In Carl Sandburg’s famous 1914 poem “Chicago,” he praised the Windy City for its hardworking “Big Shoulders.” He might also have lauded the city’s sturdy and architecturally attractive buildings that ...

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Chicago is home to some of the tallest buildings in the country, with some spanning more than 1,000 feet from base to tip. But which Windy City skyscrapers are the tallest? The Skyscraper Center, ...

Behind newly dotted glass windows at the Chicago Architecture Center along the Loop’s bustling Wacker Drive, architects, environmentalists and exhibit curators are preparing to offer visitors a ...

Tourists flock to Chicago to see the city's soaring architecture, but for migrating birds, those magnificent buildings and their windows pose a deadly threat. Now, to prevent that threat, a ...

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