Left photo: Sears Tower became the tallest building in Chicago, surpassing the John Hancock Center, seen in the background, when construction continued in November 1972. (Charles Osgood/Chicago ...

Robert E. Wood, Brittanica notes. This store was at the Sears Merchandise Building at the company headquarters near Homan ...

More than 1.7 million people make their way to Willis Tower's Skydeck Chicago each year, and it's easy to see why. Occupying the 103rd floor – that's nine floors higher than 360 CHICAGO – of ...

British insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Ltd. will lease space in the iconic Sears Tower, changing the building's name to Willis Tower. Video courtesy of Fox News.

City staff reported that the proposed project would be a $25 million capital investment in redeveloping the Sears building. The number of jobs provided is said to be 110 full time positions.

Chicago’s iconic skyline was built by material coming out of the U.S. Steel South Works Plant on the city’s far South Side. Its steel is found in the bones of the Sears (now Willis ...