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The observatory (360 Chicago), [11] which competes with the Willis Tower's Skydeck, has a 360° view of the city, up to four states, and a distance of over 80 miles (130 km). 360 Chicago is home to TILT, a moving platform that leans visitors over the edge of the skyscraper to a 30-degree angle, [12] a full bar with local selections, [13 ...
The house was featured in Bob Vila's A&E Network 1996 production, Guide to Historic Homes of America. [4] In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, the Dana Thomas House was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places [ 5 ] by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).
Nathan Jay Berkus (born September 17, 1971) [1] [2] is an American interior designer, author, and television personality.He runs the Chicago interior design firm Nate Berkus Associates and was a regularly featured guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, offering design advice to viewers as well as coordinating surprise make-overs for people's homes.
Wicker Park is a neighborhood in the West Town community area of the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, [1] west of the Kennedy Expressway, east of Humboldt Park, and south of the Bloomingdale Trail, known for its hipster culture, art community, nightlife, and food scene. [2] [3] [4]
Chicago Federal Center, built 1964–1974. Chicago Federal Center Plaza, also known as Chicago Federal Plaza, unified three buildings of varying scales: the mid-rise Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, the high-rise John C. Kluczynski Building, and the single-story Post Office building. The complex's plot area extends over two ...
Chicago: Home to the Richard H. Driehaus Museum [7] Borden Mansion 1886 Châteauesque: Richard Morris Hunt: Chicago: Built for William Borden, was demolished in 1962 MacVeigh Mansion 1893 Richardson Romanesque: Henry Hobson Richardson: Chicago: Built for Franklin MacVeigh, it was one of only two structures designed by HH Rochardson in Chicago ...
A group of investors founded the Chicago & Aurora Interurban Railway with a $1 million investment. However, the railroad was unable to secure additional funds; it failed to meet an 1893 construction deadline and effectively ceased operation thereafter. A second attempt came two years later with the Chicago, Elgin & Aurora Electric Railway.
Industrially, Buffalo Grove is stronger. In 2017, industrial property vacancy was lower than that of the Chicago metro area and the US; also, the average gross rent was double that of the area average, suggesting that demand for property was high in the village. [73] The village government incentivizes multiple companies to operate in the village.