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The city and county jointly sponsored an architectural competition that Holabird & Roche won by unanimous vote. [12] Construction of the county building (east wing) began in 1905, and by 1907 some county offices were already beginning to move in. [12] Construction of city hall (the west wing) was delayed until 1909 because the city had to wait for the State to increase its borrowing authority ...
Eitel Building 1926 [10] 22 [10] Yes 121 North LaSalle City Hall - County Building 1908 / 1911 [11] 11 [12] Yes 120 North LaSalle 120 North LaSalle. 1991 [13] 40 [13] No [13] 100 North LaSalle 100 North LaSalle Street Building 1928 [14] 25 [14] Yes 33 North LaSalle Foreman State National Bank Building 1930 [15] 38 [15] Yes 30 North LaSalle 30 ...
The canal runs westward through Calumet, Worth, Palos and Lemont Townships before joining the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at the border of DuPage County.After passing through central Blue Island, the channel constitutes the principal boundary between the suburbs of Alsip, Worth and Palos Hills on its north, and Robbins, Crestwood, Palos Heights and Palos Park on its south.
The Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is a complex of natural and artificial waterways extending through much of the Chicago metropolitan area, covering approximately 87 miles altogether. It straddles the Chicago Portage and is the sole navigable inland link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River and makes up the northern end of ...
This is a list of the 137 National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County, Illinois outside Chicago and Evanston. Separate lists are provided for the 62 listed properties and historic districts in Evanston and the more than 350 listed properties and districts in in Chicago .
The Gogo Building, formerly known as the River Center, is an 840,000-square-foot (78,000 m 2) commercial building located at 111 N. Canal Street in the West Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.
The Jane Byrne Interchange (until 2014, Circle Interchange) is a major freeway interchange near downtown Chicago, Illinois, known locally as "The Lady in the Middle". It is the junction between the Dan Ryan , Kennedy and Eisenhower Expressways ( I-90 / I-94 and I-290 ), and Ida B. Wells Drive . [ 1 ]
In 1870, the Calumet and Chicago Canal Dock Company purchased the Stony Island Ridge. [2] A railroad was built in 1881 along the western border of Calumet Heights leading to the development of the neighborhood. [3] The area became part of the Village of Hyde Park in 1889. Shortly thereafter, Hyde Park Township was annexed by Chicago. [2]