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The Chicago Tool Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in the United States that help individuals borrow from an inventory of thousands of items that range from basic hand tools and table saws to ice cream makers and camping equipment. [2] Chicago Tool Library was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Chicago.
The district includes the Cermak Road Bridge, which carries Cermak Road across the Chicago River, and four buildings clustered around the bridge. The bridge opened in 1906 and is a rare surviving example of a Scherzer rolling lift bridge in Chicago. The four buildings, all originally factories or warehouses, represent the growth of industry ...
37signals (formerly Basecamp before reverting to its original name) is an American web software company based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was co‑founded in 1999 by Jason Fried, Carlos Segura, and Ernest Kim as a web design company. [1] Since mid‑2004, the company's focus has shifted from web design to web application development.
The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, [ 3 ] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States [ 4 ] and the region most connected to the city through geographic ...
OpenStreetMap map of the Pedway Sign of the Chicago Pedway. An underground Pedway tunnel Inside a Pedway bridge between the Ogilvie Transportation Center and 2 North Riverside Plaza The Chicago Pedway is a network of tunnels , ground-level concourses and bridges in Chicago, Illinois connecting skyscrapers, retail stores, hotels, and train ...
A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.
Gerald Warren Fogelson (born 1933) is a real estate developer and author. Fogelson led the re-development of the Central Station residential neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, which had formerly housed a train station. [1] His book, Central Station: Realizing a Vision, chronicles the history of that project. [2]
Residential development in the area began in 1868, as European immigrants created a demand for new housing, and continued through the 1900s. The district includes examples of many of the most popular architectural styles of the late nineteenth century, with the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival styles being especially well-represented.