McDonald's disappearing in downtown Chicago, but new restaurants giving it a shot. ... There also used to be a McDonald's at 119 N. Wabash Ave., between Randolph and Washington streets.

One of the oldest gas pipes in Chicago's heating system is being replaced. Construction crews on Monday removed the 164-year-old pipe beneath Wabash Avenue at 8th Street in the South Loop.

You’d think a big, red skyscraper couldn’t go relatively unheralded, let alone one that’s stood downtown for more than 50 years. But that’s the case for 333 S. Wabash Ave., originally CNA ...