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Chicago Has Logged 582 Foreclosed-Rental Registrations Under Its Renter Ordinance Since 2021, 44 in Auburn Gresham. Covered Tenants Can Take $10,600 Even When Offered a New Lease

Chicago has logged 582 foreclosed rental properties under the Keep Chicago Renting ordinance since 2021, 44 in Auburn Gresham. Covered tenants can take $10,600 in relocation assistance even when offered a new…

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Chicago Has Logged 582 Foreclosed-Rental Registrations Under Its Renter Ordinance Since 2021, 44 in Auburn Gresham. Covered Tenants Can Take $10,600 Even When Offered a New Lease

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Flu Was Listed on 3.2 Percent of Chicago Deaths in One January Week, the Highest Share in Eight Seasons. COVID-19’s Peak Fell to 1.4 Percent

Chicago’s First Freeze at O’Hare Moved From a Median October 12 to October 28 Between 1966–1995 and 1996–2025. The Frost-Free Season Grew to 185 Days

Chicago Houses That Closed in June Sold for 12 Percent More Than January’s in the Same Area, 2018 to 2024. Condominium Closings Ran Twice as High in May

Chicago Cited 1,605 Buildings for Inadequate Heat Over the Last Five Winters. South Shore Had 169, a Rate More Than Five Times the City’s

Kenwood, by the Numbers: The Median Condominium Rose 10 Percent Since 2019, the Second-Smallest Rise Among Chicago Areas With Enough Condo Sales, While the Median House Rose 44 Percent to $755,000

Avalon Park, by the Numbers: Company Buyers Rose From 23.3 to 31.2 Percent of Home Sales, the Third-Largest Rise Among 75 Chicago Areas, and 14.5 Percent of Homes Were Resold Within Two Years

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City in Motion

Chicago Has Logged 582 Foreclosed-Rental Registrations Under Its Renter Ordinance Since 2021, 44 in Auburn Gresham. Covered Tenants Can Take $10,600 Even When Offered a New Lease

Cook County’s Human Rights Commission Has Posted 791 Decisions. 40 Are Labeled Substantial Evidence — and Five of Those Are Dated Since 2019

Cook County’s Shakman-Exempt List Holds 454 Positions Where Political Affiliation May Be Weighed in Hiring — and 111 List No Incumbent

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Chicago Houses That Closed in June Sold for 12 Percent More Than January’s in the Same Area, 2018 to 2024. Condominium Closings Ran Twice as High in May

Chicago’s Condo Deconversion Pattern: 69 Buildings Bought in Bulk Since 2018 Left the Tax Rolls as Condominiums, the Nearest Parcels Now Classed as Apartment Buildings or Two-to-Six-Flats

Since 2008, Chicago’s Townships Lost 3,260 Houses and Small Apartment Buildings and the Suburbs Gained 6,351, by the Assessor’s Count

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