We agree that incorporating granny flats — coachhouses or converted basements, for example — could play a small but ...

The City Council Zoning Committee advanced a proposal to legalize so-called "granny flats" citywide, allowing Chicago ...

Burnett, 61, is the dean of the City Council, having represented the 27th Ward on the West Side since 1995. He's also the ...

The City Council did not vote on a proposal to make it easier to create more accessory dwelling units across the city.

The Chicago City Council will allow residential developments near public transit to build without imposing parking space ...

Residential permits across Chicago remained low in 2024, and efforts to increase housing on existing lots have been put off.

Supporters of the legislation planned to further amend the ordinance to provide more restrictions to building coach houses in single-family neighborhoods.

The proposed data center project would sit on just over 1,000 acres in the northwest corner of Yorkville, its developer has said.

SEIU allies in City Council blocked a vote on Onni Group’s 2,451-unit project over a labor peace agreement, delaying the $1.1 billion plan once again.

Named Jigzibik and marketed to Native American renters, the project uses the indigenous community's history and design input ...

Conversions are the darling of developers looking to unlock capital in today’s tight lending environment. And three projects ...

In fast-growing cities, especially in Asia and the Middle East, new skyscrapers are completed regularly, shifting the ...