Chicago is known for a variety of transportation: busy airports, a popular riverfront, and a strategic rail transit hub. However, the city’s downtown is perhaps best traveled by foot. It’s the only ...

Chicago is the ever-beating architectural heart of America: From developing the modest balloon-frame home to creating the skyscraper, Chicago is the birthplace of some of the most iconic and ...

While many cities across the country are witnessing construction booms, the development activity currently underway in Chicago cannot be overstated. Last year, Chicago witnessed a post-recession ...

The upcoming building will look very similar to this 2018 rendering but with “updated massing,” according to its developers. Pappageorge Haymes Partners/Onni Group A long-discussed—and, for some ...

Whether you’re moving into a new apartment or cleaning out your bookshelves for some new reads, chances are you’ve got a lot of stuff to get clear out. There are plenty of places where you can donate ...

Elvis was found in remarkable condition, for a man who had spent a century underground. The corpse’s real name was never learned, but the sewer workers who happened upon his unmarked grave in March ...

Public art and murals are a big part of neighborhood life in Chicago. Though some neighborhoods are better known for large sweeping murals than others, art can be spotted in every neighborhood ...

Taking inspiration from Daniel Burnham’s 1909 Plan for Chicago, an effort to completely redefine Lake Shore Drive between Ohio Street and North Avenue is still being pushed by a number of Chicagoans.

Welcome to Curbed’s first-ever Transportation Week! From how to improve public transportation in cities, ranking the best car-free neighborhoods across the country, and a friendly competition between ...

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 always ...

A team of developers looks to shake up Chicago’s skyline with a striking 96-story skyscraper slated to rise just east of Tribune Tower. At a public meeting on Monday, Chicago developer Golub & Co. and ...

If one in every ten single-family lot added an accessory unit, Chicago would have 237,000 more homes by 2040. Getty Images Chicago offers a diverse mix of places to live, from soaring high-rises to ...