Abby Miller
development reporter @chicago.suntimes.com. amiller@suntimes.com (she/her)
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- A group of Edgewater residents are suing the city of Chicago over zoning changes meant to promote increased density along a nearly 2-mile stretch of Broadway:
- Chicago Architecture Center report outlines how city can score with new stadium developments: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
- Developers Related Midwest and CRG will pay upward of $100 million to remediate the former U.S. Steel South Works site, where petroleum hydrocarbons, metals and other isolated substances have been found in the soil and groundwater: chicago.suntimes.com/environment/...
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- Reposted by Abby MillerEXCLUSIVE: DHS, ICE and CBP agents — and possibly National Guard troops — would operate from a suburban naval base for much of next month as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to target Chicago, per an email from Navy leadership obtained by CST. They'd be at Naval Station Great Lakes Sept. 2-30.
- Meeting Chicago’s parking requirements for housing developments has been a headache for developers. But an ordinance eliminating parking minimums near public transit could change that — and with it, bring more housing to the city at a time where it's desperately needed:
- The Merchandise Mart’s New York-based owner is eyeing a sale of the building as Chicago’s office market continues to post record-high vacancies: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
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- Could implementing a citywide vacancy tax help solve Chicago's affordable housing crisis? Three students at the University of Chicago found the tax could raise $30 million annually to fund infill housing in the city:
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- ICYMI: The city of Chicago is opening up its missing middle housing program to three South Side neighborhoods this year. Community organizations are hopeful the program can reactivate their neighborhoods' vacant lots and help new homeowners build generational wealth:
- Reposted by Abby MillerThe CST Guild is aware of the third-party “summer guide” content in the May 18 edition of the Sun-Times newspaper. This was a syndicated section made externally without the knowledge of the members of our newsroom. We’re deeply disturbed that AI-generated content was printed alongside our work.
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- After months of the public being blocked from using the riverfront plaza outside Trump Tower, the building’s management relented Tuesday and moved the fences under pressure from city officials. With Fran Spielman and @szreports.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
- Reposted by Abby MillerCook County is saddled with a “broken system” of property tax appeals that gives breaks to business owners and wealthy white homeowners — while shifting nearly $2 billion of tax burden to the lowest income homeowners, according to a report from the county treasurer’s office. Some notable numbers 🧵⬇️
- The Chicago Housing Authority has posted a new call for developers interested in the vacant property at Clybourn Avenue and Larrabee Street after initial investors backed out. With David Roeder: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
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- Reposted by Abby MillerTo protect public media we need more journalists in our newsroom — not fewer. #ProtectMyPublicMedia
- Trump's latest tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have Illinois businesses facing 'scary times' chicago.suntimes.com/small-busine...
- The United Center’s owners have bought two more parking lots near the stadium as they aim to start a planned $7 billion transformation of the surrounding area this summer: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
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- Chicago Plan Commission meets at 10 a.m. this morning with a divisive project on its agenda: a 379-foot residential tower in Old Town. The developer and Ald. Brian Hopkins reached a compromise to reduce the project's scale, but some neighbors are still opposed: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
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- Trump's impending tariffs on Chinese goods create uncertainty, higher costs for Chicago businesses: chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
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- Trump's tariff threat has Chicago's construction industry bracing for impact. “Before there was even talk of the tariffs, we’ve had an issue with not enough cranes in the sky,” said Tom Cuculich, executive director of Chicagoland Associated General Contractors. chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
- Sterling Bay hosted a community meeting for its 1804 N Marcey project last night, the latest step to trigger a never-before-used provision in the city’s Connected Communities Ordinance that could lead to the project's approval: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
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- Stalled Morgan Park housing, retail project at former Jewel site could soon break ground: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
