Peter Strazzabosco

Part of the facade of Piper's Alley is being saved. O'Brien's will be rebuilt under a 13-story tower.

Many Chicago residents were stumped, but the city provided an answer using its mapping system.

City inspectors ruled, "The building is fire-damaged and structurally unstable."

Ald. Michele Smith wants a 10-acre park along the river to be set aside in the Finkl Steel development.

As the project breaks ground, developers are now pitching a taller 11-story hotel. 

But land is contaminated by former gas station storage tanks, Ald. Anthony Beale's office said.

The club, which applied last fall to open at 356 W. Superior St., has withdrawn its city application. 

Experts said the veterans center can't satisfy housing court in time without another extension.

The City Council approved a plan to expand the boundaries of the TIF district last week

Plans call for a seven-story hotel building, retail and a restaurant to be developed on site.

The West Loop farmers market — originally scheduled to open Saturday — will most likely be pushed back.

A group wants the market in a different spot, but the market could be more of a "pop-up," the city said.

A West Loop farmers market would be located at the busy corner of Halsted Street and Fulton Market. 

The group is calling on the mayor to withdraw a proposal that would limit development in the area.

Program takes aim at some neighborhood eyesores, hopes to put them on the city's tax rolls.