The CHA’s Central Advisory Council, an elected resident board, said Ald. Walter Burnett is not fit to lead the nation’s third ...

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

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 "granny flats" ordinance also prohibits short-term rentals. Because the measure applies to all wards, other City Council ...

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

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

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

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

If it makes it through the approval process, the planned work would comprise a significant first step of a $241 million ...

The City Council approved the designation at its meeting on Wednesday. The old Wax Trax! Records building is located at 2449 N. Lincoln Ave., about half a block northwest of the six-way ...

The Chicago City Council this week officially designated the former Wax Trax! Records building in Lincoln Park an official Chicago landmark. The City Council approved the designation at its ...