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Chicago and U.S. flags are planted on the grass across the street from Soldier Field on April 23, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

University of Chicago student contest tackles the city’s sports stadium funding debate

April 27, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Nearly 100 graduate students on 16 teams at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and its Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation brainstormed throughout the school year on...

A woman passes a fountain inside the Ford City Mall in Chicago on April 16, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Ford City Mall restores broken fire suppression system and gets temporary reprieve from a shutdown

April 24, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

A Cook County judge agreed to postpone until May 15 a hearing originally set for Thursday, when the judge could have ordered the giant indoor mall’s immediate closure due to...

People view photographic prints displayed in the gallery space at the new Leica Store & Gallery Chicago at 800 N. Michigan Ave., during a photo exhibit reception April 16, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Luxury camera store coming to Magnificent Mile, aims to be ‘community center’ for artists

April 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

German luxury camera brand Leica will open later this month a multistory store and gallery on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile across from the historic Water Tower.

A person passes an empty store inside the Ford City Mall in Chicago on April 16, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

City reaches deal to shut down Ford City Mall over safety concerns, but remaining retail tenants want more time

April 16, 2026 at 6:51 p.m.

City officials reached an agreement this week with Namdar Realty Group to shut down the main mall after two years of fruitless attempts to repair a fire suppression system and...

The National Confectionery Sales Association said Thursday it will open the first Candy Hall of Fame Experience next year at 830 N. Michigan Ave. (Canvas Real Estate)

Magnificent Mile lands nation’s first Candy Hall of Fame as retail district continues recovery

April 9, 2026 at 6:55 p.m.

The National Confectionery Sales Association said it will open the first Candy Hall of Fame Experience next year at 830 N. Michigan Ave.

Construction workers install windows in the former Signature Room and Lounge of 875 North Michigan Avenue, formerly known as the John Hancock Center, in Chicago on April 8, 2026. The construction will expand 360 Chicago, creating a two-story observation deck open to the public in 2027. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Construction about to start on an expanded 360 Chicago observation deck at top of former John Hancock Center

April 8, 2026 at 5:14 p.m.

The 95th and 96th floors of the building formerly housed the legendary Signature Room restaurant and the Signature Lounge, which closed abruptly in 2023.

Empty streets at Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive during the Tuesday evening rush hour, March 17, 2020, in Chicago's Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Downtown office buildings emptied out by the pandemic are being scooped up and refurbished with new amenities

April 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The spiffed-up properties mean employees who commute downtown — even just a couple of days a week — could find new workspace amenities like tenant lounges and rooftop terraces.

Amtrak’s 14th Street Coach Yard operates on March 18, 2026, along the South Branch of the Chicago River south of Roosevelt Road, across from The 78 development. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Justin Ishbia poised to buy rail yard, fueling speculation it could become part of White Sox stadium site

March 18, 2026 at 6:58 p.m.

Billionaire investor Justin Ishbia is on the verge of buying an Amtrak rail yard just across the Chicago River from The 78, a new mixed-use development still eyed as a...

Cantor Shelly Drucker Friedman, center, talks with Emanuel Congregation members following a Shabbat service in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, Feb. 20, 2026. The congregation is launching a plan to develop a massive new apartment project with the synagogue occupying the bottom portion of the building.(Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

North Side synagogue asks Edgewater neighbors to support new Sheridan Road apartment complex

March 2, 2026 at 12:07 p.m.

A North Side synagogue is asking Edgewater residents to support a plan that would transform its lakefront site into a 12-story apartment complex with hundreds of units and a new,...

Builder DLG Development plans to create 188 units, including 38 affordable apartments, at 3611 N. Halsted St., and transform an adjacent alley into a public park. (Studio Dwell Architects)

Chicago Plan Commission approves Lakeview tower and hundreds of Fulton Market apartments

February 19, 2026 at 5:52 p.m.

Builder DLG Development plans to create 188 units, including 38 affordable apartments, at 3611 N. Halsted St., and transform an adjacent alley into a public park.

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