Illinois

Chicago has erupted in controversy over the potential naming of a street after a Black Panther; what have street names meant to different people in different cities?

March 29, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

Slowly but surely, the Chicago Public Housing Authority continues fundraising, demolition, and reconstruction at the infamous public housing project.

March 10, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Police Department is getting serious about community involvement in neighborhood safety, coinciding with the city's murder rate leveling off.

January 12, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

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.

January 9, 2006 - Repeat

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.

January 4, 2006 - 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.

November 17, 2005 - The New York Times

Chicago experiences a surge in number of residents choosing to live in the center city, near jobs and recreation.

November 15, 2005 - 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.

November 1, 2005 - 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.

October 25, 2005 - Repeat

Heritage at Millennium Park, the latest skyscraper to grace Chicago's already dense skyline, is already garnering a lot of attention.

October 25, 2005 - The Chicago Tribune

How to be mobile in Chicago without owning a car.

October 20, 2005 - Chicago Sun Times

Why is McDonalds is trying to block Starbucks from moving into the Liberty Square shopping center in Wauconda, IL?

October 7, 2005 - 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.

October 6, 2005 - 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.

October 6, 2005 - 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.

October 4, 2005 - 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.

October 3, 2005 - The Chicago Tribune

Can big business maintain local values, even as national and international conglomerates swallow up hometown companies?

September 22, 2005 - 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.

September 6, 2005 - Chicago Reader

A contest sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the AIA is hoping to make recycling hip in Chicago again.

September 4, 2005 - Repeat

A look at some of Chicago's plans for building the future.

August 31, 2005 - Chicago Sun-Times