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New $20 million boutique hotel to rise in Hyde Park
Olympia Companies and Smart Hotels have received a demolition permit to remove an existing two-story building at the corner of 53rd St. and Dorchester Ave....
Chicago construction costs to rise four percent this year: Mortenson
Mortenson says it expects construction costs to rise in Chicago by four per cent this year.
The contractor said in releasing its quarterly Construction Cost...
CRSI announces “Rebar U” e-learning portal
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) based in Schaumburg, IL, has introduced “Rebar U”, a new e-learning portal for reinforced concrete design and construction...
Crescent Heights starts South Loop apartment tower construction
Construction has started on One Grant Park, a 76-story rental tower at 1200 S. Indiana Ave. in the South Loop.
Chicago building permit documentation says the...
Manish Shah new Chicago KTGY office executive director
The Chicago/Midwest office of KTGY Architecture + Planning says it has hired Manish H. Shah as executive director of architecture. Shah will work in...
A time-lapse view of a week’s work on the new Apple...
Here's a time-lapse image for a week's work late last year (Nov. 28 to Dec. 2) on the new $27 million Apple store by...
Emmett St. parking lot: Open air market or 100 percent affordable...
Plans to redevelop the Emmett St. parking lot next to the Logan Square Blue Line station are gaining momentum — but not everyone agrees on...
Williams Architects to receive $2.5 million to design city’s first indoor...
The Chicago Park District has approved a $2.5 million contract with Williams Architects to design the city's first indoor track facility at Gatley Park...
IDOT to seek public-private financing investors for $2.7 billion Eisenhower Expressway...
Illinois may look to private investors to help finance a $2.7 billion freeway expansion project in Chicago due to overwhelming response to a tolled...
Amazon to open two Aurora fulfillment centers
Intersect Illinois and the Illinois Department of Commerce have announced that Amazon plans to open two fulfillment centers in Aurora. The company currently has fulfillment...