The Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards is considering an ordinance proposal to make the construction of additional dwelling units, which could include garden units, attic ...

A push to legalize accessory dwelling units citywide in Chicago will face a key vote after a mayor-led compromise aimed at ...

The City Council Zoning Committee advanced a proposal to legalize so-called "granny flats" citywide, allowing Chicago homeowners to build basement, attic, garage, and coach house apartments on their ...

Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) spent more than a year trying to find common ground on the volatile issue of accessory dwelling ...

Those of us who call Urbana-Champaign home know it’s not quite like any other place. There’s a certain spirit in the ...

“Last year homelessness increased 116% in the state of Illinois,” Doug Kenshol, co-founder of the Illinois Shelter Alliance, ...

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Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of ...

CHICAGO — Even among Chicago’s many culturally rich and historically significant neighborhoods, Bronzeville truly stands out. The large community, located on the city’s South Side, has … ...

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Later, she writes of the “DNA of Chicago: neighborhood as subject, neighborhood as map of the heart.” Author Rebecca Makkai poses at the Printers Row Lit Fest on South Dearborn Street on June ...

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