Slice of Life: Skyline and Water
Chicago’s skyline finds itself framed, not by Lake Michigan, but by the North Branch of the Chicago River in this photograph taken from the North Avenue...
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Briefly: Pete’s and The Wolf, Buildings Going Up, Stuff Coming Down
Another Chicago food desert is going to be watered. After months (years?) of struggling, Pete’s Fresh is going to break ground on a new grocery store at...
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Halsted Street Bridge Reopens
The Halsted Street Bridge over the Chicago River’s North Branch Canal opened today (Friday, December 23, 2011) after being closed for more than a year. Not sure...
Read MoreBriefly: Another Giant Walgreens, Pier Pressure, Rails+Trails
Following the success of its 40 Wall Street store in New York, Walgreens keeps building giant stores around the country, including a couple in Chicago. Racked has the...
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