Bally's Secures Funding for $1.7B Chicago Casino and Hotel Project
ENR Construction
JULY 15, 2024
Demolition of a printing press building on a 30-acre site in Chicago is set for this summer to make way for a casino and hotel.
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Second Lawsuit Filed in Deadly Chicago Scaffolding Accident
ENR Construction
JUNE 20, 2024
A second lawsuit alleging that has been filed in an accident that caused two workers to fall June 6 from scaffolding in a project being built at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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Chicago Ex-Alderman Sentenced to Prison, $2M Fine for Racketeering, Extortion
ENR Construction
JUNE 24, 2024
Former Chicago politician Ed Burke's crimes included extorting developers of construction projects, prosecutors said, but sentence was less than guidelines recommended
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Scaffold Fall Kills Ironworker on Chicago Cancer Center Project
ENR Construction
JUNE 7, 2024
Fall that killed David O’Donnell, 27, and injured another ironworker occurred after scaffolding blew away from a University of Chicago project under construction, said a fire official, but it is under federal OSHA investigation.
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Chicago Bears Shift New Stadium Focus to Lakefront Site
ENR Construction
MARCH 13, 2024
The Chicago Bears are looking at investing more than $2 billion into a publicly-owned domed facility just south of Soldier Field, the team’s existing home in downtown Chicago.
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Chicago Bears Push Plans Forward for $4.6B Lakefront Stadium
ENR Construction
APRIL 24, 2024
The Chicago Bears want to build a $4.6 million domed stadium on the city of Chicago's Museum Campus.
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Scaffold Fall Kills Worker and Injures Another on Chicago Medical Project
ENR Construction
JUNE 7, 2024
David O’Donnell, 27, died in June 6 Chicago project accident, while Samantha Ruvolo Deschenes, 33, suffered fatal injuries May 30 in forklift rollover at a Portland, Ore., school construction site.
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Injured Ironworker Files Lawsuit in Scaffolding Accident in Chicago
ENR Construction
JUNE 11, 2024
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of an iron worker injured when he fell from scaffolding at a cancer center under construction in Chicago.
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Related Group starts $500M tower on Chicago waterfront
Construction Dive
APRIL 8, 2024
400 Lake Shore will replace the abandoned Chicago Spire project with two residential buildings and a new public park.
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James Hardie Industries Unveils New Chicago Headquarters
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Cement manufacturer James Hardie now has a place on the Chicago skyline with a new 68,000-square-foot U.S. The post James Hardie Industries Unveils New Chicago Headquarters appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine. headquarters.
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Injured Iron Worker Files Lawsuit in Scaffolding Accident in Chicago
ENR Construction
JUNE 11, 2024
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of an iron worker injured when he fell 100 ft from scaffolding at a cancer center under construction at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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Chicago Migrant Shelter Construction Halted, Union Files Picket Notice
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Chicago and security contractor will not begin work on migrant camp after state Gov. Pritzker required a review by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
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Chicago Ex-Alderman Burke Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, $2M Fine for Racketeering, Extortion
ENR Construction
JUNE 24, 2024
Former Chicago politician has been sentenced for several crimes including extorting developers of construction projects.
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Sanitary Engineer Vinton Bacon Cleaned House in Chicago
ENR Construction
JULY 17, 2024
On a Saturday morning in the summer of 1966, Vinton Bacon, general superintendent of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Chicago, pulled his car into a service station near his suburban home for gas and an oil check. The attendant found four sticks of dynamite wired to the car’s engine.
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River Flow Reversed to Solve Sewage Problem for Chicago
ENR Construction
MARCH 21, 2024
During the 19th century, Chicago’s sewage got dumped into the Chicago River and flowed into Lake Michigan. Because the city’s drinking water was, and still is, drawn from the lake via two mile-long tunnels, officials feared that the sewage would endanger the water supply.
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Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke Found Guilty of Racketeering, Bribing Developers
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, 79, faces a minimum of 30 years in prison after being convicted of bribery of developers and racketeering conspiracy.
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Chicago Short $2.7B for Infrastructure
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 19, 2020
Chicago needs $4.4 billion over the next five years to put its streets, bridges, and vehicles on a maintenance-and-replacement cycle, but has funding for only $1.7 During a virtual meeting of the City Council’s Committee on Capital and Economic Development, Budget Director Susie Park…
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Chicago Pneumatic CPG 150, CPG 200
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 17, 2020
CPG 150 generator from Chicago Pneumatic Power Technique (CP) has been reengineered, and the GPG 200 is a new unit in the CPG lineup. The generators have John Deere 6068 Tier 4-F diesels, with the CPG 150 rated at 150 kVA/120 kW, and the CPG 200 at 200 kVA/160 kW. Both units offer dual frequency…
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Aligned Completes Chicago Hyperscale Data Center Campus
Business Facilities
APRIL 29, 2022
Aligned Data Centers launched its Chicago Hyperscale data center campus as it broke ground on a second, adjacent facility.
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Worker sues Turner, subcontractor after deadly Chicago fall
Construction Dive
JUNE 13, 2024
Ironworker Jeffrey Spyrka survived after plunging eight stories from a scaffold last week. His coworker, technical engineer David O’Donnell, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Chicago Transit Authority's $3.6B Red Line Extension Advances With New Federal Funding
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The Red Line Extension project in Chicago secured a funding commitment from the Federal Transit Administration September 8 for $1.97 billion in grant funding, allowing the project to advance.
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Google Unveils Plans for Full Gut and Rehab of Chicago's Thompson Center
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Thompson Center in Chicago. Construction is expected to start in 2024 on the project to re-develop the James R.
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Chicago Bears release $4.2B stadium plans
Construction Dive
APRIL 26, 2024
While still awaiting funding approvals, the new complex would replace the historic Soldier Field and is part of a larger park and recreation project.
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Chicago Jury Lands Big Tuna, Former Alderman Ed Burke Guilty of Racketeering, Bribing Developers
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, 79, faces a minimum of 30 years in prison after being convicted of bribery of developers and racketeering conspiracy.
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Bally’s changes hotel location at Chicago casino project
Construction Dive
JULY 16, 2024
The 500-room tower will move to the southern end of the 30-acre development due to unforeseen underground infrastructure, the gambling and entertainment company said.
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Hines, MKA, Walsh Use Embodied Carbon Guide on Salesforce Tower Chicago
ENR Construction
MAY 10, 2022
The team behind Salesforce Tower Chicago delivered an overall 19% reduction in embodied carbon dellivering Chicago's newest office tower.
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Chicago Transit Authority Shortlists Three Teams For $3.6B Red Line Extension
ENR Construction
MAY 24, 2023
miles into Chicago's Far South Side with four new stations and a storage and maintenance facility. CTA's plan calls for its Red Line L train to be extended 5.6
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Chicago Names Initial Developers for Office-to-Residential Conversions on LaSalle Street
ENR Construction
APRIL 5, 2023
The City of Chicago has selected the first three developers to convert three office buildings to residential and mixed-use spaces in the underutilized LaSalle Street Corridor.
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Travelers Insurance Sues Chicago for $26M in Damages to Willis Tower
ENR Construction
MAY 11, 2023
of America is suing the City of Chicago and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation Distirct for $26 million in damages caused when more than 1 million gallons of water flooded into Willis Tower during a 2020 rain storm. Travelers Property Casualty Co.
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Sherwin Asrow, Founding Member of Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings, Dies at 101
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 9, 2023
During his career as a structural engineer, Asrow had been involved with numerous major projects in Chicago, as well as updating the city's high-rise building code.
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Top Construction Projects in Chicago
Autodesk Construction Cloud
APRIL 25, 2022
Chicago is the third-largest city in the U.S., In fact, building construction employment in the Chicago metro region reached 28,400 in December 2021. Chicago is also rated the 2nd highest city in the U.S. Here, we’ll discover the top five construction projects that are currently taking place in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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Chicago nonprofit recruits hundreds to apprenticeships
Construction Dive
MARCH 28, 2024
Hire360 targets recruiting minorities and women to the trades, leveraging partnerships with big name developers, contractors and unions.
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Chicago to Replace Lead Water Lines
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 24, 2020
City officials are finalizing a plan to replace the lead service lines responsible for contaminating the tap water in thousands of Chicago homes, Department of Water Management Commissioner Randy Conner told alderman on Tuesday. The replacements will cost between $8 billion and $10 billion to…
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Chicago Contractor Faces $400K Penalty for Lead Violations
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
A Chicago company faces a $400,000 penalty for alleged violations of federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting regulations known as the RRP rule.
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Four Design Teams Named for $4.6B Project to Clear Chicago Rail Bottlenecks
ENR Construction
AUGUST 24, 2023
The firms will plan the replacement or rehabilitation of nearly 100 bridges and other structures along a 6-mile stretch of Chicago's south side where more than 100 trans from six rail lines meet daily.
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Converting Old Buildings to New Uses Takes Center Stage in Chicago
ENR Construction
JANUARY 22, 2024
Sustainably preserving and repurposing older buildings and creating entertainment/hospitality venues and high-end apartments and hotels are all dominant themes in the Chicago market.
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The University of Chicago Harris School at the Keller Center
BD+C
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Extreme sustainability was the chief goal for the reconstruction of Edward Durrell Stone’s Kellogg Center for Continuing Education at the University of Chicago.
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Lendlease achieves net-zero carbon in Boston, Chicago multifamily portfolio
BD+C
APRIL 6, 2021
Lendlease and its partner Aware Super, a superannuation fund, say the global real estate company’s multifamily portfolio in Boston and Chicago has been verified as “net zero carbon.”. New projects in New York City and Los Angeles are on track to achieve the same goal as construction gets underway.
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Four Design Teams Named for Piece of $4.6B Project to Clear Chicago Rail Bottlenecks
ENR Construction
AUGUST 24, 2023
The firms will plan the replacement or rehabilitation of nearly 100 bridges and other structures along a 6-mile stretch of Chicago's south side where more than 100 trans from six rail lines meet daily.
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Chicago DOB still needs to fix broken inspection process: report
Construction Dive
JUNE 28, 2024
The city's watchdog agency said its buildings department has “not implemented corrective actions” to issues discovered during an August 2022 audit.
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Sky-High Chicago Concrete Prices Outpacing National Rise, Contractors Say
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Cement surcharges and the prices of ensuring materials such as concrete have been rising way faster than inflation in the Chicago area for more than a year. High demand, lower river water levels, a labor dispute and many other factors are contributing to the unprecedented price jumps.
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Snapshots from the Construction Site
HardHatChat
APRIL 21, 2022
Golf-X, Chicago, IL. Construction is rarely pretty but wait until you see the finished X-Golf Chicago project. Floor & Decor, Chicago, IL. Congratulations to Englewood’s Retail Group on their completion and grand opening of the Floor & Decor in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. Golf-X, Chicago, IL.
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Clayco risk manager on success: ‘We want people to just feel safe’
Construction Dive
JULY 25, 2024
Todd Friis, senior vice president of risk management for the Chicago builder, says he sometimes has to get creative in order to improve jobsite safety.
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Connection is Key to Leaders' Success, Experts Tell ENR Chicago Forum
ENR Construction
MARCH 23, 2024
Veteran and rising leaders, including ENR's Top 20 Under 40 for 2024, shared career enhancing strategies at ENR Emerging Leaders Forum in Chicago, held March 19-20.
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