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Madison Street Books, shuttered after two days, plans for future
In today’s world of megastores and online shopping, merely opening a brick-and-mortar independent bookstore is bucking the system.
CCC Information Services looking to move to Fulton Market
If Google moves to the West Loop, other tech companies are sure to follow.
Ill. restaurants, pubs and bars allowed to make alcohol deliveries – for now
The state of Illinois is pretty clear that it does not want people meeting in restaurants, bars and clubs while the COVID-19 pandemic is raging, which it says will be at least until April 30, but it does not want to spoil everyone’s fun completely.
Searches show West Loop growing as desirable place to move
Like many once industrial neighborhoods in big cities (think SoHo and the East Village in New York City, for example), it is no secret that the West Loop is gaining on The Loop and downtown Chicago as the place to be. Including the place to be living and walking to work and the amenities that make a neighborhood liveable.
Politan Row stall wins kudos from James Beard Foundation
Amid the glittering Michelin-starred eateries and upscale restaurants crowding the West Loop (and making it an ever-better-known destination for serious foodies) sits a kiosk in a food court that dishes out Indian street food— and became one of only two food emporiums in the city to become a semi-finalist in the James Beard Foundation Awards’ best new restaurant category.
Mondelez still plans cafe in new West Loop digs
Peak Freens may be “very serious cookies,” but they won’t be on the menu at the bake shop and café planned by their maker, Mondelez International, at its new headquarters in the West Loop. Neither will the upscale emporium, Chips Ahoy!, Nabisco crackers, Oreos, Triscuits, Cadbury chocolates or the host of other mass-market brands distributed under the umbrella of the snack behemoth.
Uncooked take-out to offer the real raw deal in West Loop
Quick! That comes to mind when you hear the words “fast food?” If you’re like most of us, those words conjure images of burgers, fries, breaded chicken and other items laden with the fat and salt that make everything so tasty, but not necessarily the best choices for a steady diet.
Did Kids & Company daycare get closed to make room for West Loop weed store?
West Loop parents whose children were cared for at Kids & Company’s 1140 W. Madison location say they were given exactly nine days notice that the day care would be closing Feb. 28.
Chief club for executive women opening Chicago branch
Chief, a New York City-based counterpoint to the unincorporated by very real Old Boys Club, will open a clubhouse in the Windy City this summer.
Ticketing on residential permit streets in West Loop delayed for now
Local aldermen are working with police to delay implementation of new parking regulations in the West Loop while they work to get more streets approved for residential parking permits.
Haymarket Center says proposed cannabis store too close for comfort
Recreational marijuana has been legal in Illinois since the first of the year, but not everyone is doing a happy dance. And one West Loop alderman is trying to squash a pot shop from opening at 935 Randolph St.
New West Loop buildings will generate affordable housing, Neighborhood Opportunity Fund money
The Chicago Plan Commission last month approved changes to a high-rise mixed hotel/apartment development in the West Loop, but because the developer, Related Midwest, originally obtained approval years ago—albeit for a differently configured building—set-asides for affordable apartments will be less than would be required under today’s laws.
Southern edge of West Loop filling up with new housing
Fulton Market and Randolph Street aren’t the only areas of the West Loop experiencing a building boom, and a new 24-story apartment high-rise next to the Eisenhower Expressway is just the latest example.
West Loop luxury building 90% leased
Barely a year after opening, a luxury high-rise at 727 W. Madison St. in the West Loop has leased 90% of its units, its developer reports.
Crain's: Sterling Bay could get $450 million for McDonald's headquarters building
The 575,000-square-foot building that is home to McDonald’s headquarters is on the market.
Are new assessments depressing real estate prices in Cook County?
The exponential boom in Chicago real estate prices, and ensuing massive profits, may be slowing down soon and significantly as the city plans to reassess commercial real estate and owners and developers brace for higher assessments, and higher taxes.
Dine-Amic planning Greek restaurant at 905 W. Fulton Market
Dine-Amic Hospitality, a major player in the West Loop restaurant meccas of Fulton Market and Randolph Restaurant Row, plans to open a Greek restaurant with a modern twist at 905 W. Fulton Market.
EVEQ West Loop to open in July
A new 32-story West Loop condominium building could begin selling units as early as this summer, and new residents could begin moving in by July.
Luxurious Nobu Hotel to open in West Loop this summer
Nobu Hotel Chicago will open this summer, according to a report in Haute Living.
All or part of 150 N. Riverside Plaza up for sale
Three years after developing a 54-story office building at 150 N. Riverside Plaza and only 14 months after refinancing it for the second time, its owners are seeking to unload 49 percent ownership, or else the whole building.