Morton Salt, the 173-year-old Chicago company recently purchased by a California investment firm, laid off 120 employees at its downtown headquarters this week, slashing its office staff by 40%.

Last week the new music venue that will open at Chicago’s historic Morton Salt complex announced the lineup for its first shows this summer. This includes performances by Sharon Van Etten ...

A beloved landmark to North Side commuters for eight decades, Chicago’s Morton Salt shed is preparing to start a new life as a mixed-use office, hospitality, and entertainment complex.

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Bruce Finkelman of 16 on Center about transforming the Morton Salt Factory to Chicago’s ...

millions of tons of salt were loaded and unloaded at the iconic Morton Salt building on the Chicago River. Now, it's a music hall but signs of what once was are all around. This is an archived article ...

When renderings of the redeveloped Morton Salt building first surfaced, it looked like concert attendees would be able to enjoy views of the Chicago River, which runs along the east side of the venue.

“It’s kind of a historical story about growing up in Chicago. When you hit that landmark of the Morton Salt Girl you knew you were going downtown.” Built between 1929 and 1930, the Morton ...

For commuters on the Kennedy Expressway, the salt factory was a familiar site on the north side of the highway between the Division Street and North Avenue exits. Morton’s logo, the famous umbre ...

Morton has been headquartered in Chicago since 1848, and in 1914 introduced the iconic umbrellaed Morton Salt Girl to emphasize the free-flowing quality of its table salt, which has a small amount ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The former Morton Salt factory ... bats at an outdoor concert at the Salt Shed last month, health officials said. The Chicago Department of Public Health ...