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On today’s edition of The Closing Bell: Crain’s Danny Ecker joins Bret Gogoel to discuss how warehouse development and demand match up in 2023. Kim Gordon sits down with the Lyric Opera’s Brad Dunn to discuss SoundShirts and how they are making the Lyric’s programming more accessible to those who ar

The central core of the Loop is losing its mojo as office tenants decamp for the gleaming office towers of Wacker Drive and beyond. So what's to become of the financial district? The mayor should coordinate a plan.

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James R. Thompson Center Rethinking what to do with the James R. Thompson Center in the heart of the Loop was always going to be a challenge. Was it possible to refurbish the deteriorating structure in need of at least $325 million in deferred maintenance and preserve a massive atrium thats prohibitively expensive to heat and cool? Or would it be better to tear the whole thing down—the objections of its star architect, Helmut Jahn, and his fans notwithstanding—and erect something entirely n...

HARRIS to visit Chicago — KICK-START for Illinois — RAY LaHOOD’s error of omission Presented by Uber Driver Stories Happy Thursday, Illinois. Watch for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Doctors Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Chicago on Tuesday for a quick trip to address vaccine equity with Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Chicago’s mayor invited Harris to showcase the city’s work in getting shots in arms, especially within the city’s Black and Latino communities, a spokeswoman for Lig...