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CTA awards Red Line Extension construction contract

The project is expecting to break ground in late 2025

August 19, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

Final design for Redefine the Drive proposes lakefront highway with no transit priority

See the full set of renderings below for what IDOT and CDOT have planned

August 12, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

Tribune Tower Voted Chicago’s Best Building 2024

The historic landmark tower beat out its Mag Mile neighbor for the title

April 8, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

People’s Choice CHAMPIONSHIP, (1) Tribune Tower vs. (2) Wrigley Building

Which Mag Mile tower is your favorite building in Chicago? Vote now!

April 5, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

People’s Choice FINAL FOUR, (1) Tribune Tower vs. (13) Carbide and Carbon Building

Who should advance to the championship matchup? Cast your vote now!

April 4, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

People’s Choice FINAL FOUR, (2) Wrigley Building vs. (6) The Rookery Building

Who should advance to the championship matchup? Cast your vote now!

April 4, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

What is Chicago’s most anticipated project? Vote now!

Megaprojects that will break ground in 2022 go head-to-head

January 3, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

How Place Informs Space

Looking at how location impacted some of 2021’s newest projects

December 30, 2021 by Lukas Kugler

More details for casino bids, year-end construction countdown, and more

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December 18, 2021 by Lukas Kugler

City funds affordable housing, feds probe aldermanic privilege, and more

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December 11, 2021 by Lukas Kugler

DPD Selects 12 Projects for Adopt-A-Landmark Grants

Funding will support planned preservation projects citywide

December 5, 2021 by Lukas Kugler

Gas station canceled, CTA looks to speed up accessibility fixes, and more

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December 4, 2021 by Lukas Kugler

Chicago's disappearing two- to four-flats, Fulton Market gets hotter + more news

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May 19, 2021 by Jay Koziarz

Time running out to save Thompson Center, Uptown neighbors fight apartment plan + more news

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May 12, 2021 by Jay Koziarz

How the CTA's Red Line extension will reshape land-use on the South Side

Officials are engaging residents to draft "Transit Supportive Development Plans" for the areas around the four future stations

May 5, 2021 by Jay Koziarz

Portage Park development too 'suburban,' Thompson Center officially for sale + more news

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May 5, 2021 by Jay Koziarz

Chicago now accepting applications for ADUs—in some neighborhoods

Property owners within five pilot areas can apply to build additional housing units on their lots

May 3, 2021 by Jay Koziarz

Ordinance to rename Lake Shore Drive after Jean Baptiste Point DuSable moves ahead

The iconic roadway immortalized by rock band Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah is one step closer to changing its name

April 29, 2021 by Jay Koziarz