Former President Barack Obama presents early plans for the center in 2017. AP On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey dismissed a lawsuit to block the construction of the Barack Obama ...

Homeless Chicago residents “cannot close their doors to this virus,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot at a press conference Monday after announcing additional efforts to help the city’s most vulnerable ...

Many Chicago buyers and sellers manage to close on a home amid the pandemic, but others have not been so lucky. For Cameron Leavitt, a construction manager who was in the middle of buying a unit in a ...

On Saturday, after an extension of the spring session, lawmakers decided on key legislation involving a state capital bill for infrastructure—something Illinois hasn’t had in about a decade. Governor ...

Green Living Room at 6431 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Margaret Tazioli For Naomi Davis, the soft opening of the Green Living Room in West Woodlawn on Saturday is no small thing. The space at 6431 S. Cottage ...

A fire that burned through Monday night has destroyed the landmark Lincoln Masonic Temple in downtown Aurora, according to fire officials. The long-vacant building burned from for about nine hours, ...

The third and final high-rise of the multiphase plan to redevelop the Atrium Village housing complex into Old Town Park is now officially under construction on Chicago’s Near North Side. Developed by ...

Fans gather at Chicago’s Soldier Field to watch a live broadcast of USA versus Belgium during the 2014 World Cup. Scott Olson/Getty Images Although Chicago’s Soldier Field was listed as one of 25 ...

Amid efforts to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, the Loop seemed eerily quiet and less crowded this week. While the scenes may not be as bleak as the hypothetical Chicago ghost town created in ...

A rendering of 344 N. Canal Street. Courtesy 42nd Ward Chicago A plan to demolish the old Cassidy Tire building at 344 N. Canal Street and replace the nearly 120-year-old warehouse with a shiny ...

A developer’s plan to build a seven-story contemporary apartment addition above Chicago’s landmarked Union Station has a lot of people crying foul. Twitter users were quick to hurl insults regarding ...

While the Lincoln Yards megaproject may have earned the unanimous recommendation of the Chicago Plan Commission last week, at least ten alderman—including some members of the City Council’s Zoning ...