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Pedestrians walk along the Cherry Street rail/pedestrian bridge from North Avenue to Goose Island on Dec. 5, 2018. The city of Chicago plans to take control of the former rail line running between the proposed Lincoln Yards development and the southern end of Goose Island.

City nears takeover of North Side rail line, in move to create new public transit route

May 10, 2019 at 11:21 p.m.

Chicago is close to assuming control of abandoned railroad tracks that run through Goose Island, a key step toward creating a public transit route along the Chicago River on the...

An aerial view of the Lincoln Yards site located at N. Southport Avenue and W. Cortland Street on Sept. 28, 2018.

Lincoln Yards’ fate undecided after emotional 4-hour meeting

May 10, 2019 at 11:21 p.m.

Emotions were high, questions plentiful and constituencies wide-ranging during Thursday night’s four-hour meeting about Sterling Bay’s planned Lincoln Yards development on the North Side. The biggest question left unanswered was...

Salesforce to add 1,000 jobs in new Chicago riverfront skyscraper

December 12, 2018 at 2:17 a.m.

Salesforce announced plans Friday to anchor a new riverfront skyscraper and add at least 1,000 jobs to its Chicago workforce in the next five years. The San Francisco-based software firm...

Lower skyscrapers, wider parks in revised Lincoln Yards proposal

May 22, 2019 at 2:04 a.m.

Shorter skyscrapers — and fewer of them — along with more park space are key aspects of a revised plan for the proposed $5 billion-plus Lincoln Yards development along the...

San Francisco-based company bringing hotels to three historic Loop buildings

May 23, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

San Francisco-based boutique hospitality chain Sonder has opened a 30-room hotel in the Loop, the first of three hotels it plans within historic buildings downtown. Sonder opened in September in...

The planned residential portion of Ogden Commons, right, is across the street from Cinespace Chicago Film Studios and Sinai Health System on Chicago's West Side.

New plot: Almost 400 homes planned alongside ‘Chicago Fire’ and ‘Empire’ filming studio

May 10, 2019 at 11:20 p.m.

Almost 400 homes, offices and restaurants could soon be under construction on the city’s West Side, across the street from where TV shows such as “Chicago Fire” and “Empire” are...

The Lincoln Yards site at North Southport Avenue and West Cortland Street in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2018.

No boo-hoo over HQ2: Lessons learned from failed Amazon chase could help Chicago later

August 22, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

Chicago spent more than a year trying to land Amazon’s so-called HQ2, a once-in-a-generation headquarters prize that carried with it the promise of 50,000 high-paying jobs. Instead, the Seattle-based company...

Irena Kubiliene shops at the Amazon Go store on South Franklin Street, Sept. 17, 2018 in Chicago. Two of the cashierless stores are open in the city, and more are planned.

Amazon didn’t choose Chicago for HQ2. Now what?

December 11, 2018 at 10:10 p.m.

Amazon will split its second headquarters between New York’s Long Island City and Arlington in northern Virginia, the e-commerce giant said Tuesday, ending Chicago’s hopes of adding a highly coveted...

Food hall planned in former poultry processing facility in Fulton Market

May 10, 2019 at 11:20 p.m.

A Pittsburgh-based food hall operator is coming to a former poultry processing facility in the Fulton Market district, adding to the neighborhood’s already extensive dining options and Chicago’s growing list...

McDonald's plans to sell 34 acres alongside its former Oak Brook headquarters to a developer that wants to build high-end town homes, thwarting the local park district's effort to buy the vacant land and continue using it for sports fields and open space.

McDonald’s selling 34 vacant acres in Oak Brook to homebuilder; park district wants to keep space open

May 23, 2019 at 3:40 p.m.

McDonald’s plans to sell 34 acres alongside its former Oak Brook headquarters to a developer that wants to build high-end town homes, thwarting the local park district’s effort to buy...

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