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If one in every ten single-family lot added an accessory unit, Chicago would have 237,000 more homes by 2040. Getty Images Chicago offers a diverse mix of places to live, from soaring high-rises to ...

For a city that prides itself on its architectural legacy, Chicago has a mixed track record when it comes to saving its significant buildings. The city’s historic preservation movement didn’t always ...

Whether you’re moving into a new apartment or cleaning out your bookshelves for some new reads, chances are you’ve got a lot of stuff to get clear out. There are plenty of places where you can donate ...

A rendering of the Kennedy Expressway topped with public park space. Courtesy RATIO Architects A visionary idea to create a deck over the Kennedy Expressway with a public park between Chicago’s ...

In 1925, when Union Station opened nearly two decades after it was proposed, the Chicago Tribune wrote: “In respect to both architecture and utility, the new station is one of the most impressive in ...

Since its humble beginnings as a reading room inside a repurposed water tower tank in 1873, the Chicago Public Library system has sprouted 81 branches. Throughout its history, the CPL has occupied a ...

Tucked away in a back alley in Chicago’s hottest neighborhood lies the city’s least-known parcel of holy ground. The rear of the three-story brick warehouse on the 1100 block of West Fulton Market ...

Chicago is the ever-beating architectural heart of America: From developing the modest balloon-frame home to creating the skyscraper, Chicago is the birthplace of some of the most iconic and ...

Designed by the notable architect Alfred Samuel Alschuler, a neoclassical revival-style church complex built in 1912 could soon become the next official Chicago landmark. Last week, the Chicago ...

As seen from opposite end of the center’s plaza, the redesigned museum building is less squat and more detailed than in previous plans. Obama Foundation New renderings of the upcoming Obama ...

Until recently, there was no comprehensive inventory of Chicago sidewalks. Streets and bike lanes are all mapped, but publicly accessible data on whether every bus stop had a sidewalk or how many ...