North Side alderman supports 24-acre riverfront park, if it can be funded
A North Side alderman has thrown his support behind a proposed 24-acre riverfront park — if there's a way to pay for it. Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, wants to see...
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Chicago eyes 606 extension, light rail route from North Side to downtown
A light rail train linking North Side neighborhoods to downtown Chicago and an extension of The 606 elevated trail are part of a plan starting to take shape to accommodate...
German coworking firm plans 100,000-square-foot Mag Mile flagship
A German coworking firm has opened its first U.S. office in Chicago, and will add a Mag Mile flagship as part of an ambitious expansion. Berlin-based Rent24 recently opened an...
Fulton Market’s Randolph Street could see new people spaces in archaic service drives
West Randolph Street's broad layout was designed for horse-drawn deliveries of food in the 1800s. Now the street's iconic boulevard could go the way of the horse and buggy amid...
Soil contamination puts South Works project, which would turn old U.S. Steel site into 20,000-home development, on hold
More than eight months after two European developers unveiled a project to build 20,000 homes on Chicago's south lakefront, the prospects of the ambitious project are in question. Plans to...
Gold Coast’s Hotel Indigo getting new name: Claridge House
Less than two years after being bought out of foreclosure, the Gold Coast's Hotel Indigo is getting a new name and restaurant as part of a $9 million renovation. The...
Fulton Market land could go from trash heap to cash heap
What once was trash is now treasure in the Fulton Market district, where a waste hauler is looking to sell 2.5 acres of gritty land now believed to be worth...
Tribune Tower’s $1 billion redevelopment plan: Developers face price point, deadline challenges
After unveiling ambitious plans for Tribune Tower's redevelopment, owners of the Michigan Avenue landmark are facing the question that's been posed for decades in the building: Can you meet deadlines?...
Developers plan city’s second-tallest skyscraper next to new Tribune Tower condos
Developers on Monday unveiled plans for Chicago's second-tallest skyscraper, a tapering shaft of metal and glass that would soar above historic Tribune Tower, resemble the top of Batman's black mask...
Japanese chain takes step toward building 615-room hotel near Union Station
A Japanese hotel company appears ready to build a 615-room hotel near Union Station, as the economy chain makes its long-planned arrival in the U.S. Toyoko Inn Co. on Wednesday...