Located inside the OTC, MetraMarket is a small and old food hall with a handful of options,…read moreoutlets, tables, and restrooms. If you are in a pinch, it's a great spot for food and drinks.

What a cute place. Lots of good eats from American to sushi to dessert to juices. They also have a…read morecouple of markets where you can get some fresh fruits. This is location is also connect to outside eatery. The train is also connected and you can enter thru Oliva bar and restaurant. Parking is street but not sure if they have a private lot.

High End Mall/Shopping Plaza with a food court, dine-in movie theater, Latin City Eatery, Godiva,…read moreSabon, Magnolia Bakery, and other shops. Always clean and nicely decorated for the seasons. Location-Right across from Daley Center where "The Picasso" sculpture is located.

Clean and pretty with many stores including the AMC with reclining seats and a bouldering gym. Food…read morecourt and many stores from clothing to jewelry and gadgets and Verse an Immersive experience. Elevators and escalators. Nice with AC in summer.

There's so many things to say about this building that I don't know where to begin....Let's start…read morewith it's name... 350 West Mart Center was the official name of this building although it was commonly referred to as the Apparel Center or the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza. (No I'm not going to give you a history lesson! Lol) As of late, the building was acquired by Shorenstein Properties in 2012 and officially renamed River North Point in 2013. Now that we've established that the name is River North Point, on to what's inside.... The notables --- on the 15th floor you will find the lobby for the Holiday Inn (with nice views btw) and a restaurant, skipping down some...on the 10th floor you'll find the Chicago Sun-Times, then the 2nd floor you'll find what others describe as a "glass enclosed bridge/skywalk" but I call a pedway that connects this building to the Merchandise Mart (awesome!), and lastly the 1st floor where you'll find the Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago, a convenient store (C&A News), and an informational desk in the lobby. All the other floors are filled with various office spaces that are leased by different companies. This building is located right off the river and easily accessed by the Merchandise Mart Brown/Purple Line. How do I know all of this??? Well I work in this building, duh!

As an up-and-coming hub for regional, national, and international fashion, Chicago has come a long…read moreway from its status as a redheaded stepchild to NYC and LA. The Apparel Center offers a convenient go-to for Chicago-area boutiques and wholesalers to meet without the hassle of business travel, and has quite literally changed the way I purchase clothing for my shop. Rather than schlep hither and yon for wholesale shows in Dallas or Attanta or New York, I can head downtown, put in some orders, and head back to work in the space of an hour. Efficient in layout and clustered on one floor, the showrooms range from spotlessly minimal ro chaotically cluttered, but that's part of the charm. The showrooms at the Apparel Center are staffed by helpful and honest people, and I can often see them within a day or two's notice. The Apparel Center also works in tandem with the Merchandise Mart for Stylemax, the quarterly wholesale show, so I can also see clothing representatives on a regular basis and have local go-to people for emergency orders and the like. I am immensely grateful that this resource exists for people like me and would love to see it grow into an even more vibrant locale for Chicago's burgeoning fashion scene. Until then, I wil continue to thank my lucky stars I can easily do this type of pivotal buying right downtown!

This is my favorite place to chillax during the work day…read more It's the best during the summer b/c you can sit outside by the fountain, steps or mosaic wall. Read a mag, space out, people watch, yap on the phone, sleep : ) During colder days I will hang in the main floor lobby. They have leather armchairs that are great to slip into a 20 minute cat nap. There's also a Starbucks with very friendly baristas. Plus, there's the cafeteria in the basement that has plenty of seating. And if you need an ATM, you're in luck b/c they're all over the place!

This is a great to take a break during the work day. Check out the cafeteria downstairs...so many…read morechoices for food! Seating is great in the summer, you can sit inside or out along the plaza.

Basically this is like Chicago's plaza, which is best known for the Flamingo sculpture by Alexander…read moreCalder. Federal Plaza is next to some important buildings for government. It gets its name because it's next to the Kluczynski Federal Building, which deals with immigration and other things. A lot to see around here. There's also the Old Post Office. It basically is kind of like a town square but instead of grass there's a lot of concrete and granite. Of course it's not completely barren of plant life as there's a few shrubs and trees. There's a few important buildings that you may need to go to if you need documents or whatever. One is the Old Post Office. Though it no longer is a working post office, this is a historically significant place and is now used for office and retail. In the Federal Building is where you deal with customs and immigration. This is where to get passports. Also there's events and festivals. It has a farmers market that goes from spring to fall that features handmade crafts and locally grown produce. The Flamingo statue is the part that gets all the attention but the plaza itself has lots to see too.

Less is more! This is sort of the town square for Chicago,…read moreI guess. It's in the International Style, designed by famed architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe so that it's all black glass and steel, rectangles and straight lines, without a bunch of decorations or anything. Then in the center, you have the Alexander Calder statue, Flamingo, which is a bright pop of color in the center. It makes for a great place to sit and people watch and hang out in the shade on some of the public seating. It's kind of austere, and unwelcoming. It looks like it could be the center of Darth Vader's central offices for the bureaucratic side of running the Empire. There's three buildings that make up the Plaza- The Post Office which is a low flat building that matches all the others here. John C. Kluczynski Building that's known as the building where 'People go in, but don't come out' since it has Immigration and Customs Enforcement in here. Be weary if you need to go here to ask questions or 'get a document' or something. I don't know what happens at the third building, Everett McKinley Dirksen Building. The buildings all have the same motif- they have this rigid system of lines all running parallel or at even angles. You can find all kinds of spots where everything just aligns perfectly and makes a really cool scene with the black buildings and the Flamingo- it's absolutely worth checking out.

Has everything you need you just have to come with patience and a good time if you love shoppingread more

Stopped by Nordstrom rack after the gym to find winter shoes, and the selection was lack lustered…read more The prices seemed to be ok. It surprised me because they usually have so much to choose from. No one greeted me and I couldn't find someone to assist me with questions on the floor, so I searched on my own and left empty handed. I decided to go elsewhere to compare

This shopping center is in South Loop between Canal and Clinton. I almost called it "new", but it's…read morebeen at least a decade now that it's been here. Having said that, it still does look still fairly new. I've only shopped at a few stores here but it's fine, like just about any mall. There are a few stores you can enter from the street and others you have to enter through the interior of the mall. There is parking on the street as well, which *can* be cheaper depending upon how long you're planning to be here. You have to pay for parking on the street for the duration of your stay, however long or short it may be; however, you can park in the garage and there's free parking for 90 minutes with validation. I don't know how validation works at all stores (perhaps you have to buy something), but at some of them they have a little machine where you can get validation. The biggest problem I had here was with the parking. The lot is far too compact. When I was driving in looking for a place to park, three cars were pulling in and out of spaces to center themselves because the driveway of the lot is too narrow to get a good approach. I'll admit it was annoying because it took several minutes--car 1 backs out and then back in, followed by cars two and three, and then they each do it again until they're in whilst I and anyone else behind me has to wait for them to finish their dance. When I was leaving, I had to wait while another couple cars did this too. This was pretty poor planning on the part of the builders.

Good shopping center. There are a bunch of stores here, so you have a selection to pick from…read more There is onsite parking, so basically park and go straight to the shops. I used Spot Hero and got $7 parking here for an event at Soldier Field. It's a bit of a walk, but one of the closer places to park.

I think there are some troubles here--when I was following the Chicago Scanner hashtag this place…read morealways seemed to pop up on it. But I stopped here today and it was pretty nice. I have worked within a couple miles of The Roosevelt Collection since it was built but haven't ever been here. There are a variety of shops and restaurants--children's stores; bargain stores; women's boutiques; even a pediatric dentist. The Container Store has a curbside pickup space. Though there is some parking on the upper level in front of the shops, there's a lot more parking below ground. Parking at both levels is paid. There's also a bus top nearby and the Red Line is only a couple blocks away. In the center portion between the shops and apartments on the sides, there's some gathering space. I saw some comfy looking chairs and stuff for people to hang out and there's a good sized play area for the little ones. It is not a bad little shopping area, but unless I was coming here for a shop that I couldn't find elsewhere I can find most of the other stores closer to me on the north side.

$87 fee for being 11 minutes late to exit the garage. Guys, you know I can just go somewhere else,…read moreright? This is a city, there are plenty of other options to shop at the exact same stores without getting scammed by the parking garage, and you should seek one of those out and avoid this trap.

My fiancé and I both worked with Arthur and Lucca for our wedding alterations; myself for my…read morewedding dress and him for a custom tuxedo. They were an absolute pleasure to work with, walking us through every step in great detail and accommodating with multiple rounds of alterations as needed until we were perfectly satisfied with the final result. Plus everyone is so nice there! We have also recommended Arthur and Lucca to multiple family members who are now getting their suits and tuxes through them, and have been so pleased to work with them too! 10 out of 10 recommend!!!

Arthur and Lucca made extensive alterations to 3 of my suits. I was extremely happy with the…read moreresults and the work was completed in a timely manner. I would highly recommend their services .

Attended the outside of the Daley Center for an Italian heritage month event. Monday will be the…read moreColumbus Day Parade. What a nice event today. Raised the Italian flag also Super cool event Have a great Italian heritage month all

This review is for my visit for jury duty. I was scheduled to show up for the day and report to…read morethe 17th floor. The floor is split into two separate halves, with seating and table on each side. The staff were all very nice. I had misplaced the summons but the woman behind the counter kindly told me to go to Window 4, where another woman took my information and printed up a new one. There was an orientation video we had to watch and once that was over, we were told we could move to the other side, which I did. Since I was going to be there for a while, I brought my laptop to get some work done. There are vending machines for snacks, drinks and coffee. The whole process for selection was pretty organized as they called folks by groups to the court. In the end I was not called and we were told we could come up and get our checks and leave. As they had us in groups, they were calling us up by group numbers....all done very efficiently After I left, I went down to hang out in the plaza. There is always something going on and sure enough, there was a DJ spinning tunes. It was nice to sit with The Picasso" (Untitled sculpture) and listening to the tunes. For a day of jury duty, this was a good day and I was able to perform my civic duty.