Chicago Is Spending $444 Million on a Single Train Station — Here’s Why
165 views · Aug 23, 2026 · Entertainment
Comments · 2
@davidaldinger113 · 1 month ago
A gargantuan mistake was made in the late when the existing concourse was demolished and a less desirable one was put in under a new building.
@ChristianGustafson · 1 month ago
In 1925 Chicago was the fourth or fifth largest city in the world.
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