Another Hotel Coming to Downtown Chicago
The tourists are few and far between these days, but there are plenty of people who are getting ready for the outstaters to flood back into...
West Loop Office Building Moves Forward
The proposed office building at 601 West Randolph Street is a step closer to becoming a reality. The Chicago Plan Commission has thumbed the...
Le Colonial’s Former Colony Under Siege
It’s been a very long time since we would stand in the shadows outside of 937 North Rush Street and startle passing tourists who only noticed us...
Open House Chicago Now In Extended Play Mode
If the most recent University of Chicago Medicine TV ad hasn’t made you jump in front of a CTA bus yet, you may have taken that conveyance around...
Jim Lowenberg 1934-2020
The man who turned a grotty corner of The Loop into an architectural showcase and ushered in an age of downtown Chicago mega-developments has died. ...
A New Skyscraper Opens in The Loop
It’s been a while since anyone cut the ribbon on a new office tower in the throbbing heart of Chicago. So we’re happy to swing a...
Chicago River Getting a New Bridge
Whatever number of bridges you think hang over the Chicago River, add one to the tally, because a new span is on the way. In blue. The $35 million...
In Pictures: The Latest Version of the Former Michael Reese Hospital Site
Tomorrow there will be a public meeting to reveal the latest vision for the Michael Reese Hospital site on the Bronzeville lakefront. The hospital...
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The Last Big House in Edgewater Is Becoming a Landmark
Who doesn’t love a big, old house this time of year? All gussied up for Halloween, it makes you feel all Great Pumpkin inside. There’s a great old house in Edgewater that’s on its...
Go Westerly, Young Man, Along Chicago’s Hipster Highway
A lot of people are thinking about changing their ZIP Code these days. If the zombie-resistant llama ranch in Idaho is beyond your price range, and you can’t bear to be outside the Blommer...
Video: Construction at 1400 West Monroe
Critics of the internet say there’s more to life than cat videos. And they’re right. There are also construction videos. Recently the people putting up 1400 Monroe sent over a video showing how far...
Only a Few Days Left For You to Help Fix Lake Shore Drive
Remember the big project that CDOT and a bunch of other alphabet soup agencies were working on to make North Lake Shore Drive suck less? It’s still going on. In fact, you have until the end of...
Sit Back, Breathe Deep, and Enjoy The Vista
What’s up with Chicago TV stations? They spend heaps of money beaming beauty shots of the city’s skyline all over the place. So you’d think that we might occasionally see the Vista Tower make an...
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