General Contractor Power Construction is progressing from south to north on the third level of Loyola University’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences building. Whe
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Detailed plans have been revealed for a brand new science-based community hub and museum to be known as Scitopia in Washington Park. Located at 300 East Garfield Boulevard on the corner with South Pra
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Moasure's latest innovation, Moasure LX1, has been recognized in TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 Special Mentions, just ahead of its appearance at Chicago Build Expo. UK-based measurement technology c
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Consider a hypothetical mid-rise office renovation: a new lobby, upgraded restrooms and tenant floors turned over in phases. The contractor’s logistics plan counts on the freight elevator for deliveri
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Initial details have been revealed for an upcoming residential development at 2343 North Damen Avenue in Bucktown. Located on the corner with North Lister Avenue on the northern edge of the neighborho
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Aermec North America proudly celebrates a defining moment in its continued growth following the official groundbreaking of its first U.S. manufacturing facility on October 8, 2026, in DeKalb, Illinois
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16 Oct 2026
Chicago Construction News staff writer
Repairs to Illinois’ historic Red Covered Bridge near Princeton are scheduled to begin by the end of October under a $1.25-million contract awarded to Helm Construction of Freeport. The bridge, which
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Very initial details have been revealed for a brand new multi-building lab testing and education complex at roughly 356 East Garfield Boulevard in Washington Park. Located at the intersection with Mar
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A potential start date has been announced for the upcoming Foundry Park megadevelopment on the edge of Lincoln Park. The date comes as the project received full approval for its Tax Increment Financin
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A final framework plan has been compiled for the redevelopment of 43 acres across the former Cabrini Green sites on the Near North Side. The city has been working on said plan for multiple years, havi
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Updated details have been revealed for a new urgent care health hub at 1140 North California Avenue in Humboldt Park. Sitting just south of the intersection with West Division Street and the neighborh
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05 Oct 2026
Chicago Construction News staff writer
Chicago has introduced an ordinance that would temporarily halt development of new data centers and material expansions of existing facilities while the city develops new regulations for the industry.
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Plans for the upcoming mixed-use development known as Marielle On The Park have been approved by the Chicago City Council. Located across the street from Mary Bartelme Park at 23 South Sangamon Street
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Construction has kicked off on a new public plaza located at 2550 North Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square. Sitting directly across the street from the recently reconfigured and expanded Logan Square pa
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28 Sept 2026
Chicago Construction News staff writer
Construction is getting underway on a 28-storey mixed-use development at 7 W. Elm St. in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood following completion of demolition at the site. W.E. O’Neil Construction is l
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McDonald’s Park isn’t the only job site in town with a shiny new yellow Liebherr tower crane; there is now a 420 EC-H doing the heavy lifting for the parking garage at The 1901 Project, too. The crane
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Updated renderings have been revealed and additional permits have been pulled for the first phase of the massive 1901 Project around the United Center. Led by the owning families of the arena and both
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Updated renderings and an opening timeline have been revealed for the redevelopment of the Thompson Center at 100 West Randolph Street in The Loop. Construction is well underway, and commercial space
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Funding has been announced for the brand-new Drug Discovery & Cancer Research Pavilion as an expansion of the UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy within the Illinois Medical District (IMD). Sitting at roug
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The west tower crane at McDonald’s Park, the first of two rigs that will erect the Chicago Fire’s new stadium, will soon have a sibling to play with on the east side of the construction site. The base
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An official groundbreaking has been held for the upcoming mixed-use tower at 1016 West Jackson Boulevard in the West Loop. Sitting on the corner with South Morgan Street, the project has been in the w
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14 Sept 2026
Chicago Construction News staff writer
Four local development teams have been selected to build 30 new Missing Middle housing projects on vacant City-owned lots in Chicago’s South Chicago and West Englewood neighborhoods. The projects repr
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The BuiltWorlds AI/ML Benchmarking Survey is live, gathering insights and insider perspectives on current applications, investments, and impacts of AI and Machine Learning technologies across the AEC
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Details and renderings have been revealed for the potential stadium redevelopment known as The Railyards adjacent to the South Loop. The plans are being led by the future owner of the Chicago White So
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