There is no greater monument to the scale of Sears at its height than the 1,451-foot, 110-story tower it erected in Chicago. When Sears Tower opened in 1973, it was the world’s tallest building ...

1994 - Sears, Roebuck & Company sells the building to reduce its debt. 1996 - The Petronas Twin Towers surpass the Sears Tower in height to become the world's tallest buildings at 1,483 feet each.

Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, opened in 1973, though construction was not completed until 1974. The skyscraper was the world’s tallest building until 1998, when it was ...

Associated Press fileSears Tower to be renamed Willis Tower.CHICAGO -- Sports fans have dealt with it for years: a favorite team sells the naming rights to its stadium in a lucrative, if ...

Power outage at Willis Tower leaves building looking ‘disappointed,’ just like everyone else in 2020 Chicagoans who noticed that their beloved “Sears Tower” had lost its twinkling lights ...

THE SEARS TOWER YOU’VE HEARD OF WAS ACTUALLY NOT THE FIRST. The record-breaking skyscraper that looms over Chicago’s Wacker Drive was conceived and constructed between 1969 and 1973, ...

There is no greater monument to the scale of Sears at its height than the 1,451-foot, 110-story tower it erected in Chicago. When Sears Tower opened in 1973, it was the world’s tallest building ...