2008 Owner of Year

While warning signs of a crumbling network of road and other infrastructure mount nationwide, the Illinois Tollway has made a U-turn and embarked on an ambitious, $6.3-billion plan to modernize and rebuild its roads for the harried commuters of northeast Illinois. Full Story >>

Downtown Downturn

A nervous real estate market has some of Chicago’s ritziest new condominium towers on edge. With the stream of buyers down to a trickle, lenders are increasingly tight-fisted, developers are scrambling for financing and contractors are looking for ways to keep busy. Full Story >>

Pervious Pavement

Brian Lutey has a big job convincing owners, city officials, engineers and contractors in the Chicago area that pervious concrete really does work. Full Story >>

Freestyle Formwork

A sea change is coming to Chicago’s skyline, and the $475-million, curvy skyscraper rising along North Columbus Drive is already making waves with the workers.
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A Volatile Market

Structural steel's 2004 quantum leap in price signaled the end of one era of construction pricing and the beginning of another. Full Story >>

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