CHICAGO—A once-gritty stretch along the Chicago River across from an industrial sprawl of concrete and train tracks is headed for transformation as a $1.5 billion development of high-rises, townhomes and a public river walk breaks ground Monday. The project, known as Riverline, is part of a monumental facelift as developers drawn to the Chicago River build up empty banks along the waterway’s southern stretch. It will eventually bring...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 11, 2016 09:30 UTC