# Chicago’s first skyscraper project since COVID

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Podcast: [Crain's Daily Gist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crain-s-daily-gist-205316)
Published: 2026-06-16T22:17:17+00:00
Episode link: https://www.chicagobusiness.com
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## Resource

Law firm Sidley Austin will anchor a new West Loop office skyscraper. Crain’s commercial real estate reporter Danny Ecker talks with host Amy Guth about what will be the first new high-rise office building project to kick off downtown since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus: Parking meter hearing delayed amid debate over Stonepeak deal, a Chicago startup chasing the quantum holy grail of a better qubit, Walker Sands acquires Atlanta-based consulting firm and one Chicago chef notches win at James Beard Awards.

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