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01/11/2024

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28/10/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/halloween1028b.htm

As the wind howls and shadows creep, a different kind of haunting has gripped the housing market this Halloween season. 'Stigmatized properties' once shunned for their ghostly tales are now attracting curious buyers.

23/10/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/summer1023.htm

The Chicago Loop saw a significant economic boost this summer, driven by major events and office investments, as detailed in the latest State of the Loop report released by the Chicago Loop Alliance.

23/10/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/getaway1023.htm

Just miles from downtown Detroit, the newly revamped St. John's Resort combines luxury and philanthropy, donating all profits to education and humanitarian efforts.

22/10/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/ordinance1022.htm

Owners in Northwest and West Side neighborhoods are voicing their dissatisfaction with the newly enacted Northwest Side Housing Preservation Ordinance. Many believe it infringes on their property rights and threatens their financial stability.

22/10/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/marshall1021.htm

The City of Chicago will honor renowned architect Benjamin H. Marshall by designating East Lake Shore Drive as Honorary Benjamin Marshall Way during a ceremony on October 23, celebrating Marshall's impact on Chicago's architectural landscape.

22/10/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/residential1021.htm

The City Council has approved $28 million in TIF funding for the transformation of an office building at 79 West Monroe Street into 117 mixed-income residential units, marking a significant step in adaptive reuse in downtown Chicago.

21/10/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/college1021.htm

In our emerging economy, learning how to do something, like carpentry, may have more value than going to a university for four expensive years.

15/10/2024

Thousands of people on a 26-mile running tour of Chicago neighborhoods depart River North and enter the Loop during Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. They are seen here on State Street, crossing the Chicago River, and passing the Kemper Building and The Chicago Theatre on the left and Marina City on the right. (Steven Dahlman, 12-Oct-24.)

15/10/2024

Wide view of Sunday’s Chicago Marathon from State & Grand + 20 floors up. Just some of the 52,150 competitors as they raced west on Grand and turned south on State, passing 515 North State (left), State & Grand Apartments, AMA Plaza, and Marina City in River North. This is only their second turn, just 30 minutes into the race. They have many more neighborhoods to visit before ending up back in Grant Park. (Steven Dahlman, 12-Oct-24.)

14/10/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/ordinance1014.htm

The attack on private property rights could cost you money and loss of control over your property.

02/10/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/mortgages1002.htm

The downward slide of interest rates continues, sparking renewed interest by Chicago home buyers who hope to lock in an affordable mortgage this autumn and winter.

01/10/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/pipers1001.htm

Urban renewal land on the south edge of the Old Town Historic District, a prime potential high-rise apartment site in the early 1970s, is again in the crosshairs of developers.

24/09/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/battle0924.htm

A traffic plan for North & LaSalle is getting pushback. One resident says the plan will make traffic worse, is the latest in developer overreach, and is an affront to the history of Old Town.

18/09/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/rates0918b.htm

Chicago home buyers soon may have a chance to lock in an affordable mortgage at 6 percent - or even the upper-5 percent bracket.

18/09/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/gateway0917.htm

When I learned Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay was opening his first restaurant in St. Louis, I had to make the trip.

10/09/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/settlement0909.htm

Real estate brokers in Chicago and across the nation are scrambling to decipher a new playbook for earning brokerage commissions, following a multi-million-dollar settlement.

01/09/2024

https://www.loopnorth.com/news/playboy0901.htm

Second of two articles looking back on Chicago newspapers in 1968.