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

According to the accounting firm Novogradac, increasing the tax credit and lowering bond financing requirements for housing ...

We are thinking about no tax on capital gains on houses,” Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with the president of the ...

Deborah Witzburg's second quarter report accuses a pair of city employees—including a Chicago Police officer and an assistant ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to call for a vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would legalize accessory dwelling units across ...

A Trump administration proposal could put more than 1 million low-income households at risk of losing their ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The so-called "granny flats" proposal was tabled during a full Chicago City Council meeting Wednesday. It ...

Federal budget could mean big shifts in housing policy © 2025 American City Business Journals. All rights reserved. Use of ...

The City Council Zoning Committee advanced a proposal to legalize so-called "granny flats" citywide, allowing Chicago homeowners to build basement, attic, garage, and coach house apartments on their ...

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

A new study suggests a proposed two-year time limit on federal housing subsidies could affect as many as 1.4 million ...

The privately funded "Rat Contraceptive Pilot" uses non-toxic contraceptive pellets to reduce the rat population in Chicago. Its next test neighborhood is Lincoln Park.