Expanding her influence in the industry, she launched EL Design, a two-story decorative lighting showroom in Elk Grove Village, just outside Chicago. Her commitment to sustainable and high-end ...

(HKS) One week after taking possession of the Freedom Center printing plant, Bally’s has secured the needed financing to supplant it with a $1.7 billion Chicago ... plan by design firm HKS ...

The sukkah, a temporary hut, was one of five designed for the Chicago Sukkah Design Festival, which starts Sunday and runs until Oct. 26. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Growing up, Joseph Altshuler ...

Amid retail closures and pushes to draw more tourists to one of Chicago’s most iconic streets, a design firm has unveiled a dramatic “reimagining” of Michigan Avenue. That design ...

Can a design celebration that connects local architects, community organizations, and neighbors help spur community development in Chicago? Could Be Design’s Joseph Altshuler thinks so.

There’s a spot right at the corner of Michigan and Randolph that’s thought a lot about it: the Design Museum of Chicago. Their aim is to demonstrate all the ways design shapes our day-to-day ...

Built in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, these homes were more modest and utilitarian in design, with a wooden frame and a steep gable. They served as entry-level homes for immigrants ...

James Rondeau, the director of the Art Institute of Chicago, took a voluntary leave after a report that he stripped off his clothes during a flight to Germany. By Robin Pogrebin James Rondeau ...