Illinois
A raging fire guts Adler & Sullivan's 1891 K.A.M./Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood and, in silencing the rich echoes of over a century of human aspiration, offers a potent reminder of how architecture channels urban memory.
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This January Illinois lawmakers and citizens are set to do battle over the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the use of eminent domain for private economic development.
The Chicago Tribune
Sherman Plaza, a new mixed-use development in the heart of downtown Evanston, Illinois is the latest in a series of developments that are transforming this once sleepy college town into a vital urban destination.
The New York Times
Chicago experiences a surge in number of residents choosing to live in the center city, near jobs and recreation.
The Chicago Tribune
The newly opened park, a ground-breaking achievement, is a model for all other cities in terms of both design and operations.
The Boston Globe
Will cable and satellite TV make the massive Cesar Pelli-designed HDTV tower proposed for Chicago's Gold Coast a white elephant? Lynn Becker critiques the Beitler Tower proposal.
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Heritage at Millennium Park, the latest skyscraper to grace Chicago's already dense skyline, is already garnering a lot of attention.
The Chicago Tribune
How to be mobile in Chicago without owning a car.
Chicago Sun Times
Why is McDonalds is trying to block Starbucks from moving into the Liberty Square shopping center in Wauconda, IL?
The Chicago Tribune
City property maintenance inspectors find that they are better able to view property code violations on bikes rather than in cars, saving tax dollars on gas and reducing emmissions.
The Chicago Tribune
The WSJ profiles developer Jim Koman of Koman Properties Inc., and questions whether eminent domain is the only realistic tool for growth in severely depressed urban areas like East St. Louis.
The Wall Street Journal
The FAA approves a $15 billion budget to expand O'Hare airport -- and just as quickly, a federal court halts the project.
The Chicago Tribune
The Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission has published its comprehensive land-use guide, the 2040 Regional Framework Plan, to facilitate collaboration at the local and regional levels.
The Chicago Tribune
Can big business maintain local values, even as national and international conglomerates swallow up hometown companies?
Governing.com: 13th Floor
A modernist masterpiece by architect Mies van der Rohe's reopens after the most radical restoration of its 50 year history. A photo essay on the restoration includes a discussion of its legacy.
Chicago Reader
A contest sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the AIA is hoping to make recycling hip in Chicago again.
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A look at some of Chicago's plans for building the future.
Chicago Sun-Times
Whitney Gould reviews a new "traditional" neighborhood in Madison, WI.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Chicago's latest attempt to build a massive trophy condo/hotel tower makes writer Peter Slatin's head spin.
The Slatin Report
Worries over terrorist threats are just one concern about the newly proposed Lake Shore Drive skyscraper.
The Chicago Tribune
