The Loop

CBS Reopens Streetfront Studio In The Loop

Chicago has regained one of its street-front news studios as Studio A reopens at 34 W Washington Street in The Loop. Located on the intersection with N Dearborn Street, the space overlooks Daley Plaza and is part of the Block 37 complex. The work was led by local station WBBM-TV/Channel 2, or CBS 2 as it is commonly known.

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Rendering of the Thompson Center redevelopment by JAHN

In the midst of Google renovations, the Thompson Center scores a tower crane permit

The City of Chicago issued a tower crane permit for 171 N LaSalle Street in The Loop on Wednesday, July 3. That address is for Google’s renovation of the Thompson Center. As the general contractor, Clark Construction is the main benefactor of the permit. It allows them to do some serious heavy lifting as they continue knocking holes in the Helmut Jahn-designed office building.

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The Bean reopening

We’ve Bean waiting for this moment: Cloud Gate reopens in Millennium Park

Cloud Gate, by far Chicago’s shiniest art piece and tourist attraction, is back open to the public after almost a year behind construction fencing. The legume-shaped work by India-born British artist Anish Kapoor had been closed off to the public since August 2023 so Grainger Plaza and the podium on which the sculpture stands could be rebuilt. The City of Chicago announced on its Twitter account Sunday morning that The Bean is Back.

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