Chicago Sun-Times

Labelling the stalled Freedom Tower design a "junkyard," celebrity developer Donald Trump has supported a plan to rebuild the Twin Towers in the same form as the lost towers...but one floor taller.

A first-in-the-nation experiment in electricity pricing is demonstrating that consumers are willing to change how they use electricity -- and save money in the process.

Chicago has leased the Chicago Skyway to a private toll road company. Could the same privatizaion framework be used for the Chicago Transit Authority, asks Wendell Cox.

Chicago business district releases impact study and policy proposals.

A new study by Rand Corporation claims that living in the suburbs takes four years all of your life.

Bicycling Magazine picks Chicago as the best big cycling city in the United States.

Residents of demolished public housing buildings often left to their own devices

The Cook County Recorder of Deeds blocks a new $10 fee on real estate documents that would have subsidized rental assistance programs.

Lynn Sweet says the problem isn't the price of gas.

World War II veterans gather to see the newest memorial on the National Mall.

The newly opened Siebel Center is a 225,000-square-foot computer shaped like a building.

"If Las Vegas can re-create big chunks of Paris, Venice and ancient Egypt as casinos, why can't Chicago re-create the White City?"

Do sport utility vehicles cause more wear and tear on roads than cars? The mayor of Chicago thinks so; engineers disagree.

A walk down memory lane for one of Chicago's most vibrant historical streets.

Residents sue the Chicago Public Housing Authority for potential harmful exposure to PCBs.

ShoreBank, known for its investments in community development in the U.S., is expanding its services to developing countries.

A coalition of transportation, environmental, and housing advocates in Chicago released a study disputing a recommendation to increase off-street parking requirements.

Outdated building and zoning codes present challenges for smart growth.

Metra announced plans for a suburban rail link between O'Hare International Airport and the Chicago suburbs.

Most Chicago Transit Authority board members use public transit very little, if at all.