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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Architecture critic Lee Bey joined ABC7 Chicago Friday to talk about the latest big stories in and around the city. A $7 billion plan to massively transform the area around the United ...

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Residents and city staff members discussed adding "conservation districts" to the city's preservation program and how to ...

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CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.

Michael Reinsdorf and Danny Wirtz bought $11 million-worth of more land for the megadevelopment around the United Center, ...

Robin Moore initially had one purpose: learn more about the life of her grandfather Reginald Moore. She never expected that mission to take her to a grassy field in a remote part of Canada, where ...

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is an outdoor concert venue with a futuristic design. Overlooking the bay, this structure ...

Creation & Celebration — student writer Gena Jones reflects on her upbringing along Chicago's lakefront, which fostered a ...