The Chicago Tribune

Companies are increasingly choosing regions over places.

Households headed by singles are beginning to outnumber families in big-city suburbs, and will undoubtedly change the face of the American suburban landscape.

A revenue-sharing deal with rooftop owners near Wrigley field could give the Chicago Cubs their first World Series in nearly a century.

A Chicago suburb seeks to enhance opportunities and infrastructure for bicyclists.

SpaceCity is beginning to bridge its auto-dominated wide open spaces with more attention to developing its urban fabric.

Properties are rescued to create public spaces that embrace art, the love of good beer, and an urban renewal effort reflecting neighborhood history.

Lake Zurich, IL, plans to create an entirely new downtown district within an existing town after razing the existing one.

Tired of trying to get the approval of a city? Go directly to the voters instead.

Wal-Mart is attempting to use the California intiative process to bypass planning regulations in Inglewood, CA.

The Smithsonian's Bonnie Lilienfeld is behind a fascinating new exhibit about Chicago's transit history.

The Army Corps of Engineers and the Audubon Society are among the stakeholders who are blocking the development of housing on an uninhabited island.

Faced with increased enrollments that could double in the next 20 years, one high school in Illinois acquires a nearby aging golf course.

Linking housing and public schools poses many opportunities for public-private partnerships and improving neighborhoods in the South Side of Chicago.

A Chicago Tribune Op-Ed implores planning and design officials to discourage the use of podium bases for buildings, which disconnect pedestrians from buildings.

The Chicago Tribune reports that the city of Chicago's "demolition delay" amendment, instituted to protect Chicago's architectural assets, has had little impact in its first year.

A handful of families nationwide are using Section 8 vouchers toward home mortgage payments.

Boomburbs, like Naperville, IL and Plano, TX, are faced with challenges as well as opportunities to curb decline and to overcome suburban challenges such as traffic.

The State of Michigan will decide whether or not mobile home residents are currently paying their fair share for road repairs, schools and public services.

New rules to Mount Laurel requirements in New Jersey mean more local control over growth to some, and increased segregation to others.

Blair Kamin of the Chicago Tribune favorably considers the design of the new federal Oklahoma City building, which 'tries to enhance the lives of its occupants while upgrading security.'