City Throws Flag on Developer’s E-Sports Arena
There is no shortage of sweating opportunities for the sneaker-smackers around Loyola University’s Edgewater campus. Various flavors of...
Crane Coming Down at 300 North Michigan
A tower crane going up is a good sign of progress in the construction of a new skyscraper. A tower crane coming down is even...
It’s Like The 606, Only With an Active Train Line Right Next to You
The City of Chicago is chugging ahead with another rails-to-trails plan. This one involves two miles of the elevated CSX viaduct just north of West...
Bridg Comes Tumbling Down in West Town
Another West Town touchstone is becoming brimstone. The Bridgford Foods building at 170 North Green Street will soon be a memory, according to the...
Obama Center Groundbreaking Ceremony Today
On a patch of land that used to be a garden in Jackson Park, groundbreaking was held today for the Obama Presidential Center — a...
Open House Chicago 2021 Is Officially A Thing
By now you know how we feel about the ‘rona-riffic world in which we live. We won’t editorialize this. You’re all adults and able...
A Reed Sprouts Along the Chicago River’s Southbank
It’s been a good year for apartment balcony gardens like mine. Though I didn’t try pumpkins, watermelon, or corn this year (all...
Crane Planted for New Fulton River District Skyscraper
With The Loop to its east, and West Town to its west, it’s surprising that we don’t see more hot skyscraper action in the Fulton River...
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It’s Like The 606, Only With an Active Train Line Right Next to You
The City of Chicago is chugging ahead with another rails-to-trails plan. This one involves two miles of the elevated CSX viaduct just north of West Roosevelt Road between South Kostner Avenue and...
Crane Coming Down at 300 North Michigan
A tower crane going up is a good sign of progress in the construction of a new skyscraper. A tower crane coming down is even better. That’s what’s expected to happen this week at...
City Throws Flag on Developer’s E-Sports Arena
There is no shortage of sweating opportunities for the sneaker-smackers around Loyola University’s Edgewater campus. Various flavors of sportsball are available to one and all. But...
Chicago’s 2nd Presbyterian Gets Fed Help to Save Mural
If you’ve ever toddled down Michigan Avenue to Second Presbyterian Church, whether to bend a knee or just to attend a community function, you probably noticed one of its greatest hits: The...
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