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A luxury developer sets its sights on renovating the neighborhood’s historic buildings and residents are worried about what that means for them.

Chicago Urban Planning on Curbed ChicagoGarfield Green housing project, winner of global design competition, moves ahead C40’s Reinventing Cities contest asked for green development projects ...

Here’s what you need to know about the return of coach houses, granny flats, and other accessory units.

It’s been more than a year since city officials approved a new observation deck and a 1,185-foot exterior elevator for Chicago’s Aon Center, and the sky-high attraction is finally getting ...

Chicago’s 10 most senseless demolitions, mapped From groundbreaking early skyscrapers to sprawling rail terminals ...

12 modernist buildings every Chicagoan should know Steel-and-glass midcentury masterpieces by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and other visionaries ...

For trickier items Linens, towels, sheets: Local animal shelters will gladly take these items to use for bath time, make bedding, and craft new toys. A good place to start in Chicago is The Anti ...

The visionary project could use West Loop TIF funds, according to Alderman Burnett.

The new year is here and promises to be a big one for the future of Chicago’s built environment. In 2020, a number of major projects are on the horizon. Expect grand unveilings, significant ...

In 1925, when Union Station opened nearly two decades after it was proposed, the Chicago Tribune wrote: “In respect to both architecture and utility, the new station is one of the most ...

Since its humble beginnings as a reading room inside a repurposed water tower tank in 1873, the Chicago Public Library system has sprouted 81 branches. Throughout its history, the CPL has occupied ...