Bynan Group

08/28/2026

The research found that the TIF tax program intended to revive blighted neighborhoods has helped downtown but done much less for poor neighborhoods on the South and West sides and estimated that a homeowner with a $300,000 home paid $878 in 2023 to make up for the amount of property tax revenue diverted to TIF.

08/26/2026

08/11/2026

Rebuild 2.0, an expansion of the city’s Rebuild program, identifies homes that can be acquired, rehabbed and sold to create homeownership opportunities on the South and West sides.

08/07/2026

Three of the country's biggest cities just had their safest Julys on record.

New York is on pace for its safest year ever, with violent crime down nearly 13% citywide. Baltimore recorded just 7 homicides in July, the fewest of any July on record. And Chicago saw its lowest July homicide total in more than 50 years.

Read the full story: https://www.theqgentleman.com/post/2026-08-new-york-baltimore-and-chicago-report-their-safest-julys-on-record/

07/21/2026

SSI and SSDI recipients who own and live in their homes can pursue critical repair assistance through Habitat for Humanity’s Home Repair Program. This is for homeowners,

07/18/2026

More changes for landlords. https://www.ctmlegalgroup.com/selling-your-chicago-property-the-rofr-ordinance-just-changed-the-game-for-landlords

07/18/2026

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/doh/supp_info/topa.html

The Northwest Side Preservation Ordinance created the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase (606) Block Pilot Program which provides tenants the right of first refusal for sale of residential rental properties within the 606 Predominance of the Block District boundaries.