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The upcoming building will look very similar to this 2018 rendering but with “updated massing,” according to its developers. Pappageorge Haymes Partners/Onni Group A long-discussed—and, for some ...

Bucktown has experienced a 16 percent increase in apartment searches on Domu, compared to one year earlier. Shutterstock It’s still early in the year, but it’s clear that a few neighborhoods in ...

For a city that prides itself on its architectural legacy, Chicago has a mixed track record when it comes to saving its significant buildings. The city’s historic preservation movement didn’t always ...

Whether you’re moving into a new apartment or cleaning out your bookshelves for some new reads, chances are you’ve got a lot of stuff to get clear out. There are plenty of places where you can donate ...

The past decade has been an incredible period of change for Chicago’s built environment. The 2010s saw an economic recovery that reshaped the downtown area with corporate headquarter relocations and ...

Chicago is the ever-beating architectural heart of America: From developing the modest balloon-frame home to creating the skyscraper, Chicago is the birthplace of some of the most iconic and ...

As seen from opposite end of the center’s plaza, the redesigned museum building is less squat and more detailed than in previous plans. Obama Foundation New renderings of the upcoming Obama ...

The Chicago Water Tower is turning 150 this month and the city is celebrating its sesquicentennial in style. A day-long festival at the Near North Side neighborhood around the 150-year-old structure ...

A rendering of Union Station’s new Clinton Street entrance shows a new canopy, signage, and the reinstallation of blocked-off windows. Courtesy Amtrak/Goettsch Partners Amtrak’s ongoing redevelopment ...

It’s fitting that the words “Plzensky Sokol” etched into the stone facade of a vacant building in Pilsen are now covered up by a temporary “For Lease” banner. The history and legacy of Sokols, which ...

Work on the mixed-use Logan’s Crossing project is finally underway at the former site of Logan’s Square Mega Mall—three years after developers first unveiled their plans for the 2500 block of N.