Chicago home-value growth lags other major metros
Chicago’s price index landed at just 211.23, placing it near the bottom of the Case-Schiller National Home Price Index.
Crain's Chicago Business1d
Chicago home prices are spiking. Here's how they've changed in 25 years.
Despite recent spikes, Chicago has seen some of the slowest home price growth among large U.S. cities over the last 25 years.
City contractors give cold shoulder to Mayor Johnson's request for 3% price cut
Of the 250 responses returned by the close of business Friday, 62 agreed to cut their already-negotiated prices by 3%, while ...
Mayor Johnson defends 3% trim off of invoices from city contractors
The Hispanic-American Construction Industry Association, Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association and American ...
Op-Ed: Chicago wants to have its legal cake and eat it too
As a former member of Congress who previously represented Chicago, I was disappointed to see city leadership last year decide ...
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City of Chicago Seeks 3% Price Cut from Vendors Amid Fiscal Challenges
Chicago's Chief Procurement Officer, Sharla Roberts, has asked vendors to reduce their prices by 3% amid financial ...
Faced with fiscal fiasco, City of Chicago asks vendors for 3% discount
The City of Chicago is requesting a 3% price reduction on all invoices sent to the city for the next twelve months off any ...
Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
In the 1850s and 1860s, Kilgubbin was often mentioned in the pages of the Tribune and other Chicago newspapers. The name ...
Crain's Chicago Business13d
Chicago wants city contractors to share in budget pain
Amid a budget crunch and an uncertain economy, Chicago is asking city vendors to take a 3% haircut on their existing ...
Letters: Instead of asking city contractors to cut prices, Mayor Brandon Johnson needs to lead
Our mayor needs to lead here, and he can start by breaking ties with the Chicago Teachers Union and other unions and seek a ...
WBEZ12dOpinion
Rising rents aren’t just a problem for those living in poverty
A low-income family of four in 1950 could still afford rent and utilities for nearly half of Chicago apartments. It's a far ...
Chicago pastors prepare to giveaway 40,000 eggs as families grapple with high grocery costs
Chicago faith-based leaders are preparing to giveaway 40,000 eggs this weekend to help families in need as some Chicagoans are grappling with high costs of the grocery staple due to a nationwide bird ...