Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

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The state government has outlined five so-called "value capture" mechanisms it will use to help fund the $34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop East. The measures include contributions from developers who ...

Tougher values and language test for aspiring migrants could form a part of the Coalition's migration policy. Sussan Ley says the policy will explore those issues, though she says tensions in ...

Which language has the best loops? See for yourself, with our side-by-side (loop-for-loop) Python vs. Kotlin showdown. Find more stories in this week’s report.

Chicago homeowners are getting hit with a record property tax hike after the city’s downtown office buildings and other commercial real estate values fell again. The median residential bill climbed by ...

Commercial property values in Chicago’s Loop, the city’s central district of skyscrapers, financial firms and offices that drives much of its economy, dropped by about 7.2% last year amid lower sale ...

CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A dramatic decline in the value of commercial property in Chicago's Loop, the city's longtime economic engine, fueled a record property tax increase on homes ...

This story is a collaboration between the Illinois Answers Project and the Chicago Tribune. Chicago homeowners are being walloped with a record property tax hike, with some of the city’s poorest ...

Who’s afraid of declining commercial real estate values in the Loop? We are, and you should be too, especially if you own a home in Chicago. The reason comes into sharp focus in a new report from Cook ...

During the University’s staff town halls on Oct. 29 and 30, the University’s vice president for human resources, Heather Christophersen, announced a new set of “ND Values.” The previous list included ...