["Around the Loop on Christmas" via Curbed Chicago Flickr Group/ Mercer52]
·Former Baird & Warner president John Baird dies [Crain's]
·Google grabs more space at 1K Fulton [Crain's]
·McPier land grab makes at least one property owner happy [Crain's]
·Smaller cities buying into 'micro' apartments [WSJ]
·Drake Hotel's iconic pink sign goes lavender [WBEZ]
·Sold: Cusack childhood home [Zillow Blog]
·Temptation of bicycle tax in big cities [Huff Po]
·Mapping the biggest preservation wins & loses of 2013 [Curbed National]