County Homeowners
(Above) Row of older brick homes in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, where property taxes increased an average of $2,508 from last...
Don DeBat
May 12


Chicago Honors WWII Veterans With New Property Tax Exemption
(Above) American howitzers shell German forces retreating near Carentan, France, on July 11, 1944. Photo obtained from National Archives....
Don DeBat
May 2