Split-face concrete block residential buildings are the parking meter lease deal of Chicago architecture: ugly, regrettable—and something we’re stuck with for decades to come. This blight first popped ...

John Sullivan, a 27-year-old renter in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood, hopes the third time is the charm. Twice in the past three months Sullivan has put in offers on condos in his neighborhood, ...

Blocks grow with you — from basic alphabet blocks and geometric building blocks, to Tinker Toys and Legos and girder and panel sets, to bricks and split-face cinder blocks. As pointed out in a recent ...