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).

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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). ...

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 ...