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The West Loop–LaSalle Street Historic District is a historic district centered on LaSalle Street in the western Chicago Loop. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 2013. [1] A boundary increase on July 24, 2017, added two buildings at 330 S. Wells Street and 212 W. Van Buren Street to the district. [2]
LaSalle was one of three streets in Chicago to have a tunnel under the Chicago River, the other two being W. Washington St. and W. Van Buren St. Constructed in 1869-71, the 2,000-foot (610 m) long tunnel alleviated interruptions from bridge openings due to heavy river traffic and served as an escape route during the Great Chicago Fire of
The Michael A. Bilandic Building, (formally the Justice Michael Bilandic State of Illinois Building and formerly State of Illinois Building) is a building located at 160 North LaSalle Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The 21-story building was constructed in 1920.
120 West Kinzie St., Chicago, IL 60654 River North Australia: Consulate-General chicago.consulate.gov.au: 123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1330 Chicago Loop Austria: Honorary Consulate www.bmeia.gv.at: 203 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2500 Chicago Loop Barbados: Honorary Consulate 6033 North Sheridan Road, 26-D Edgewater Belgium: Honorary Consulate
Alexander Giannoulias (/ ə ˈ l ɛ k s i dʒ ə ˈ n uː l i ə s / jə-NOO-lee-əs; born March 16, 1976) is an American financier and politician who is the Secretary of State of Illinois. He previously served as the 72nd Illinois Treasurer from 2007 to 2011.
The Secretary of State Police also maintains the Illinois State Capitol Police, responsible for policing the Illinois State Capitol Complex in Springfield, including both the Capitol and 16 surrounding state buildings. The force was created following a 2004 incident in which an unarmed security guard was shot and killed.
The City Hall-County Building, commonly known as City Hall, is a 12-story building in Chicago, Illinois, that houses the seats of government of the City of Chicago and Cook County. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The building's west side (City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St.) [ 3 ] holds the offices of the mayor , city clerk , and city treasurer ; some city departments ...
In 1930 the westernmost bay was demolished, due to the widening of LaSalle Street, and the façade lost its symmetry. [6] From 1955 the building was used by the City of Chicago, housing its traffic courts, the State Attorney's Office, and various city departments. [1] In 1998, it was redeveloped by Friedman Properties.