When the Chicago Board of Ed closed 50 schools in 2013, it planned to sell or tear down the buildings by 2017. Now, 21 of the ...

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As warm weather eases its way into the city, the Burnham Building, a 120-year-old pavilion in Jackson Park, ought to be a ...

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The 10 buildings on the 2025 endangered list "all celebrate cultural heritage" Landmarks Illinois CEO Bonnie McDonald said.

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1973: Ironworkers bolted the last girder into place, making Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) the world’s tallest building.

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CHICAGO (WGN) — One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a car crashed into a building on the Near North Side early Saturday morning. Chicago police say the deadly crash ...

City & Salvage Design rescues parts and pieces from old buildings and their furnishings, selling some of them “as is” and transforming others into attractive home décor and gift items such as old ...