Architecture and Design
The fire started at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Wilma’s Famous BBQ, 17 N. Wabash Ave.
The bronze sculpture of the waving Obamas has already become a magnet for picture takers.
The well-designed Haven on Lincoln is Chicago’s first shelter that gives each resident their own private, bathroom-equipped room. More are coming, according to the city’s housing department.
The structure is the centerpiece of the nearly 2-acre garden built in 1907 as a rest spot for employees at what was then Sears’ sprawling campus headquarters.
The designation could make a planned $70 million rehab eligible for a tax break designed to help historic commercial properties.