Evidence of early 20th-century queer nightlife can be challenging to find, but a few clubs boldly operated in 1920s Chicago.

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Tucked away in the northwest corner of Illinois, about 100 miles from Chicago’s hustle and wallet-draining lifestyle, sits Freeport – a city where your retirement dollars can perform gymnastic feats ...

With two estates sold at $20 million or more in the past year, Lake Geneva is far ahead of the Chicago area, where the ...

A resident in Chicago, Illinois, was walking from his house to his car when a huge branch suddenly crashed into his vehicle ...

A blufftop mansion built five years ago in Winnetka sold today for $12 million, the highest price anyone has paid for a ...

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