Northwestern Transformed Wrigley Field Into A Football Stadium And It Looks Like A Dream

Northwestern football is returning to the Friendly Confines for the first time since November 20, 2010, when Chicago’s Big Ten Team hosted the first college football game in the historic venue since 1938. The Wildcats are set to play Purdue at Wrigley Field exactly 11 years later and it looks incredible.

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COVID-19 Cases are up, so Chicago’s Mask Mandate will Remain

Ever since Gov. J.B. Pritzker teased the state that he’d like to eliminate the indoor mask mandate by Thanksgiving, restaurant and bar owners have awaited an update. With the thermometer sinking and the end of daylight saving time, patio business has predictably tanked. However, early fall stats from health experts show the mandate won’t be banished anytime soon. The mask mandate was reinstated in August.

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Your For Sale Southport Corridor home of the day

Your Southport Corridor for sale home of the day, located at 512 W George Streetis listed at $2,699,000, with 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. See the full listing here.

More renderings for 1225 W School Street in Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood

Developer Lexington Homes reveals plans for a new residential development at 1225 W School Street. The local company bought the land that once held the Craftsman Plating & Tinning office and plant from a previous developer whose similar plans were cancelled earlier this year.

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Chicago apartment rents on the rise after pandemic slump

Chicago has the fourth-highest median rent among major metropolitan areas.

Chicago landlords may be back in the driver’s seat after being forced to offer concessions to lure tenants during the pandemic.

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‘Squid Game’-Inspired Pop-up Bar Comes to Chicago at Replay Lincoln Park

Replay Lincoln Park, a bar located on Chicago’s North Side at 2833 N. Sheffield Ave., just announced its latest pop-up installment, Squid Arcade, which pays homage to the South Korean drama and popular Netflix series “Squid Game.”

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A dozen single-family homes planned in Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood with $2M asking price

A dozen single-family homes priced at about $2 million are coming to Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood next year.

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New renderings revealed in for Lincoln Yards $6 billion development

Initial renderings have been revealed for the next phase of the Lincoln Yards mega-development near Goose Island.

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Approved golf practice area coming to the Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course

The Chicago Plan Committee has approved a new golf practice area at 3701 N. Recreation Drive in Lake View.

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Sunnyside Wrigleyville opening in new space November 10

We now have an official opening date of Sunnyside Wrigleyville – November 10, 2021.

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A dozen $2 million homes coming to the Southport Corridor neighborhood in Lakeview

The former Craftsman Plating and Tinning Corp. site across from the Margaret Donohue playground was supposed to be developed into townhomes, but that fell through.

Former Craftsman site, now an empty lot

In June, the City Council’s committee on zoning, landmarks and building standards voted to downzone the property to accommodate 12 single-family houses. The site, 41,000 square feet, has street frontage on both School Street and Melrose Street on the block west of Racine Avenue. 

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