City’s Port of Chicago privatization contract isn’t fully formed
It's called the Port of Chicago, but its track record as a hub for shipping commodities by barge to the Gulf of Mexico has been so lackluster that a recent...
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Ultraluxe Langham hotel to open in former IBM Building
Sandwiched between the silvery curvature of the Trump tower and the twin corncob structures of Marina City, the former IBM Building, a starkly rectilinear monolith designed by Ludwig Mies van...
Hyatt, Unite Here reach tentative deal
After a blistering four-year labor battle, Hyatt Hotels Corp. and workers union Unite Here reached a tentative settlement that will give employees pay and benefits increases for nearly a decade,...
Opponents of DePaul arena fear McCormick Place area may also get data center
A South Loop residents group that says a DePaul University basketball arena would damage its neighborhood expressed concern Thursday that a nearby parcel will be developed as a large-scale data...
Data center concerns add to DePaul arena fears for McCormick neighbors
A South Loop residents' group that says a DePaul University basketball arena would damage its neighborhood on Thursday expressed concern that a nearby parcel will be developed as a large-scale...
McPier awards contract for design work on 1,200-room hotel
McCormick Place officials moved ahead Tuesday on plans to create an entertainment district around the convention center by awarding a nearly $7 million contract for design work on a planned...
Next step for Bloomingdale Trail: Creating an identity
The planned 2.7-mile Bloomingdale Trail and five linked parks -- envisioned as an elevated pedestrian and bicycling corridor splashed with artwork and landscaping -- will assume a new, overarching identity...
Chicago draws near record 46M tourists in 2012
Chicago hosted a near-record 46.2 million visitors last year, with growth in overnight leisure travel driving the city back to pre-recession levels.The total is a 6.1 percent increase over 2011,...
McPier: DePaul events to bring in one-third of operating income at new arena
DePaul University's use of a proposed $173 million McCormick Place arena for Blue Demons basketball and other events would generate about one-third of the nearly $3.6 million in event-related proceeds...
Hotel workers protest Pritzker Commerce nomination
Hundreds of protesters landed outside the Hyatt McCormick Place just as the National Restaurant Association Show, one of the nation's largest hospitality industry trade shows, was letting out for its...