I’ve been out of the country for a few weeks, but that hasn’t stopped devoted Chicago Architecture Blog readers from sending in tips. Our West Loop spy sent along a photograph of the shiny new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market (570 West Monroe Street), now open for business at...

Our West Loop spy e-mailed last night with photos of the new Wal-Mart going in at Presidential Towers (555 West Madison Street). The paper that’s obscured the views of the curious for the last few months has been taken down, and it’s possible to see inside.  While there is still...

If you’ve been wondering about the status of the new Wal-Mart Express in Chicago’s West Loop, it looks like things are progressing. We’d originally heard that it would open in August, and with the month half way over, we’re starting to have our doubts. Peeks inside the...

We have a new spy in the West Loop.  He says physical work is starting on the miniature Wal-Mart going in at Presidential Towers (555 West Madison Street). He says that inside the building at the corner of South Jefferson Street and West Monroe Street the floor was already only half concrete,...