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Industry leaders have taken steps to make the industry more welcoming for all Marsia Geldert-Murphey’s first construction job was working on a bridge over the Mississippi River. She was excited about
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Skender’s first customer, prolific Chicago developer Sterling Bay, plans to bring 10 three-flat, affordable-rate apartment buildings to vacant lots in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood in Chicago’s
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Anne Lassere is the very model of a young woman whose career is about to take off. Competent, confident, poised and well-educated, the daughter of a doctor and a lawyer, she’s studied sculpture and an
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Mayor Lightfoot recently announced Hub32 as the winner of the East Garfield Park RFQ process. As the latest part of the mayor’s Invest South/West initiative, the RFQ process selected three finalist te
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Judy Lamelza Special to Chicago Construction News Infrastructure construction in Illinois is on the brink of a renaissance as the state embarks on a historic spree of highway and bridge development pr
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As the International Interior Design Association celebrates its 25th anniversary, its annual Interior Design Competition continues to recognize and encourage innovation in the design and furnishing of
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Construction employment in Illinois continues to rebound well and the state overall ranks highly nationally in how it has performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. While many states reported often shock
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In a move that reportedly transcended politics, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law a bipartisan plan that will sink $45 billion into state construction projects and construction-rel
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Two graduate programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago were among the first cohort to earn Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD), a program recognizing academic coursework focu
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The school that Ludwig Mies van der Rohe built has a new leader: The Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago has named Reed Kroloff as dean of the College of Architecture. Kroloff, who has a B.A.
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The Peoria-Chicago rail project is now closer to its development stage after the results of its feasibility study were announced. Patrick Engineering prepared the feasibility study on behalf of the Il
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An initial approval has been granted for the redevelopment of the Hoyt Building at 465 W Cermak Road in Chinatown. Located along the south branch of the Chicago River on the corner with S Canal Street
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Initial details have been revealed to the Committee on Design for a residential development at 301 S Green Street in the West Loop. Located on the south east corner W Jackson Boulevard, the new high r
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Initial details have been revealed for two new developments near the recently opened Pullman National Monument in Pullman. While we do not know the formal address for each, the first will be a hotel l
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ComEd has announced plans to redevelop the existing trading building at 333 S LaSalle Street in The Loop. Located on the corner with W Van Buren Street, the low-rise building is adjacent to the Board
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Initial plans have been revealed for a new residential project at 4701 N Clark Street in Uptown. Located just north of the intersection with W Leland Avenue near the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery on
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Interior construction of the 536,000 square-foot development for the new Bank of America Tower in Chicago has begun this month. The Class A tower developed by Howard Hughes Corp. and Riverside Investm
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IRVING PARK — Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33rd) has signed off on a nonprofit developer’s proposal to build 100 percent affordable apartments in Irving Park tailored to Indigenous people. Afforda
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According to a recent study by the Midwest Economic Policy Institute (MEPI), an increase in automation in the construction industry could displace as much as 49% (2.7 million) of America’s blue-collar
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Could fire-blocking timber construction be part of the carbon-neutral city of the future? Scientists from Germany’s Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research think so. In a new paper, they argue t
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The end is here for the infamous manmade crater at Lake Shore Drive and Grand Avenue. The twisting, 2,000-foot tall Chicago Spire was supposed to grow from this 75-foot deep hole. But the project fell
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A gambling complex in Chicago’s River West is now officially Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s pick for the city’s long-awaited casino license — an endeavor that could boost Chicago’s finances, factor into the c
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American architect Jeanne Gang has been listed on Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people for 2019. The Studio Gang founder is the only architect to make the Time 100 list this year. The r
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Designed by Canopy Architecture + Design, the newly permitted building will be 4-stories tall and contain 26 rental units. A second 4-story building with 22 apartments is planned next door. The comple
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