South Shore, by the Numbers: Two of Five Market Signals Active, the Median Condominium Up From $52,750 to $97,650, and House Prices Up 74 Percent

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Two of the five market signals in our analysis are active in South Shore, on Chicago’s South Side lakefront: house prices and two-to-six-flat prices. Its median house sold for $172,500 in 2025, up 74 percent from 2019, and its median two-to-six-flat for $330,000, up 94 percent. Condominiums are more than a quarter of what sells there, and their median went from $52,750 to $97,650, the second-largest rise among the 37 areas with enough condominium sales to compare.

Auburn Gresham, by the Numbers: Three of Five Market Signals Active, 17 Percent of Purchases Resold Within Two Years, and a Median Assessor Valuation at 66 Percent of Sale Price

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Three of the five market signals in our analysis are active in Auburn Gresham, on Chicago’s South Side: house prices, two-to-six-flat prices and new-construction permits. Its median house sold for $180,000 in 2025, up 86 percent from 2019, and its median two-to-six-flat for $320,000, up 110 percent. Of the 2,929 homes bought there from 2018 through 2022, 499 were sold again by their buyer within two years, 17 percent, the third-highest rate among the 73 areas compared.

Roseland, by the Numbers: More Houses Sold in 2025 Than in Any Other Chicago Community Area, a Median Up From $70,000 to $144,000, and 15 Percent of Purchases Resold Within Two Years

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More houses sold in Roseland in 2025 than in any other Chicago community area, 479, and their median price was $144,000, up from $70,000 in 2019, the seventh-largest rise among the 70 areas with enough sales to compare. Of the 2,819 homes bought in the Far South Side area from 2018 through 2022, 435 were sold again by their buyer within two years, 15 percent against 7 percent citywide.

Flu First Reached 10 Percent of Chicago Lab Tests in December in Eight of 16 Seasons, and as Early as Nov. 12. Last Season 69 Percent of the Children Who Got a Recorded Shot Had It Two Weeks Before Flu Reached That Mark.

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In eight of the 16 seasons in Chicago’s laboratory records, flu first reached 10 percent of tests in December, and the earliest it got there was the week ending Nov. 12, 2022. Last season flu reached that share in the week ending Dec. 13, 2025; by two weeks earlier, 77 percent of the residents who would end the season with a recorded flu shot already had one, and 69 percent of the children.

Chicago’s Immunization Registry Shows 29,979 Fewer Children With a Recorded Flu Shot in 2025–26 Than in 2021–22, and 20,894 More Seniors. By ZIP Code, 17 to 40 Percent of Residents Had One on Record.

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Chicago’s immunization registry holds a flu shot on record for 153,385 children in the 2025–26 season, 29,979 fewer than four seasons earlier, and for 182,014 residents 65 and older, 20,894 more. By ZIP code the share of residents with a recorded shot runs from 16.7 percent to 40.1 percent, and 60 percent of the residents with a recorded shot last season have it dated Nov. 1 or earlier.

Lower West Side, by the Numbers: House Prices Up 61 Percent on 32 Sales, No Market Signals Active, and More Two-to-Six-Flat Parcels Than in 2006

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None of the five market signals in our analysis is active in the Lower West Side, the community area that includes Pilsen. Its median house sold for $523,750 in 2025, up 61 percent from 2019, on 32 sales. Two-to-six-flats are just over half of what sells there, and their median rose 34 percent against 62 percent citywide. The tax rolls show 2,960 two-to-six-flat parcels, 45 more than in 2006.

Logan Square, by the Numbers: No Market Signals Active, House Prices Up 45 Percent Since 2019, and 566 Two-to-Six-Flat Parcels Now Classed as Houses

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None of the five market signals in our analysis is active in Logan Square, on Chicago’s Northwest Side, where the median house sold for $952,375 in 2025, up 45 percent from 2019. The tax rolls show 730 fewer two-to-six-flats there than in 2006, and 566 of the parcels that left the class are now classed as single-family houses, the fifth-most of any community area.

North Lawndale, by the Numbers: Four of Five Market Signals Active, One of Them Exactly at Its Bar, and New-Construction Permits Up From 27 to 104

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North Lawndale, on Chicago’s West Side, is one of three community areas where four of the five market signals in our analysis are active, and it reached four only on the September reading. Its median house price in 2025, $168,000 on 53 sales, is exactly 1.60 times the 2019 median, which is the bar. New-construction permits went from 27 in 2018–19 to 104 in 2024–25, and companies bought 29.2 percent of the homes sold in 2024 and 2025.

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

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The Cook County Commission on Human Rights’ posted decisions file: 791 decisions dated 2013 through 2025, 40 labeled Substantial Evidence (19 of them in 2017, five since 2019) and 677 procedural dismissals, led by lack of jurisdiction, settlement and voluntary withdrawal. By kind of complaint and by year; no party named.

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