Review: 'Last Summer on State Street,' by Toya Wolfe FICTION: A poignant look at growing up in Chicago public housing by a debut novelist who lived in one of the city's most notorious developments. Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022
Author Rich Cohen writes about his father’s life and adventures in ‘World’s Greatest Negotiator’ CHICAGO -- Rich Cohen was walking down State Street on a recent rainy morning and he was not alone, though he appeared to be. “I feel like I hear my father’s voice all the time as I am walking around, especially when I am back in Chicago,” he said. Chicago Tribune · Jun 8, 2022
Groups coalesce around plan to save State Street buildings The proposal calls for turning them into a shared archive center, but the properties’ owner, the federal government, wants the early 20th century high-rises wrecked. Chicago Sun-Times · May 18, 2022
Preservationist places faith in plan for State Street buildings A proposal to revive the buildings adjacent to the federal complex is being developed, with hope that it will satisfy concerns about safety. Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2022
CPD sergeant, 5-year-old girl among 4 injured in Near North Side hit-and-run The sergeant pulled over a red Hyundai during a traffic stop near State Street and Grand Avenue and asked the driver to exit the car. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 10, 2022
A federal case: U.S. government shouldn’t wreck two Loop skyscrapers in the name of safety The buildings’ demolition would create an economic and pedestrian dead zone on State Street. And it would be a shameful waste of some really good Chicago architecture. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 2, 2022
Macy’s off-price concept, Backstage, coming to State Street The retail brand, now in almost 300 stores, is being introduced to another 37 sites across the country, including three more in the suburbs. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 23, 2022
Body pulled from Chicago River downtown Police pulled a male person from the water Thursday morning in the first block of West Wacker Drive, near State Street. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2022