Topic: Sears Tower

Blackstone Said to Seek Debt in Bid to Seize Chicago Tower

Businessweek - 20 days ago
By Sarah Mulholland and Hui-yong Yu . The owners of Chicago's fourth- tallest building are running out of time to refinance debt taken on during ...

Blackstone Said to Seek Debt in Bid to Take Over Chicago’s Hancock Tower

Bloomberg - 21 days ago
The owners of Chicago's fourth- tallest building are running out of time to refinance debt taken on during the property boom, setting the stage for...

Solar Panel Boom Pits Neighbor Against Neighbor

Scientific American - 23 days ago
For 33 years, Barbara Katz has enjoyed sitting with her husband and gazing into the backyard of their hilltop home, located in an area of historic...

Monday Links for Curious People: Public Radio Edition

Everything, Everywhere - 185 days ago
Last Tuesday to Thursday I was invited to Lake Tahoe by Hotels.com to watch a shoot for a new Hotels.com commercial. The commercial is designed to...

I Heart My City: Joseph's Chicago

Intelligent Travel - 224 days ago
Hello, city-lovers! Today we head over to Chicago, where Joseph Hernandez, managing editor for Go Galavanting tells us why he loves the Windy...

Pythagoras Solar windows and energy breakthrough

San Francisco Chronicle - 236 days ago
0 . A lot of sunlight hits tall office buildings, only to go to waste. . . Their relatively small roofs don't offer much space for solar panels. A...

103 Stories Above Chicago, in a Glass Box

How Stuff Works - 253 days ago
Chicago's version of the glass-bottom boat is a glass-bottom box suspended 1,353 feet above the city.. . The Ledge at the Chicago Skydeck, Willis...

Univision's “Nuestra Belleza Latina®” Contestants Overcome Personal Fears During Heart-Racing AT&T Challenge

American Banking News - 315 days ago
Univision's "Nuestra Belleza Latina®" Contestants Overcome Personal Fears During Heart-Racing AT T Challenge. Apr. 7, 2011 (PR Newswire) - . /*...

My 10 Favorite Buildings and Structures

Everything, Everywhere - 330 days ago
This the seventh installment in a series for my 4th Travelversay Celebration.. . This is by far the most fun I had putting a list together...

Chicago Travel Guide: Discovering the downtown architecture

Journeyetc - 437 days ago
Chicago has reinvented itself big time since the Great Fire that levelled the city in 1871. Through the years, its blocks have been host to new...