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Willis Tower. Water Tower Place. Check in at all of these spots and you can stand tall. This list only features some of Chicago's best and is presented from tallest on down. See ya at the elevators.
233 S Wacker Dr (btwn W Adams St & W Jackson Blvd), Chicago, IL
Structure · The Loop · 308 tips and reviews
Chicago Tribune: 1,451 feet tall. If you're brave enough, the skydeck is amazing. You literally feel like you're floating on top of the world. For more stories mentioning the Willis Tower, go to http://trib.in/ogoEOZ
200 E Randolph Drive (at Columbus Dr), Chicago, IL
Office · The Loop · 21 tips and reviews
Chicago Tribune: 1,136 feet tall. 5th-tallest in the United States; formerly known as the Standard Oil Building. Learn more about Aon at http://trib.in/qzPAiS
875 N Michigan Ave (btwn Delaware Pl & Chestnut St), Chicago, IL
Structure · Streeterville · 206 tips and reviews
Chicago Tribune: 1,127 feet tall. Rises 100 stories above the northern end of the Magnificent Mile. Did you know the building was a "brace tube"? Read more at http://trib.in/razwrg
Chicago Tribune: 995 feet tall. It has been honored with 8 awards, including winning the Best Structure Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois in 1995
Chicago Tribune: 961 feet tall. The top of the building is a 105-foot (32 m)-tall translucent cylinder, surrounded by four other smaller cylinders - and it was inspired by the Tribune Tower. http://trib.in/qcTP1w
Shopping Mall · Streeterville · 42 tips and reviews
Chicago Tribune: Tthe building is 871 feet tall. The exterior of the tower is clad in limestone and green glass which reflects the light. Interesting story about shopping on the Mag Mile: http://bit.ly/mVJkUl
Shopping Mall · Streeterville · 158 tips and reviews
Chicago Tribune: 859 feet tall, 74 stories. Floor after floor of shopping - and don't stop until you get to 7 ... lots of places to eat and snack up there. More stories on Water Tower Place: http://trib.in/oVOobe
Chicago Tribune: At 850 feet tall, this Chase has a zagillion (actual figure) ATM machines and a large bank in the lobby. For more building talk, Trib architecture critic Blair Kamin's your guy. http://bit.ly/6e8rN0