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Some years ago, Sam Walker saw a band at one of Uptown’s many concert venues, and the neighborhood made an impression on him. It was much closer to the lake than where he lived at the time, there was ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1925, when Union Station opened nearly two decades after it was proposed, the Chicago Tribune wrote: “In respect to both architecture and utility, the new station is one of the most impressive in ...

Since its humble beginnings as a reading room inside a repurposed water tower tank in 1873, the Chicago Public Library system has sprouted 81 branches. Throughout its history, the CPL has occupied a ...

The losses in Chicago’s built environment go far beyond the buildings and their architectural features. These places are symbols of greater failures: vacant lots represent a dearth of affordable ...

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 ...

As seen from opposite end of the center’s plaza, the redesigned museum building is less squat and more detailed than in previous plans. Obama Foundation New renderings of the upcoming Obama ...

The building’s restored Art Deco lobby is impressive. Photo by Tom Rossiter, courtesy of Gensler The transformation of Chicago’s long-neglected Old Post Office building into shiny offices reached a ...

A rendering of Union Station’s new Clinton Street entrance shows a new canopy, signage, and the reinstallation of blocked-off windows. Courtesy Amtrak/Goettsch Partners Amtrak’s ongoing redevelopment ...

The former St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church at 921 N. Hoyne Street. Photos courtesy of Regency Development Group In Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, the landmarked St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran ...