We agree that incorporating granny flats — coachhouses or converted basements, for example — could play a small but meaningful role in easing Chicago’s housing shortage.

Thanks to pushback from “Bungalow Belt” aldermen, a yearslong push to allow coach houses and basement apartments in Chicago will need to wait.

The two City Council members who wanted their wards pulled out of an anti-gentrification ordinance that went into effect this ...

A new push to legalize coach houses citywide is reviving a long-running zoning fight in Chicago as the proposal returns to the City Council’s agenda next week.

Ald. Walter Burnett’s resignation from the City Council will be official on Thursday, according to a letter he sent to Mayor ...

HUD accused Chicago of violating residents’ civil rights by allowing City Council members to use their veto power to block ...

It's time to bring to a head the yearlong debate on whether to legalize accessory dwelling units, senior mayoral advisor Jason Lee said Monday.

The so-called "granny flats" proposal goes to the full Chicago City Council Wednesday.The Zoning Committee approved the measure Tuesday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe ...

A "granny flat" ordinance passed a City Council committee Tuesday. They are homes built on the same property as a main house, to provide extra living space. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click ...

Chicago’s anti-gentrification ordinance has been reduced in scope due to objections from two aldermen, Felix Cardona Jr. and ...

HUD will drop several housing and environmental pollution discrimination cases, signaling a major shift in priorities under ...

Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.