Each summer, thousands climb aboard the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s River Boat Tour and glide past skyscrapers towering on the footholds of determination and ingenuity.

CHICAGO – One Chicago artist has made a name for herself by turning other people’s trash into coveted works of art. Meet Lucy ...

1909: Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago was unveiled. 1916: Municipal Pier (later known as Navy Pier) opened.

Artists on the South and West sides rely on free or subsidized community housing and the support of mission-driven arts ...