Choose Chicago President and CEO Kristen Reynolds joins Bob Sirott to talk about the progress of Chicago’s businesses in the Loop post-COVID and how you can learn more about the city’s architecture ...

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Loop skyscraper that replaced Louis Sullivan masterpiece heads toward landmark protection In an ironic twist, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks next month will weigh granting preliminary landmark ...

Chicago’s architecture tours are drawing renewed interest because they turn the skyline into a readable timeline. Chicago is widely described as the birthplace of the modern skyscraper, so even a ...

The best news in architecture is the sixth edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. “SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change” has put up 100-plus projects from around the globe at sites ...

Architecture unfolds slowly. Big plans take years, sometimes even decades, to complete. And yet some years come with lots of surprises, and 2025 included a few head-scratchers: a papal pilgrimage site ...

Historic Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Chicago's Oak Park. - Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock The city of Chicago, considered the most prominent large city in the Midwest United States, is known for ...