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Inspired by our series of posts about Christmas in Chicago (1 & 2), one of the usual suspects e-mailed in a few photos of her own. It looks like the Christmas train display is now up and running in the basement of the John Hancock Center (875 North Michigan Avenue).

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In my travels, I've seen a number of references to Chicago in other countries. There's a used clothing store in the Harajuku section of Tokyo called "Chicago." There is a chain of steakhouses ...

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The new Hotel Palomar Chicago(505 North State Street) is progressing nicely, and is already taking reservations for dates starting May 1, 2010. And while it's quite a handsome building, it's ...

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It's been a while since we checked in on this project. We first told you about it back in January. Shortly thereafter a snow-covered Dunkin' Donuts at 24 East Chicago Avenue and some less savory ...

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Just got an alert from Alderman Reilly's office about the Three Arts Club building (1300 North Dearborn Street). This beautiful, historic building has been vacant for years. Now it may get new life. So to speak.

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Most Chicagoans have finished laughing, crying, or both, about what happened at Northerly Island that dark night in 2003 when Meigs Field (CGX) was turned into a meadow.

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The glorious smell of popcorn is once again wafting down Michigan Avenue as Garrett Popcorn has reopened on Michigan Avenue.

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Just a quick note -- We hear that there is some preliminary work being done to investigate the possibility of landscaping the Blue Line in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290).We don't know ...

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Sure, it's just a chunk of black metal, but it's also the harbinger of the holiday season. The base for the Christmas tree has been put in place in the plaza of the John Hancock Center (875 North Michigan Avenue). ...

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There was an interesting note at a public meeting of the Grant Park Conservancy a couple of days ago. Bob O'Neill, the head of the organization, said that the plan for moving the Chicago Children's ...

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One of the streets that welcome thousands of cars barreling into the Loop or fleeing for the suburbs each day is going to get a big makeover.Construction is expected to start in the spring on a Congress ...

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A couple of days ago we told you that the plan to build three hotels on half a block in River North had been revised.Well, we finally got our hands on the latest revision made by HOK, and it looks like it does indeed address a number of concerns local residents and businesses had.

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It's not often we have a status update that lacks a photo, but this is one of those cases.We've received word from Children's Memorial Hospital that the new hospital at 225 East Chicago Avenue will be ...

Evanston has a new condo block opening soon. The Winthrop Club (1570 Elmwood Avenue, Evanston) is a project of Winthop Properties, which is located in the north suburb. It's the latest in a series of modern-looking mid-scale skyscrapers that are transforming the look of this ring city. ...




















