Chicago’s Midway to get a makeover, too
August 9, 2015
Chicago officials are looking at plans for a makeover for the city’s #2 airport, aimed at relieving complaints about inadequate facilities and amenities, and
Chicago officials are looking at plans for a makeover for the city’s #2 airport, aimed at relieving complaints about inadequate facilities and amenities, and
This is a tale of one architect, one owner and two houses on the same foundation. It’s also, because it’s about Frank Lloyd Wright, a
Private lactation rooms for nursing and pumping mothers would be required in all large- and medium-sized commercial airports under a bill introduced in Congress this week by Rep. Tammy Duckworth and 13 co-sponsors. Duckworth, a first-time…
Marilyn Hartman seems to have a need to fly, and no intention of bothering with mundane issues such as tickets or security. The 63-year-old California woman has a long history as a serial stowaway, and a number of arrests while trying. Considering how…
The pictures in this gallery are mainly architectural details—rooflines, entrances, windows—noticed in years of walking in cities and having my eye caught by a strong line, an unexpected contrast, an extended shape…I don’t even always know what catches me, and, as here, it’s often not the most significant building.
American Airlines has completed a series of schedule changes at its Miami, Chicago and Dallas hubs to create shorter layovers, and so far it appears
Chicago will open its new Bloomingdale Trail, a park built on 2.7 miles of abandoned railway on June 6.
City skylines can look the same after a while, but seeing them at night is a different experience again. As part of a USA trip, I wanted to visit as many iconic skyscrapers as I could. The Sears Tower in Chicago was on my list and I…
View looking up through the ornamental stairs of the Rookery building’s lobby in Chicago. The Rookery is the product of an unusual architectural “collaboration.” The quotes are because the original 1886 building, a masterpiece by Daniel Burnham…
Chicago’s O’Hare has reclaimed at least part of the “world’s busiest airport” title it held for years until Atlanta’s Hartsfield/Jackson passed it in 2005. The title is split now, with O’Hare having the most departures and arrivals, and Atlanta having…