Ice skating in Chicago in January is nothing new. Doing it on the 94th floor of the John Hancock Center is a little different. Officials at the 100-story Chicago skyscraper say they’re putting in a 1,000-square foot ice-skating rink in the tower. It’ll be open to the public from January through March. Get the full story »
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Omega to open watch boutique on Magnificent Mile
Omega, the timekeeper for Olympians and astronauts, is opening its first Chicago boutique on North Michigan Avenue, sources said.
The store is slated to open in November at 909 N. Michigan Ave. in the space occupied by Italian shoe boutique Fratelli Rossetti, which recently closed. Get the full story »
Exclusive report: Mag Mile on the mend
Shoppers on North Michigan Avenue, June 22, 2010. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)
The Magnificent Mile is emerging from the recession like most of America: Less bling and more bargains.
North Michigan Avenue is on the mend, thanks to the arrival of off-price stores and discount chains that are moving into large swaths of space, some of it empty for years.
The pending arrival of off-price stores Nordstrom Rack and TJX’s HomeGoods, combined with the 2009 openings of fast-fashion clothing store Zara and electronics giant Best Buy, helped lift the boulevard to its best performance since 2003, according to an annual retail vacancy survey from real estate firm CB Richard Ellis Inc. provided exclusively to the Tribune.
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