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People outside the mostly empty Thompson Center in Chicago's Loop on July 19, 2023.

Google plans to open in the Thompson Center by 2026. Will the tech giant help revitalize the Loop?

August 2, 2023 at 5:16 p.m.

Google surprised many last year when it agreed to buy the James R. Thompson Center in the heart of the Loop. The tech giant hasn't revealed its plans for the...

Pedestrians walk under the Fulton Market District sign in Chicago, Dec. 14, 2022.

Law firm inks deal for Fulton Market tower, continuing the trend of corporate moves

July 25, 2023 at 5:11 p.m.

Chicago-based law firm Greenberg Traurig has signed an agreement to move its headquarters from 77 W. Wacker Drive to a new development under construction in the Fulton Market neighborhood. The...

Irene Johnson, tenant manager of LeClaire Courts, is shown on May 3, 1989.

LeClaire Courts’ long-delayed reconstruction may finally get started as CHA board gives the go-ahead

July 18, 2023 at 5:29 p.m.

The Chicago Housing Authority Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday morning to move forward on the reconstruction of its LeClaire Courts development on the Southwest Side. It's one of the final...

Chicago-based developer Hubbard Street Group and its joint venture partner College Park Athletic Club just began reconstructing a former furniture store at 1621 N. Randall Road in Algonquin into Pickle Haus, a sports complex with 12 pickleball courts.

Pickleball is here to stay, and developers are gearing up to satisfy the demand

July 12, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Pickleball is the latest sports craze, and soon Chicago-area players will have more opportunities to compete indoors, with amenities such as restaurants and bars at hand. Chicago-based developer Hubbard Street...

Artists on the 9, an arts facility and gallery, was rehabbed by the Greater Chatham Initiative with funding from the Driehaus Foundation.

Landmarks Illinois wants to redefine historic preservation, and now has a $1 million Driehaus Foundation grant

July 11, 2023 at 6:03 p.m.

Chicago's Driehaus Foundation approved Monday evening $1 million in funding for a Landmarks Illinois program that revives historic buildings on the city's South and West sides. The move will help...

The University of Chicago signed a partnership with CIC, a Massachusetts-based operator of shared workspaces and labs, to incubate dozens of startup companies within the university's leased space in Hyde Park Labs, a flagship science building under construction at the corner of 52nd Street and Harper Avenue.

University of Chicago partners with Massachusetts firm to incubate startup companies in Hyde Park Labs

July 7, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago's life sciences industry is about to get another much-needed shot in the arm. The University of Chicago signed a partnership agreement with CIC, a Massachusetts-based operator of shared workspaces...

The Seneca apartment building in the 200 block of East Chestnut Street in Chicago is seen on July 6, 2023.

Streeterville apartment building sells for $55M as complexes fetch low prices amid interest rate hikes

July 7, 2023 at 10:59 a.m.

The Vanbarton Group sold Streeterville's historic The Seneca, a 267-unit apartment building at 200 E. Chestnut St., for $55 million, according to Cook County property records. That's a big markdown...

The functional showroom at Allsteel on June 20, 2023.

The Merchandise Mart has long been a hub for design showrooms. But Fulton Market is an up-and-coming challenger.

July 6, 2023 at 10:04 a.m.

The Merchandise Mart's furniture showrooms have made it a center of the design world for generations. But there's a new challenger to the nearly 100-year-old Mart. A growing number of...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, center, visits residents in the Austin neighborhood with chief of staff Rich Guidice, left, and Ald. Emma Mitts, 37th, on July 3, 2023, where flooding occurred in homes after heavy rains over the weekend.

Chicago area dries out from weekend flooding that overwhelmed many basement apartments. ‘It’s devastating.’

July 4, 2023 at 8:21 a.m.

Mariajose Pama Serna, 7, came with her family to Cicero from Colombia in hopes of securing asylum. The family had recently moved into a garden apartment in town thanks to...

Melissa Tompkins, of McHugh Construction, is the project manager at the newly constructed apartment building called 43 Green.

Minority-owned development firms have been in short supply in Chicago. New initiatives aim to change that.

June 19, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, downtown Chicago was in the midst of a building boom that local officials say was notable for what it didn't include: minority-owned development firms. "There...

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