Stalled River North Skyscraper Starts Again, Saves Historic Firehouse

Written By Editor on October 22, 2012 in Brown Line, Franklin Street, Illinois Street, River North, Skyscrapers, _story

A stalled residential tower proposed for Chicago’s River North neighborhood is back on the drawing boards. The skyscraper at 212 West Illinois Street was approved by  Chicago’s city council in 2007, but was never built. According to an e-mail from 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly, the project is out of mothballs and its developers are asking for some modifications so it can be built. The updated development proposal...