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 ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 2, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Vintage Chicago Tribune Special Edition: ...

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 ...

The notion of building a tower to the heavens is as old as Genesis ... Khan returned to the United States and was hired as an engineer in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ...

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.

In 1973, Sears moved into Chicago's Sears Tower—which opened as the tallest building in the world. Nearly two decades later, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- "Think about it. There must be higher love. Up in the tower formerly known as Sears above." With apologies to Steve Winwood, Kygo, and Whitney Houston, that paraphrased lyric ...

Sears is working with Huron Consulting Group ... reshaping of office parks and corporate headquarters across suburban Chicago. Sears spun off the Hometown division—which sold appliances, tools ...