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A few pedestrians cross the Adams Street bridge near Union Station on Sept. 10, 2020, during what was once afternoon rush hour in Chicago.

Six months into the pandemic, downtown Chicago is a humbled giant. Can it get back on its feet?

September 14, 2020 at 8:17 a.m.

Six months after the COVID-19 pandemic first shook Chicago, the city's once-mighty downtown — with its towering skyscrapers, glamorous shops and glittering public spaces — is a humbled giant, taking...

The soccer field west of Walter Payton College Preparatory High School is included in the planned development of land owned by Moody Bible Institute on the North Side.

Developer seeks approval for thousands of units on portion of Moody Bible Institute’s Near North Side campus

September 9, 2020 at 2:05 p.m.

A Chicago developer is moving forward with ambitious plans that could bring thousands of residential units to 8 acres it plans to buy on the Near North Side from Moody...

Concrete workers top out the Vista Tower on the 101st floor on April 26, 2019.

Vista Tower condo buyer sues to scrap $10 million purchase in Chicago’s third-tallest skyscraper

September 8, 2020 at 9:32 a.m.

Vista Tower hasn't opened yet, but a buyer of a $10 million condo in what will be Chicago's third-tallest skyscraper wants to back out of the deal. A lawsuit filed...

The lobby of the historic Palmer House Hilton at 17 E. Monroe St. in Chicago is seen in 2014. The owner of the hotel has been sued for almost $338 million in missed loan payments.

Owner of Palmer House Hilton sued for $338 million unpaid loan

September 1, 2020 at 10:08 a.m.

The owner of the historic Palmer House Hilton has been sued for almost $338 million in missed loan payments, in the largest Chicago foreclosure case to emerge from the coronavirus...

Condo buildings at 317-325 and 327-335 W. Belden Ave., north of Francis W. Parker School, are photographed Jan. 23, 2020, in Chicago.

Lincoln Park private school Francis W. Parker moving ahead with controversial plan to expand 6-acre campus

August 24, 2020 at 4:04 p.m.

A private school near the Lincoln Park Zoo is moving forward with a controversial plan to expand its campus, as it nears the purchase of a historic condo building on...

City picks sites in Austin, Auburn Gresham and Englewood for its Invest South/West program

August 24, 2020 at 12:26 p.m.

The city has identified the first three sites it wants to develop under Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Invest South/West program, which aims to distribute $750 million in Chicago grants geared toward...

Sikich senior auditor Priyank Shah works all alone Aug. 18, 2020, in a 25,000-square-foot space at the company's office in downtown Chicago, as most of his co-workers work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Remote work can continue forever, consulting firm Sikich tells employees as it shifts to micro offices

August 19, 2020 at 12:56 p.m.

Professional services firm Sikich will allow employees to work from home permanently and plans to shrink the size of its offices in one of the most dramatic responses to the...

Kimberly Moore, founder and president of KDM Engineering, walks past trees Aug. 17, 2020, in the courtyard of her company's future headquarters at 1308 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago's Goose Island neighborhood.

Engineering firm leaving downtown high-rise, headed to North Side to spread out amid pandemic

August 18, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

A Chicago-based engineering firm is moving from a downtown office tower to a smaller loft building on the North Side in search of more space and fewer office neighbors during...

One Prudential Plaza, at left, and the taller Two Prudential Plaza are seen May 31, 2017. The Prudential Insurance Company of America is suing landlord Sterling Bay, saying the Chicago developer is overdue in paying $10 million as part of a deal in which Prudential is walking away from naming rights after 65 years.

Insurer Prudential demands its name and signs come off Prudential Plaza, sues to collect $10M payment from building owner

August 18, 2020 at 1:43 p.m.

Prudential Plaza's namesake tenant wants its name and signs taken off the two-tower office complex along Millennium Park, and says the property's owner needs to write a $10 million check...

Coronavirus brings unlikely classroom: A 57-story apartment tower in Streeterville

August 17, 2020 at 11:21 a.m.

A 57-story apartment tower in the Streeterville neighborhood plans to convert some of its office space to small classrooms, betting that frazzled families will seek space outside the home to...

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