Credited for inventing the skyscraper, Chicago and its lasting mark in the world of architecture is internationally renowned. The city has an abundance of remarkable, iconic structures and no ...

Hundreds of new apartment units have been delivered along the busy Milwaukee Avenue artery over the last couple of years, and hundreds more are on the way.

The underground walkway is a shield against winter weather and connects to dozens of buildings in the Loop.

For a city that prides itself on its architectural legacy, Chicago has a mixed track record when it comes to saving its significant buildings. The city’s historic preservation movement didn’t ...

The Gilded Age might seem like a distant memory, but not all of the mansions constructed by the city’s well-heeled social elite between the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the early 20th Century ...

Hidden in plain sight throughout downtown blocks is essentially an open-air gallery of enormous sculptures, mosaics, and murals. The public works of art were created by some of the world’s most ...

How a failed gunrunner, squealing hogs, and goats gave us Streeterville, Canaryville, and Bucktown.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s years working under Sullivan helped to shape the young architect’s design ethos.

Work on the mixed-use Logan’s Crossing project is finally underway at the former site of Logan’s Square Mega Mall—three years after developers first unveiled their plans for the 2500 block ...

Chicago developers are making bold plays to turn long-vacant brownfield sites, obsolete industrial corridors, and underutilized historic buildings into sprawling megadevelopments. The recent push ...

The birthplace of the skyscraper, Chicago is reinventing its world-famous skyline as it prepares to a new batch of tall, eye-catching towers. When the 836-foot-tall One Bennett Park opened in 2019 ...

Chicago is known for its downtown sculptures like Picasso’s enigmatic creation in Daley Plaza and Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate AKA “the bean,” but the city has longed served as a canvas for ...