Raising Chicago

Raising Chicago Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Time: 6:00pm–7:30pm Location: Scottsdale, Chicago, IL — Chicago Public Library Tags: Summer at CPL | Chicago 250 | History and Genealogy | Adults: 18 and up | Teens: 13 to 19 years Imagine raising a ten-story building up ten feet. How would you do it? Would the building break? Would it last? These questions and more had to be answered by Chicago engineers in the mid-1800s. They had to raise many of the buildings in…

Posted June 9, 2026