Marshall Field’s has returned to State Street for the holiday season. It’s been almost 20 years since the brand was just about discarded from its longtime emporium on State Street by the new owner, ...

In the 1970s I visited Chicago for the first time and was surprised to find a 38-story office building called the Pittsfield Building. I was even more surprised to learn that the building had a ...

Reader Judith DeCarlo of Cedar Lake contacted me with questions about her upcoming visit to dine at the Walnut Room, the iconic culinary destination originally of the Marshall Field’s flagship ...

Discover the rise and fall of the legendary department store Marshall Field’s. "Give the lady what she wants." "Meet me under the clock." For generations of Chicagoans, these phrases evoke a single ...

Author and historian Leslie Goddard’s fascination with department stores runs in the family. Her grandfather was a department store lifer, working first for Marshall Field’s then Carson Pirie Scott.

CHICAGO — It’s been nearly 20 years since anyone bought anything at a Marshall Field’s store, but the retailer still lives large in the Chicago area conscience. The department store founded in the ...

For generations of Chicagoans, Marshall Field’s was synonymous with the city itself. It was a place to meet, socialize, or find something meaningful. It was a place where families went to eat in the ...

The idea that "the customer is always right" wasn’t always a given. But Marshall Field embedded that into his business model in order to gain customer loyalty. Chicago Stories is available to stream ...