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Homeless Chicago residents “cannot close their doors to this virus,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot at a press conference Monday after announcing additional efforts to help the city’s most vulnerable ...

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 ...

A new four-story, 33-unit condo development in Chicago’s Noble Square neighborhood is officially on its way after receiving its construction permit late last week. Last night, Noble Square neighbors ...

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 ...

A rendering of the Kennedy Expressway topped with public park space. Courtesy RATIO Architects A visionary idea to create a deck over the Kennedy Expressway with a public park between Chicago’s ...

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 ...

An 115 year-old building in the Loop being redeveloped as a Hilton hotel may earn landmark status and a $20 million property tax break over 12 years. Despite some concerns about the destruction of ...

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 ...

Chicago has over 1,900 miles of alleys, and it’s been a fixture of the city’s landscape since the infrastructure was built in the 1800s. As James Thompson drafted the city’s first plans in 1830, the ...

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 ...

The former St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church at 921 N. Hoyne Street. Photos courtesy of Regency Development Group In Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, the landmarked St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran ...