Unlikely buildings—like a massive armory—have been placed in Chicago parkland, while the Field Museum and the Dunbar School were fought off. So does the presidential library stand a chance? Read more
What the city looked like at the peak of its population, but before the skyscraper boom that gave the City of Big Shoulders its immense height. Read more
You can’t take home the Shedd Aquarium’s little orphan otter, irresistible as she is. Plan a legal outing with one of these rentable critters instead. Read more
For centuries, landscape architects have tried to replicate the natural landscape inside our built ones. One local professor is trying to figure out what exactly makes one park look more natural than the next. Read more
