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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 ...

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 ...

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple in Oak Park. Photo by Nick Fochtman After closing to the public in response to the novel coronavirus, a dozen historic sites designed by famed American architect ...

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 ...

A whole host of questions spring up when you think about purchasing a home. But one in particular can nag at you throughout the process: Is it actually the right year to buy? In Chicago in 2020, all ...

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 ...

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 ...

A rendering of the Kennedy Expressway topped with public park space. Courtesy RATIO Architects A visionary idea to create a deck over the Kennedy Expressway with a public park between Chicago’s ...

Tucked away in a back alley in Chicago’s hottest neighborhood lies the city’s least-known parcel of holy ground. The rear of the three-story brick warehouse on the 1100 block of West Fulton Market ...

As the foundation of the block-sized One Chicago development takes shape across from downtown’s Holy Name Cathedral, the team behind the massive two-tower complex has offered an early glimpse at the ...