Designed by famed architect William Le Baron Jenney and completed in 1885, it rose 10 stories (and eventually 12, after an ...

A California judge has ruled the state’s bare-bones home insurance program’s handling of smoke damage claims is unlawful, a ...

That spooky, unholy prime number. When did this tradition start? Rumor has it the superstition started with the very first skyscraper: the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, completed in 1885.

The insurance industry’s continued embrace of fossil fuel projects is worsening climate change, which ultimately hits consumers in the form of higher premiums for homeowners insurance, consumer ...

In turn, home insurance prices are expected to increase by 11% by the end of 2025. Insurance prices may take up to a year to reflect material cost increases, and when they do, homeowners will ...

Illinois home insurance premiums have increased by 50% between 2021 and 2024, the second-highest increase in the U.S. after Utah. The national average increase during the same period was 24%.

A new study found a typical Illinois single-family homeowner paid almost $1,000 more for home insurance in 2024 compared with three years earlier, a jump of about 50%, making it the second-highest ...

A bride and groom’s home exploded while they were out tying the knot nearby — blown up by one of their guests, who slipped out during the ceremony and was found dead in the rubble.

The rebuild began almost instantly and, by 1885, Chicago had enshrined itself in architectural history as the home of the world’s first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building. Boat tours on the ...

The Chicago metro area has the largest concentration of risk for all three with nearly three million homes at risk of damage from hail, and more than three million homes at risk of tornado or ...

"Condos For Sale" signage is seen near-south side of Chicago. Tim Boyle/Getty Images What To Know The property, located at 9 W Walton St on the 29th floor, was originally purchased for $6,950,000 ...