The Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, a colossal monolith on the Chicago River, boasts a rich history as grand as scale and as v...

Treasure Island Foods was founded in 1963 by Christ Kamberos and his brothers. Christ Kamberos was born in Chicago to Greek immigrants. His ...

Shoppers Corner, 150 North State Street , was located at the northwest corner of State and Randolph Streets in Chicago. It was a '5 &...

The Columbian half dollar was the first commemorative coin issued by the United States. It was struck in 1892 and 1893 to raise funds for th...

Marvin Hecht (1927-2019) opened Cut-Rate Toys at 2424 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, in 1958.  He was an angry man who apparently didn't li...

Harlem Irving Plaza (The HIP) is a shopping mall located at 4104 North Harlem Avenue, Norridge, Illinois . It was built on the site of a for...

Alton Square Mall opened in 1978 at 200 Alton Square Mall Drive, Alton, Illinois. The mall has undergone several changes but remains a popul...

Brementowne Mall, 159th Street and Oak Park Avenue, Tinley Park, Illinois, was a two-anchor shopping mall in Tinley Park, Illinois. It opene...

Algonquin Commons is an outdoor shopping mall in Algonquin, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago. It was built in 2004 and is the largest...

BACKGROUND The William D. Gibson company manufactured springs at this factory on Clybourn. Built-in 1908, the factory was expanded over the ...

The 900 North Michigan Shops [Mall], aka Atrium Avenue Mall,  was designed by HKS, Inc. and developed by Urban Retail Properties in 1986 to ...