A proposed apartment high-rise would open the door to Loop skyscraper-scale buildings in the Fulton Market District through a zoning change with major implications for development in Chicago.

Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.

Last year brought us proposals for new stadiums and extreme pivots on massive megadevelopments. Here are the big projects on our radar this year: It's safe to say that the Obama Presidential Center is ...