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Encyclopedia > Tallest Buildings in Chicago

Chicago has the tallest building in the United States, the Sears Tower, and many slightly shorter buildings, almost all in the Loop or along North Michigan Avenue. The Sears Tower also has the most floors of any building in the world, and when including its 278-foot-tall western antenna, remains the tallest skyscraper on Earth. In addition, Chicago has the distinction of being the only city on Earth with more than one building containing 100 floors or more. ... The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Loop is what locals call the downtown neighborhood of Chicago. ... Michigan Avenues double-decker bridge over the Chicago River. ... The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. ... Earth, also known as Terra, and Tellus mostly in the 19th century, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ...


Tallest buildings in Chicago as of December 2005

Rank Name Street Address Height
(ft)		 Floors Year
1 Sears Tower 233 S. Wacker Dr. 1,451 108 1974
2 Trump Tower Chicago 401 N. Wabash Ave. 1,362 92 2007
3 Aon Center 200 E. Randolph St. 1,136 83 1973
4 John Hancock Center 875 N. Michigan Ave. 1,127 100 1969
5 AT&T Corporate Center 227 W. Monroe St. 1,007 61 1989
6 Two Prudential Plaza 180 N. Stetson Ave. 995 64 1990
7 311 S. Wacker Dr. 311 S. Wacker Dr. 961 65 1990
8 900 N. Michigan Ave. 900 N. Michigan Ave. 871 66 1989
9 Water Tower Place 845 N. Michigan Ave. 859 74 1976
10 Chase Tower 21 S. Clark St. 850 60 1969
11 Park Tower 800 N. Michigan Ave. 844 67 2000
12 3 First National Plaza 70 W. Madison St. 767 57 1981
13 Chicago Title & Trust Center 161 N. Clark St. 756 50 1992
14 Olympia Centre 737 N. Michigan Ave. 725 63 1986
15 One Museum Park 1215 S. Prairie Ave. 720 62 2007
16 IBM Plaza 330 N. Wabash Ave. 695 52 1973
17 111 S. Wacker Dr. 111 S. Wacker Dr. 681 51 2005
18 181 W. Madison St. 181 W. Madison St. 680 50 1990
19 Hyatt Center 71 S. Wacker Dr. 679 48 2005
20 One Magnificent Mile 980 N. Michigan Ave. 673 58 1983
21 340 on the Park 340 E. Randolph St. 672 64 2007
22 R.R. Donnelley Center 77 W. Wacker Dr. 668 49 1992
23 UBS Tower 1 N. Wacker Dr. 652 50 2001
24 Daley Center 55 W. Washington St. 648 31 1965
25 55 E. Erie St. 55 E. Erie St. 647 56 2003
26 Lake Point Tower 505 N. Lake Shore Dr. 645 70 1968
27 River East Center 350 E. Illinois St. 644 58 2001
28 Grand Plaza I 540 N. State St. 641 57 2003
29 Leo Burnett Building 35 W. Wacker Dr. 635 50 1989
30 The Heritage at Millennium Park 130 N. Garland Ct. 631 57 2005
31 NBC Tower 445 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr. 627 37 1989
32 Millennium Centre 33 W. Ontario St. 610 59 2003
33 Chicago Place 700 N. Michigan Ave. 608 49 1991
34 Chicago Board of Trade Building 141 W. Jackson Blvd. 605 44 1930
35 One Prudential Plaza 130 E. Randolph St. 601 41 1955
36 CNA Plaza 325 S. Wabash Ave. 601 44 1972
37 Heller International Building 500 W. Monroe St. 600 45 1992

Names in italics are under construction. A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. ... Trump Tower Chicago construction as of April 21, 2005 Trump Tower Chicago, also known as Trump International Hotel and Tower, is a planned skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois named for famed real estate developer Donald Trump. ... The Aon Center in downtown Chicago, Illinois The Aon Center (200 East Randolph Street) in Chicago, Illinois was completed in 1972. ... Several buildings bear this name. ... The AT&T Corporate Center is the 4th tallest skyscraper in Chicago and 8th tallest in the United States at 1,007ft (307 m) with 60 floors. ... Two Prudential Plaza is a skyscraper built in Chicago in 1990. ... The Sears Tower (right) and 311 South Wacker Drive (left) in Chicago 311 South Wacker Drive in Chicago is a 65-story skyscraper completed in 1990. ... 900 North Michigan, Park Tower, the John Hancock Center, and Water Tower Place (L-R) as seen from the Sears Tower in Chicago 900 North Michigan in Chicago is a skyscraper completed in 1989. ... 900 North Michigan, Park Tower, the John Hancock Center, and Water Tower Place (L-R) as seen from the Sears Tower in Chicago Water Tower Place is the name given to an adjoining shopping mall and skyscraper in Chicago. ... Chase Tower redirects here. ... 900 North Michigan, Park Tower, the John Hancock Center, and Water Tower Place (L-R) as seen from the Sears Tower in Chicago Park Tower in Chicago is a skyscraper completed in 2000. ... IBM Plaza skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois designed by famed architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe . ... Richard J. Daley Center is Chicagos premier civic center and features a massive sculpture by Pablo Picasso. ... Lake Point Tower is located in Chicago, Illinois. ...


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Tallest buildings in Chicago's suburbs

Rank Name Location Height
(ft)		 Floors Year
1 Oakbrook Terrace Tower Oakbrook Terrace 418 31 1986
2 Two Pierce Place Itasca 395 26 1991
3 Chase Building Evanston 277 23 1969
4 Sherman Plaza Evanston 276 25 2006
5 Zurich Towers I Schaumburg 270 20 1988
6 Zurich Towers II Schaumburg 270 20 1990
7 Esplanade I Downers Grove 266 19 1990
8 Optima Views Evanston 265 28 2003
9 425 Woodfield Corporate Center Schaumburg 263 21 1986
10 Fox Island Place Aurora 243 22 1927
11 Wilson Hall (Fermilab) Batavia 239 16 1973
12 Rotary Center Evanston 237 18 1977
13 Park Evanston Apartments Evanston 236 24 1998
14 One Pierce Place Itasca 223 17 1985
15 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center Lombard 223 19 2007

Names in italics are under construction. A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... Oakbrook Terrace is a city located in DuPage County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. ... Itasca is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Schaumburg is a village located in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. ... Schaumburg is a village located in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. ... Downers Grove, Illinois Downers Grove is a suburb located 19 miles west of Chicago, Illinois in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Schaumburg is a village located in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. ... Auroras Logo Aurora is a city located in Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall counties in Illinois. ... Fermilab Robert Rathbun Wilson Hall Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), located in Batavia near Chicago, Illinois, is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics, operated for the Department of Energy by the Universities Research Association (URA). ... Batavia is a city located in Kane County, Illinois and DuPage County, Illinois. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Itasca is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Lombard The Lilac Village, is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ...


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