"The world’s first modern skyscraper was erected in Chicago in 1885. Now, the city’s skyline shares space with an array of architectural styles from...

"The Glessner House was built in 1887. What manufacturing magnate John J. Glessner imagined as a cozy, inviting home was seen as an eyesore...

"A few years ago, Deborah Mercer was scrolling through the thousands of photographs she’d taken of Chicago’s architectural features and started grouping them into...

"One of the schools closed during the mass school closings of 2013 has found new life as a home for older people — and...

“Anything Goes”: Arts and Culture in Jane Byrne’s Chicago From welcoming the film industry to Chicago, to city and neighborhood festivals, Jane Byrne had a...

"The federal government has held a pair of century-old State Street buildings in limbo for 17 years and is now planning to spend $52...

"For decades, Chicago was home to some of America’s grandest department stores. Clustered along a mile-long stretch of State Street, stores like Marshall Field’s;...

"A century-old garden on the West Side that deteriorated over the years is being restored to its historic grandeur thanks to a community-led initiative. "In...

WATCH: Ward Miller interviewed by Ray Cortopassi on WGN 9 Chicago on April 6, 2022 regarding the fate of the Century and Consumers...

"Some Far Northwest Siders are hoping rediscovered remnants of an ornate entryway from an old Six Corners clothing store can be saved as a...