The new Odgen school

Green features boosted cost from $25 million to $41 million

06/10/2009

Near north
Last week, the students and faculty at Ogden Elementary wrapped up their farewell semester in the school’s current building. Read More...

Capital bucks

Local groups up for money, but no deal yet

06/10/2009

A number of Near North Side institutions and non-profits could get grants under the capital bill passed May 31 by the Illinois House and Senate. Read more...

Stakes are high for downtown staple

Morton’s looks for more customers in the bar

06/03/2009

The recession is taking a bite out of Morton’s Restaurant Group Inc.’s business and stock price. Read More...

Walking the walk to beat cancer

06/03/2009

Heart of the ‘hood
On Sunday, 20-year-old Zoe Burns will meet her match. Read More...

Money and questions

A primer on tax increment financing

06/03/2009

Consider two hypothetical Chicago taxpayers, Jon and Jane. Jon owns commercial space in the Sears Tower, while Jane owns commercial space across the river at the corner of Canal and Monroe. Each pays Cook County $10,000 a year in property taxes. Read more...

Planning DePaul

Master plan meeting focuses on next five years

06/03/2009

Lincoln Park
Following nearly two years of closed-door consultations with resident groups and city officials, DePaul University has at last unfurled their laundry list of long-term development goals for the school’s Lincoln Park campus. And with over a dozen projects on the table, the public vetting has officially begun. On May 27, DePaul held its first open meeting on the 2009-2019 Lincoln Park campus Master Plan. Read more...

Mentoring for the long haul

05/27/2009

Heart of the ‘hood
Jeremy Melnick may have his own kids, but long before becoming a biological dad he was a surrogate father to others. Read More...

Theater for post-9-11 Chicago

Middle Eastern, Asian and Mediterranean talent featured

05/27/2009

When two planes hit the World Trade Center Sept. 11, 2001, Malik Gillani’s world turned upside down. The Pakistani-born information technology consultant, now a U.S. citizen, went from being someone his clients trusted to someone who frightened them. Read More...

Sales of new condos crawl

55 units under contract in first quarter

05/27/2009

Sales of new downtown condos crawled out of the gate in the first three months of 2009, according to a recent market study. But while the potential for closing a deal may appear dismal these days, some real estate agents are hoping the number forecast a buyer’s market in the coming months. Read more...

Breathing room

05/20/2009

For all the awesome use of space inside the new Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, the outside approach — the Nichols Bridgeway — is a knockout itself.
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