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We’re writing with some news: We’ve closed up shop at Curbed Chicago for the time being. So, we’re leaving our homepage curated with our some of our best and most resourceful stories ...
Home closings in Chicago are still going through, but it’s forcing real estate pros to get creative.
A long-discussed—and, for some people, likely forgotten—high-rise apartment project in Chicago’s Fulton River District is finally ready to break ground. Vancouver-based developer Onni Group ...
As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, there are a number of precautions to take like social distancing and working from home. In Chicago, local leaders are adding to that list to ensure all ...
Here’s what you need to know about the return of coach houses, granny flats, and other accessory units.
Chicago’s 10 most senseless demolitions, mapped From groundbreaking early skyscrapers to sprawling rail terminals ...
12 modernist buildings every Chicagoan should know Steel-and-glass midcentury masterpieces by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and other visionaries ...
For trickier items Linens, towels, sheets: Local animal shelters will gladly take these items to use for bath time, make bedding, and craft new toys. A good place to start in Chicago is The Anti ...
Since its humble beginnings as a reading room inside a repurposed water tower tank in 1873, the Chicago Public Library system has sprouted 81 branches. Throughout its history, the CPL has occupied ...
These were Chicago’s 10 most important projects of the past decade A lot happened in the 2010s. These were the projects that stand out.
In a decade, the neighborhood went from meatpackers to tech workers.
A decade of regret in Chicago How the loss of historic churches, affordable housing, and 50 public schools changed the city.