The most compelling testament to the greatness of the Reliance Building may be that it is still standing, defying decades of neglect and physical abuse. Indeed, on Oct. 1, a gleaming, spectacularly ...

The fate of the Reliance Building, a world-renowned, turn-of-the-century skyscraper degraded by decades of neglect, will hang in the balance Monday as city officials try to persuade a New York ...

The topped-out steel frame seen soaring above The Loop's 19th Century low-rises was indeed the beginnings of Burnham & Root's Reliance Building. The legendary firm got the project rolling in 1890 and ...