HOK, a global architectural and design firm, just sent us some images of its new Chicago office space in the CNA Building. Besides being cool, it has received LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of green-ness offered by the U.S. Green Building Council. I’m green with envy.
—JAN PARR
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HOK, a global architectural and design firm, just sent us some images of its new Chicago office space in the CNA Building. Besides being cool, it has received LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of green-ness offered by the U.S. Green Building Council. I’m green with envy.
—JAN PARR
" />HOK, a global architectural and design firm, just sent us some images of its new Chicago office space in the CNA Building. Besides being cool, it has received LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of green-ness offered by the U.S. Green Building Council. I’m green with envy.
—JAN PARR
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HOK, a global architectural and design firm, just sent us some images of its new Chicago office space in the CNA Building. Besides being cool, it has received LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of green-ness offered by the U.S. Green Building Council. I’m green with envy.
—JAN PARR
Academics have always trumped athletics at Northwestern, but under the direction of Pat Fitzgerald, football has become no joke. Will he stick around?
Here’s a refreshing medical bulletin: Those of you who can’t abide gluten can take comfort in New Grist Beer ($8 or $9 a six-pack), made from only sorghum and rice extract, hops, water, and gluten-free yeast. The talented folks at Lakefront Brewery up in Milwaukee came up with this light-bodied, crisp, and fruity pale ale. … Read more
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He modernized Chicago’s emergency-response center, served as Mayor Daley’s chief of staff, and led (albeit briefly) the CTA—all before his 38th birthday. Now Ron Huberman, the Israeli-born gay ex-cop, has brought his intensity and his technocratic management style to the city’s public schools. Failure is not an option.
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