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Fourteen Remarkable Libraries in the Chicago Area

ast year, I featured the dazzling Tiffany mosaic-encrusted and stained glass-domed Cultural Center for my The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago. The building was originally the Central Library of the Chicago Public Library, which celebrated its 150th anniversary last...

City Council approves Thrive Exchange South

The Chicago City Council has approved Thrive Exchange South, a mixed-use development planned for 7901 S. Exchange. As the winner of a recent Invest South/West RFP, the project will reactivate the intersection at the 79th St Metra stop. Planned by DL3 Realty, the...

LOT Polish Airlines Opening Chicago Lounge In 2024

It’s an exciting time for LOT Polish Airlines. Not only has the airline revealed plans to refresh its Boeing 787 cabins and grow its fleet by nearly 50%, but the airline also intends to open its first lounge outside of Poland.Credit: One Mile At A Time

Rivers Casino Philadelphia Plans Boutique Luxury Hotel in Fishtown

Rivers Casino Philadelphia plans a boutique luxury hotel in Fishtown. "Riversuites" at The Battery is expected to open by year-end 2023. (Main Entrance) (Image: Courtesy of KOO LLC) The casino announced today that it will open a 62-suite boutique luxury hotel inside...
OMA & KOO @ UIC

OMA & KOO @ UIC

The competition-winning design by OMA – Office for Metropolitan Architecture and KOO LLC for the University of Illinois at Chicago's Center for the Arts consists of two towers and some performance spaces beneath a tent-like roof. Credit:World-Architects.com

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KOO Completes Design of Sable at Navy Pier

KOO Completes Design of Sable at Navy Pier

The latest Curio Collection hotel embraces local history and the appeal of its waterfront location Hilton has expanded its Curio Collection with the opening of Sable at Navy Pier in Chicago. Locally based architecture and design firm KOO spearheaded design for the...

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Sable Hotel opens on Navy Pier

Sable Hotel opens on Navy Pier

On a beautiful July day back in 2018, anticipation was high as the crowd sipped champagne, listened to speeches and applauded the ground breaking on the Sable Hotel--the first hotel on Navy Pier.. Little did any of us know what was lurking in the future. But through...

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Chicago to Receive an E-Sports Arena, and Other News

Chicago to Receive an E-Sports Arena, and Other News

Chicago unveils plans for a funhouse-like e-sports arena on the city’s Near South Side.  In a sign of the perpetually growing popularity of gaming, Chicago has unveiled designs for a $30 million,106,000-square-foot professional e-sports arena called Surge. Designed by...

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