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Gov. Pritzker Announces Largest Infrastructure Program in State History
CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) joined state and local leaders, labor and transportation stakeholders today to announce the largest multi-year progr …
Government Coalition Will Support $418 Million Union Station Access Project
National, state and local leaders gathered at Chicago Union Station recently to support the Chicago Union Station Access Project, which will transform passenger rail in the region. The $418 million pr …
Granite begins $138M rehabilitation of historic Lake Street Bridge in Chicago
Construction is underway on a $138 million rehabilitation of the historic Lake Street Bascule Bridge, one of Chicago’s most recognizable pieces of infrastructure. The project, awarded by the Chicago D …
Greyhound Site Redevelopment Would Make Chicago America’s Largest City Without A Downtown Bus Station
A critical hub for more than 500,000 mostly lower-income travelers and Chicago’s reputation as the Midwest’s most important travel crossroads are at risk, according to a new study highlighting the lik …
Greystar Starts Construction on Chicago Tower
Greystar has broken ground on a 21-story development in Chicago’s Fulton Market area. The company is working with architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz to complete the community by March 2023. The develop …
Ground-breaking Launches Construction on First INVEST South/West build
With nearly $40 million in city funding announced for the project, officials launched construction on Auburn Gresham Apartments, a two-building, 58-unit, mixed-use complex in the heart of Auburn Gresh …
Groundbreaking Announced for 1245 W Fulton Market Street in West Loop
New details have been revealed for the groundbreaking of the mixed-use development at 1245 W Fulton Market Street in the West Loop. Located on the intersection with N Elizabeth Street, the new structu …
Groundbreaking Held For Advocate Hospital In Quantum Park
A groundbreaking has been held for the upcoming Advocate Trinity Hospital at 8000 South Lake Shore Drive on the northern end of the future Quantum Park. The large vacant site sits on the corner with S …
Groundbreaking Held For Julep West Loop At 1016 West Jackson Boulevard
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 …
Groundbreaking Imminent for Residential Development at 4600 N Marine Drive in Uptown
Initial permits have been approved for a residential development at 4600 N Marine Drive in Uptown. Located on the intersection with W Wilson Avenue in front of Montrose Beach, the project replaces a s …
Groundbreaking launches $300 million ElevateT3 project to upgrade O’Hare

Groundbreaking launches $300 million ElevateT3 project to upgrade O’Hare

23 Apr 2024 Chicago Construction News staff writer
Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony to launch construction on the $300 million ElevateT3 project at O’Hare International Airport to upgrade the ageing terminal facilities. Construction will be pe …
Groundbreaking Timeline Announced for 3636 N Lake Shore Drive in Lake View East
Alderman Cappleman has announced that 3636 N Lake Shore Drive in Lake View East will commence construction during the fourth quarter of this year. The developer for this mixed-use proposal is City Clu …
Groundbreakings Announced For Two Fulton Market Projects
Potential groundbreaking have been announced for two Fulton Market projects after securing the land sale and anchor tenants this week. The two projects in question are the life sciences building at 40 …
Habitat Co., P3 Land Financing for $100M Chicago Project
The Habitat Co. and P3 Markets have acquired land and lined up construction financing for the second phase of their 43 Green project in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The first phase of the three …
Health science building breaks ground at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Chicago Construction News staff writer Construction has started on a new health science building on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus. The $105 million building will provide groundb …
Henry Bros Co. Building 40 Affordable Apartments in Arlington Heights
Housing Trust Group has broken ground on Crescent Place, a new $18.2 million affordable housing community in Arlington Heights. The project team for Crescent Place includes general contractor Henry Br …
Here's How Sweeten Founder Jean Brownhill plans to diminish construction's gender gap
Fresh off a flight from Aspen, Colorado, Jean Brownhill is brimming with enthusiasm for a new business initiative when we chat over the phone. While the adventurous excursions often associated with th …
Hire360 opens new training hub to boost diversity in Chicago’s construction and trades
CHICAGO — A local nonprofit workforce development organization is celebrating a new state-of-the-art development center geared towards reshaping diversity in the city’s construction and trade industri …
Home Building Type Residential Vintage Sheffield Avenue Greystone Shows Off Brick-Clad Addition In Wrigleyville
A modern addition to a vintage Chicago greystone at 3731 North Sheffield Avenue is rounding into form in the Wrigleyville neighborhood. The new four-story portion, permitted in August of last year at …
Hometown Architect Jeanne Gang Lands O’Hare Project
Chicago architect Jeanne Gang has landed the coveted O’Hare Global Terminal design project, part of a massive $8.5 billion airport expansion program. Her soaring glass and wood design will welcome in …
How major contractors open doors for women
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 …
How modular manufacturing could solve Chicago’s affordable housing crisis
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 …
How women are breaking into the construction industry
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 …
Hub32 Wins East Garfield Park RFQ

Hub32 Wins East Garfield Park RFQ

01 Mar 2023 Lukas Kugler
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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