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In Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood rises Solstice on the Park, a 26-story residential tower with an angular design that has been shaped by solar studies...

Making good on plans revealed last year to debut an EV-exclusive car sharing service, Volkswagen is actually launching its fleet for customers – debuting WeShare, a new shared service similar to Car2Go or GM’s Maven,...

In a Chicago suburb full of traditional gabled rooflines, California-based architectural firm Brooks + Scarpa has inserted a modern dwelling that puts a sculptural twist on a humble and overlooked building material: Chicago...

Scientists believe the number of bird deaths associated with skyscrapers has reached hundreds of millions. Researchers estimate that anywhere between 100 million and one billion birds die from smashing into glass buildings...

Integrating nature into the built environment is no easy feat, but when done correctly, it can be a work of art that gives back to our world instead of taking from it...

A new study has revealed Chicago to be the greenest city to work in within the U.S for the second consecutive year. About 70 percent of the Windy City's office spaces are certified for energy efficiency, up from 66 percent...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against the Trump International Hotel & Tower for alleged pollution to the Chicago River and threats to local wildlife...

The non-profit organization Urban Rivers is currently fundraising to deploy a remote-controlled, trash-cleaning robot on the Chicago River. Urban Rivers already has a prototype out in the water and hopes to expand this into...

A bustling city is the last place you'd ever expect to find a farm. But urban agriculture is alive and well, providing city dwellers with local, sustainable food. These days, you can find urban farms inside warehouses,...

A new Apple Store has just opened in downtown Chicago—and it’s an architectural beauty. Designed by Foster + Partners, Apple Michigan Avenue follows the tech giant’s new (and controversial) “Town Square” store concept...

For the past few months, drinking fountains in Chicago have been running non-stop because the water pipes there contains “dangerously high” lead levels...

A food incubator planned for Chicago's East Garfield Park could provide much-needed economic growth for a struggling community. Nearly 40 percent of households there live below the poverty level, according to the Chicago...

Around two months ago the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Donald Trump took down climate change information that had been on their website...

Barack Obama's Chicago roots run deep. The nation's 44th president worked as a community organizer on the South Side where he launched his political career by winning a seat in the Illinois State Senate. His wife, First Lady...

As President Obama looks to a future post POTUS, one of his foundation's first tasks will be to construct the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. President Franklin Roosevelt formally started the presidential library tradition...