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Chicago's tall buildings
Willis Tower is one of Chicago's tall buildings.

1. Willis Tower

8.3
233 S Wacker Dr (btwn W Adams St & W Jackson Blvd), Chicago, IL
Structure · The Loop · 308 tips and reviews

Chicago TribuneChicago 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

Trump International Hotel & Tower® Chicago is one of Chicago's tall buildings.

2. Trump International Hotel & Tower® Chicago

7.2
401 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL
Hotel · Near North Side · 104 tips and reviews

Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune: 1,389 feet tall, not counting the hair. Great story from the Tribune's Blair Kamin on Trump Tower. http://trib.in/oCe3oR

Aon Center is one of Chicago's tall buildings.

3. Aon Center

200 E Randolph Drive (at Columbus Dr), Chicago, IL
Office · The Loop · 21 tips and reviews

Chicago TribuneChicago 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 North Michigan Avenue is one of Chicago's tall buildings.

4. 875 North Michigan Avenue

875 N Michigan Ave (btwn Delaware Pl & Chestnut St), Chicago, IL
Structure · Streeterville · 206 tips and reviews

Chicago TribuneChicago 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

Franklin Center - AT&T Corporate Center is one of Chicago's tall buildings.

5. Franklin Center - AT&T Corporate Center

227 W Monroe St (at S Franklin St), Chicago, IL
Office · The Loop · 4 tips and reviews

Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune: 1,007 feet, completed in 1989. Wonder if the iPhone is supercharged in this building. Seems like it should be.

Two Prudential Plaza is one of Chicago's tall buildings.

6. Two Prudential Plaza

180 N Stetson Ave (at E Lake St), Chicago, IL
Office · The Loop · 5 tips and reviews

Chicago TribuneChicago 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

311 South Wacker is one of Chicago's tall buildings.

7. 311 South Wacker

311 S Wacker Dr (at Jackson Blvd), Chicago, IL
Office · The Loop · 6 tips and reviews

Chicago TribuneChicago 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

900 North Michigan Shops is one of Chicago's tall buildings.

8. 900 North Michigan Shops

7.9
900 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
Shopping Mall · Streeterville · 42 tips and reviews

Chicago TribuneChicago 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

Water Tower Place is one of Chicago's tall buildings.

9. Water Tower Place

8.4
835 N Michigan Ave (E Pearson St), Chicago, IL
Shopping Mall · Streeterville · 158 tips and reviews

Chicago TribuneChicago 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

Chase Tower is one of Chicago's tall buildings.

10. Chase Tower

10 S Dearborn St (at W Madison St), Chicago, IL
Structure · The Loop · 28 tips and reviews

Chicago TribuneChicago 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