As 1871 prepares to exit the iconic Merchandise Mart, discover how this reflects the growth and diversification of Chicago's ...

The eight-story, Italianate-style building was among the first to rise from the ashes of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, but now ...

Randolph St., an eight-story, Italianate-style building that was among the first to rise from the ashes of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, is nearly vacant, deteriorating and stuck in redevelopment ...

Two buildings that have fallen into decrepitude but represent pillars of Chicago’s history — one of the first structures built in the Loop after the 1871 fire, and a house in Austin designed b ...

DECISIONS, decisions, de- cisions. Should I go for the Italian beef sandwich, the deep-dish pizza or the hotdog with seven ...

The Delaware Building at 36 W. Randolph St. Eric Allix Rogers/Provided Share A preservation group Tuesday released its annual list of notable Chicago properties threatened with decay and possible ...

For centuries, fire was one of the major fears for city-dwellers. Dense cities built largely of wood could – and did – burn.

At age 21, Albert, then pursuing law, was thrust into the property management business in a neighborhood rebuilt after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 into ... and not about a building.

What it is: One of the earliest Loop buildings to go up after the 1871 fire, its Italianate design is a rare survivor of that period. The eight-story office building is an official Chicago ...