Magnificent Mile

Oprah!

Brian Dickie | Posted 11.08.2009 | Chicago


Brian Dickie

As I grabbed this shot of the great lady on the top of this red bus, the young woman next to me yelled, "Hey Oprah - I've come from Alaska to be here today."

Michigan Avenue Shooting: Cops Shoot Woman Suspected In Gold Coast Robberies

AP | Posted 06.09.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- A woman has been shot along Chicago's bustling Michigan Avenue during a midday struggle with police. Chicago police say officers were...

Magnificent Mile Shops Hurting, Vacancy Highest Since 1992

Wall Street Journal | DOUGLAS BELKIN | Posted 05.10.2009 | Chicago


[T]oday the Magnificent Mile is enduring its highest vacancy rate since 1992. Retailers Lord & Taylor, Talbots Inc. and William-Sonoma Inc.'s Pottery ...

Magnificent Mile Shooting: Person Shot Near Water Tower Place

Chicago Tribune | Posted 01.15.2009 | Chicago


One person was shot near Water Tower Place on North Michigan Avenue this morning, authorities said. The person was taken in serious to critical condit...

Michigan Avenue Stores To Be Hardest Hit By Recession

Crain's Chicago Business | Monée Fields-White | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago


In a recession likely to inflict historic pain across the retail landscape, no shopping district will suffer more than Chicago's most famous boulevard...

Water Tower Place In Financial Straits

CBS 2 | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago


One of the crown jewels of the Magnificent Mile retail district is in serious financial trouble. The owner of the Water Tower Place might have to fil...