Near West Side's profit lure outlasts the pandemic's lull
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Wander the sidewalks of the Near West Side, and it’s easy to get an eerie sensation. It’s almost like a “Twilight Zone” episode about a place with evidence of human habitation right there, maybe just around the corner, and yet you don’t see anybody. It’s just the mind playing tricks, after all. Whatever name applies — West Loop, Fulton Market, West Town — the region was Chicago’s busiest place for development and an extension of downtown’s commercial might. It’s hushed now, as people are still staying out of offices. With capacity limits in plac...
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