A new four-story, 33-unit condo development in Chicago’s Noble Square neighborhood is officially on its way after receiving its construction permit late last week. Last night, Noble Square neighbors ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has vowed to make neighborhood development and diversity—making the city that works work for everyone—a central part of her mayoral legacy. As she said in her acceptance speech, ...