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Chicago Metra launches $332 million construction plan

Chicago Metra launches $332 million construction plan

04 Jun 2024 Chicago Construction News staff writer
Chicago Metra has announced plans for several major construction projects this year, including the replacement of ageing bridges on the UP North Line, track, electrical and signal upgrades on the Metr …
Chicago moves to modernize as city overhauls building codes

Chicago moves to modernize as city overhauls building codes

28 Jun 2019 The Architect's Newspaper - Jamie Evelyn Goldsborough
On April 10, under former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago City Council approved an overhaul to the Chicago Building Code, the first update since 1949. This announcement has invigorated the local desig …
Chicago O’Hare International Airport Gets The Green Light
Jamie Rhea, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation, which owns and operates the airport, said: “Today’s news from the FAA gives us a clear path forward to start construction on the Termina …
Chicago Opens New Libraries and Affordable Housing Projects After Design Competition
Perkins + Will is an eighty-year-old architecture firm with noteworthy designs across the world, including the 850-foot Chase Tower in Chicago, where the firm is based. Its architects have designed un …
Chicago Organizers Feel Whiplash as Trump Administration Freezes Funding for Red Line Extension
The Trump administration paused $2.1 billion in federal funding for Chicago transit infrastructure that had already been signed off on during the Biden administration. White House budget director Russ …
Chicago Plan Commission adopts Red Line Extension plan

Chicago Plan Commission adopts Red Line Extension plan

30 May 2023 Special to Chicago Construction News
Chicago Construction News staff writer The Chicago Plan Commission has adopted the Red Line Extension (RLE) Transit-Supportive Development (TSD) plan. Led by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in par …
Chicago Plan Commission Approves Renovation of Old Warehouse Into Solar-powered Apartments
The Chicago Plan Commission approved Thursday a plan to renovate a vacant warehouse building in the Armour Square neighborhood on the South Side into dozens of solar-powered apartments. Developer A.J. …
Chicago Retail Adjusts to Influx of Big-Box Closures
The wave of store closures over the past several years has begun making an impact on Chicago’s retail market, Marcus & Millichap reported. Space is being absorbed more slowly than in prior years, espe …
Chicago River North Mixed-use Project Given Green Light for Second Phase
onstruction of the second stage of the River North Chicago mixed-use complex can now begin. This is because a complete building permit has been issued to North Wells Capital for the development of the …
Chicago Selling Land for Development Next to Kedzie Green Line Station
The Chicago Department of Planning and Development (CPD) has published a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) regarding the eventual development of land the city currently owns next to the Kedzie Green Li …
Chicago Tent City Plan Runs Into Resident Resistance, Could Thwart Future Housing Development
Neighbors of the former Halsted Indoor Mall parking lot in West Roseland crammed into a church to vent frustration over plans to transform the lot into a temporary migrant shelter, chanting, “No migra …
Chicago Transit Authority Awarded $111 Million Grant for Blue Line Track Replacement Project
The Chicago Transit Authority released renderings for the new, fully accessible Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr stations last week, after announcing $111 million from the department of transpor …
Chicago Uncovered: NEMA Chicago

Chicago Uncovered: NEMA Chicago

29 Apr 2019 ABC 7 Chicago
CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7 is teaming up with the Chicago Architecture Center as part of a new series called Chicago Uncovered to showcase locations, new and old, that distinguish Chicago among other citie …
Chicago Unveils a Lofty Waterfront Proposal for a Revamped Museum Campus

Chicago Unveils a Lofty Waterfront Proposal for a Revamped Museum Campus

11 Jul 2022 Kristine Klein, The Architect's Newspaper
A lofty proposal to redevelop Chicago’s Museum Campus proposes increasing the 57-acre park complex’s accessibility and connectivity to the greater metropolitan area and connecting the myriad cultural …
Chicago wrapping up ‘year of building and preserving affordable housing’
Mayor Brandon Johnson says his first year in office was a good one for building and repairing affordable housing across Chicago. “In the past year, we have shifted from patchwork solutions to pioneeri …
Chicago YIMBY Tours Foundry At Wendelin Park
This past week, Chicago YIMBY toured Foundry at Wendelin Park, a 27-story mixed-use tower at 1475 North Kingsbury Street in Near North Side. Undertaken by Structured Development alongside White Oak Re …
Chicago-area school district deploys geothermal system that’s a US first
The dynamic closed-loop system uses groundwater to reject and absorb heat to provide year-round space conditioning for a 130-year-old elementary school, Trane Technologies says. Dive Brief: A novel ge …
Chicago's $1B Wanda Vista Project Leading The Way On Diversifying Construction Industry
The $1B Vista Tower has pushed boundaries, with team members celebrating the number of women who have contributed to the project.
Chicago's $2.1B Chicago Transit Authority Modernization Well Under Way

Chicago's $2.1B Chicago Transit Authority Modernization Well Under Way

20 Feb 2020 Lori Tobias, Construction Equipment Guide
Construction crews drilled the first shafts last fall for the $1.2 billion phase one of the Chicago Transit Authority's $2.1 billion Red-Purple Modernization Program, the largest capital improvement p …
Chicago's CTA Board Approves $38.3-Million Red Line Extension EIS
The Chicago Transit Board approved a $38.3-million contract to T. Y. Lin International Great Lakes on Feb. 10 to provide planning and preliminary engineering services for the Red Line Extension, a lon …
Chicago's Navy Pier Set to Open New Marina

Chicago's Navy Pier Set to Open New Marina

08 Jan 2020 Crain's Chicago Business, Sarah Zimmerman
A commercial real estate developer who loves boating is behind a permanent marina set to open next year at Navy Pier.  The roughly $9 million Navy Pier Marina is the passion project of Randy Podolsky, …
Chicago's unique bricks, once hidden from view and shunned, now front and center
Chicago's local "common" brick has gone from shabby to chic, and some of the city's most acclaimed architects are on the forefront of a masonry revival.
Chicago’s City-Owned Buildings Set to Use 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2025
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Department of Assets, Information and Services (AIS) has announced that by 2025, all city-owned buildings and facilities in the city will be fully operated with cl …
Chicago’s City-owned Buildings Will Shift to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2025
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced this week that her administration’s plan to purchase clean, renewable energy for all city-owned facilities and operations by 2025 will move ahead following the f …
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