Rahm’s “Meigs Moment:” Not-Yet-Approved Obama Center Leaving a Premature Scar on Jackson Park
Remember in 2003 when former mayor Richard M. Daley bulldozed Meigs Field in the middle of the night? It was an act of hubris that cost the city...
The Stunning Before-and-After Pics of Second Presbyterian’s Peace Window Restoration
Some of the most amazing pieces of architecture in Chicago are its churches. And one of the best churches in town has just been given a significant...
One Final Look Inside Noble Square’s Saint Boniface Church
For close to a decade we’ve been telling you about the saga of Saint Boniface Church in Noble Square. Completed in 1904, shuttered in 1990,...
Weed Street Residential Tower Back With New Design And A Little Buddy
Plans for another residential tower in the North/Clybourn district are back in play, and bigger than before. We last showed you plans for the 901...
1,186 Pages Filed For Lincoln Yards Development
Get your Allen wrenches ready — Chicago’s next flat-pack instant neighborhood is getting ready to rise. Fresh off a string of successes...
Lincoln Park Tower Cranes Becoming Un-Common
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Dopes on a Rope: Urban Explorers Climb Two Chicago Construction Cranes
There’s something about being young that makes you believe that you’re indestructible. I can’t be all that critical of the...
Near North Firehouse Plan Returns as a 29-Story Office Tower
The 2017 plan to replace the Chicago Engine Company 42 fire station with a skyscraper is back in play. At a public meeting last week, Friedman...
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It’ll Be Subarus, Not Servers for One South Loop Block
Yesterday we were gishing to bring you the news of three new hotels opening up within a single building in the South Loop. Today, it is with melancholy and infinite sadness we report that another...
Rahm’s “Meigs Moment:” Not-Yet-Approved Obama Center Leaving a Premature Scar on Jackson Park
Remember in 2003 when former mayor Richard M. Daley bulldozed Meigs Field in the middle of the night? It was an act of hubris that cost the city $33,000 in federal fines and a million dollars in...
One Final Look Inside Noble Square’s Saint Boniface Church
For close to a decade we’ve been telling you about the saga of Saint Boniface Church in Noble Square. Completed in 1904, shuttered in 1990, since then it’s watched both its convent and...
The Stunning Before-and-After Pics of Second Presbyterian’s Peace Window Restoration
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