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One Sixtyblue to reopen in spring 2012 as Asian barbecue

Belly Q to debut at 1400 W. Randolph

01/24/2012 4:47 PM

One Sixtyblue, the recently shuttered restaurant on Randolph Street in the West Loop co-owned by Michael Jordan, announced Tuesday morning that it’ll reopen in spring as an Asian barbecue restaurant.

Remap results: A look at West Loop, Near West Side's now-dominant Ald. Walter Burnett

The Reader profiles the man who'll run the show for the foreseeable future

01/21/2012 11:00 AM

One of the biggest winners in the wake of Chicago's new ward remap is Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th), who gained a big chunk of turf covering most of the West Loop and the Near West Side. Former Chicago Journal writer and Reader reporter Mick Dumke profiles Burnett this week.

Remap results: New majority South Loop aldermen Burns, Dowell speak up

With 2nd Ward gone, 3rd and 4th wards are taking over — here’s what to expect

01/20/2012 5:23 PM

Chicago has a brand new ward map today, and political representation in the South Loop is shaping up to be much different than it used to be. Here's what the new alderman say about their new turf and new constituents.

More crime in the South Loop

and it's happening right in the house

01/20/2012

Just when we were getting over the shooting on the elevated tracks, here comes a con that gets the criminals in the house, stealing your stuff. Read More...

Ward remap passes: 2nd Ward blown up, 3rd and 4th Wards split South Loop

Ald. Fioretti mounts last-ditch effort to delay map, but overruled by Emanuel, Burke

01/19/2012 12:00 AM

After months of backroom wheeling and dealing, the South Loop has gained a new alderman and lost another, as Ald. Bob Fioretti’s 2nd Ward has officially been blown up and banished to the North Side in Chicago's next ward remap.

New CTA stops at Cermak, Washington and Wabash underway

Stations will both begin construction in 2013

01/18/2012 1:49 PM

As work on the Green Line’s new Morgan stop in the West Loop approaches the finish line, two more CTA stops are being planned in and around downtown Chicago.

McCormick Place Hyatt begins expansion

Three-phase, $110 million project will add new tower, renovate old building

01/18/2012 1:48 PM

McCormick Place’s only on-site hotel, Hyatt Regency, announced Tuesday that it had begun the first phase of its expansion, starting with construction of its second tower.