Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States, is home to 1,397 completed high-rises,^[1] 56 of which stand taller than 600 feet (183 m). The tallest building in the city is the 110-story Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), which rises 1,451 feet (442 m) in the Chicago Loop and was completed in 1974.^[2][3] Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world upon its completion, and remained the tallest building in the United States until May 10, 2013.^[4] The second, third, and fourth-tallest buildings in Chicago are the Trump International Hotel & Tower, St Regis Chicago, and the Aon Center, respectively. Of the ten tallest buildings in the United States, two are located in Chicago. Of the fifteen tallest buildings in the United States, five are in Chicago. Chicago has the second-tallest skyline in the United States after New York City. Chicago leads the nation in the twenty tallest women-designed towers in the world, thanks to contributions by Jeanne Gang and Natalie de Blois. As of December 2019^[update], Chicago had 125 buildings at least 500 feet (152 m) tall.^[5]

Chicago is the birthplace of the skyscraper.^[6][7] The Home Insurance Building, completed in 1885, is regarded as the world's first skyscraper. This building used the steel-frame method, innovated in Chicago. It was originally built with 10 stories, an enormous height in the 1800s, to a height of 138 feet (42 m). It was later expanded to 12 stories with a height of 180 feet (55 m). The building was demolished in 1931.^[8][9] New York City then began building skyscrapers as Chicago had done, and the two cities were virtually the only cities in the world with huge skylines for many decades. Chicago has always played a prominent role in the development of skyscrapers and three past buildings have been the tallest building in the United States. Being the inventor of the skyscraper, Chicago went through a very early high-rise construction boom that lasted from the early 1920s to the late 1930s, during which 9 of the city's 100 tallest buildings were constructed.^[5] The city then went through an even larger building boom that has lasted from the early 1960s. The tallest buildings are concentrated in various downtown districts such as the Loop, Streeterville, River North, the South Loop, and the West Loop. Other high-rises extend north along the waterfront into North Side districts such as the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown and Edgewater. Some high-rises also extend south from downtown along the waterfront to South Side districts such as Kenwood, Hyde Park, and South Shore.

Several new skyscrapers were constructed in the city throughout the 2000s and 2010s, including the Trump International Hotel and Tower, St Regis Chicago, NEMA Chicago, and Aqua. As of January 2021, there were 19 skyscrapers proposed or under construction,^[10] including One Chicago Square, 1000M, and Bank of America Tower, as well as Tribune Tower East, an approved skyscraper set to become the city's second-tallest building.

This list ranks completed Chicago skyscrapers that stand at least 550 feet (168 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. There are no buildings in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago that exceed that height. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year of completion.

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Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Coordinates	Notes
1	Willis Tower		1,451 (442)	108	1974	41°52′44″N 87°38′9″W	Formerly known as Sears Tower; 3rd-tallest building in the United States, 26th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998. Also the tallest building in the Midwest. Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1970s..[2][3][4]
2	Trump International Hotel and Tower		1,388 (423)	98	2009	41°53′20″N 87°37′35″W	7th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 2000s.[11][12]
3	St. Regis Chicago		1,198 (363)	101	2020	41°53′13″N 87°37′03″W	Formerly known as the Wanda Vista Tower; 11th-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest skyscraper in the world designed by a woman. It is the newest supertall skyscraper in Chicago. Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 2020s.[13][14]
4	Aon Center		1,136 (346)	83	1973	41°53′7″N 87°37′17″W	12th-tallest building in the U.S.; formerly known as the Standard Oil Building. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the Willis Tower.[15][16]
5	875 North Michigan Avenue		1,127 (344)	100	1969	41°53′55.5″N 87°37′23″W	Formerly known as John Hancock Center; 13th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building constructed in the world in the 1960s; first building in the world outside of New York City to rise at least 1,000 feet (305 m). Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the Aon Center.[17][18]
6	Franklin Center		1,007 (307)	61	1989	41°52′49.5″N 87°38′5″W	Formerly known as the AT&T Corporate Center; 27th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1980s.[19][20]
7	Two Prudential Plaza		995 (303)	64	1990	41°53′8″N 87°37′22″W	30th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1990s.[21][22]
8	One Chicago East Tower		973 (296)	78	2022	41°53′46.2″N 87°37′43.6″W	34th-tallest building in the United States. Topped out in July 2021.[23][24]
9	311 South Wacker Drive		961 (293)	65	1990	41°52′39″N 87°38′8″W	37th-tallest building in the United States.[25][26]
10	NEMA Chicago		896 (273)	76	2019	41°52′1″N 87°37′23″W	Tallest all rental apartment building in Chicago. tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 2010s.[27][28]
11	900 North Michigan		871 (266)	66	1989	41°53′59″N 87°37′30″W	[29][30]
12=	Aqua		860 (262)	82	2009	41°53′11″N 87°37′12″W	Currently the second-tallest building in the world designed by a female-led architectural firm; first skyscraper in Chicago to contain a hotel, condominiums, apartments and retail space.[31][32][33][34]
12=	Water Tower Place		860 (262)	74	1976	41°53′52.5″N 87°37′20.5″W	[35][36]
14	Chase Tower		850 (259)	60	1969	41°52′53.5″N 87°37′48″W	Also known as First National Plaza. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the John Hancock Center.[37][38]
15	Park Tower		844 (257)	67	2000	41°53′49.5″N 87°37′30.5″W	[39][40]
16	One Bennett Park		837 (255)	69	2018	41°53′29″N 87°36′56″W	[41]
17	Salesforce Tower Chicago		835 (255)	60	2023	41°53′15.4″N 87°38′15.7″W	Formerly known as Wolf Point South Tower.[42][43][44]
18	The Legacy at Millennium Park		822 (251)	73	2010	41°52′53″N 87°37′32″W	[45][46]
19	110 North Wacker		814 (248)	51	2020	41°53′1″N 87°38′15″W	[47][48]
20	1000M		805 (245)	73	2024	41°52′10.6″N 87°37′27.8″W	Construction was temporarily halted in June 2020 due to funding issues and COVID-19 concerns; a revised design received city approval in June 2021 and construction resumed in December 2021. Topped out in July 2023. [49][50][51][52][53]
21	300 North LaSalle		784 (239)	60	2009	41°53′17.5″N 87°37′59″W	[54][55]
22	Three First National Plaza		767 (234)	57	1981	41°52′56″N 87°37′50″W	[56][57]
23	Grant Thornton Tower		755 (230)	50	1992	41°53′5″N 87°37′50″W	[58][59]
24	150 North Riverside		752 (229)	54	2017	41°53′4.1″N 87°38′20.6″W	Tallest building in the city west of the Chicago River.[60][61]
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower		744 (227)	57	2010	41°53′5″N 87°37′12″W	First phase completed in 1997; 24–floor vertical expansion completed in 2010.[62][63][64]
26	River Point		732 (223)	52	2017	41°53′9.3″N 87°38′21.8″W	[65]
27	Olympia Centre		731 (223)	63	1986	41°53′47″N 87°37′24″W	[66][67][68]
28	BMO Tower		729 (222)	51	2022	41°52′38″N 87°38′26″W	Topped out in 2021.[69][70][71][72]
29	One Museum Park		726 (221)	62	2009	41°52′1.5″N 87°37′17″W	[73][74]
30	330 North Wabash		695 (212)	52	1973	41°53′19″N 87°37′39″W	Also known as the IBM Building.[75][76]
31	Waldorf Astoria Chicago		686 (209)	60	2010	41°53′59″N 87°37′39″W	[77][78]
32	111 South Wacker Drive		681 (208)	51	2005	41°52′49″N 87°38′10.5″W	[79][80]
33	181 West Madison Street		680 (207)	50	1990	41°52′53.5″N 87°38′00″W	[81][82]
34	71 South Wacker		679 (207)	48	2005	41°52′51″N 87°38′10″W	[83][84]
35	One Magnificent Mile		673 (205)	57	1983	41°54′2″N 87°37′29″W	[85][86]
36	340 on the Park		672 (205)	64	2007	41°53′5.5″N 87°37′8″W	[87][88]
37=	77 West Wacker Drive		668 (204)	49	1992	41°53′11.5″N 87°37′50″W	Formerly known as the United Building and the R.R. Donnelley Building.[89][90]
37=	Wolf Point East Tower		668 (204)	60	2020	41°53′15.0″N 87°38′12.4″W	[91][92]
39	One North Wacker		652 (199)	50	2001	41°52′56″N 87°38′10″W	Also known as the UBS Tower.[93][94]
40	Richard J. Daley Center		648 (198)	32	1965	41°53′2.5″N 87°37′49″W	Tallest flat-roofed building in the world that contains fewer than 40 floors. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by Chase Tower.[95][96]
41	55 East Erie Street		647 (197)	56	2003	41°53′38″N 87°37′33″W	2nd-tallest all-residential building in Chicago.[97][98]
42=	Lake Point Tower		645 (197)	70	1968	41°53′30″N 87°36′44″W	The only tower in the city that sits on the east side of Lake Shore Drive.[99][100]
42=	River East Center		644 (196)	58	2001	41°53′29″N 87°37′5.5″W	[101][102]
44	Grand Plaza I		641 (195)	57	2003	41°53′31″N 87°37′43″W	[103][104]
45	155 North Wacker		638 (195)	45	2009	41°53′5″N 87°38′11.5″W	[105][106]
46	Leo Burnett Building		635 (194)	50	1989	41°53′11″N 87°37′45″W	[107][108]
47	The Heritage at Millennium Park		631 (192)	57	2005	41°53′3″N 87°37′32″W	[109][110]
48	OneEleven		630 (192)	59	2014	41°53′12″N 87°37′52″W	Tallest building built in the city in 2014. Formally 111 W. Wacker and Waterview Tower.[111]
49	NBC Tower		627 (191)	37	1989	41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W	[112][113]
50	353 North Clark		624 (190)	44	2009	41°53′20″N 87°37′48″W	[114][115]
51	Essex on the Park		620 (189)	57	2019	41°52′04″N 87°37′15″W	[116]
52	Millennium Centre		610 (186)	58	2003	41°53′35″N 87°37′45″W	[117][118]
53	Chicago Place		608 (185)	49	1991	41°53′43″N 87°37′30.5″W	[119][120]
54	Chicago Board of Trade Building		605 (184)	44	1930	41°52′39.5″N 87°37′56″W	One of the tallest Art Deco buildings in the world; tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1930s. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the Richard J. Daley Center.[121][122]
55=	One Prudential Plaza		601 (183)	41	1955	41°53′5″N 87°37′24″W	Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1950s.[123][124]
55=	CNA Center		601 (183)	44	1972	41°52′38″N 87°37′32″W	[125][126]
57	Heller International Building		600 (183)	45	1992	41°52′51″N 87°38′25″W
58	200 West Madison		599 (182)	44	1982	41°52′56″N 87°38′4″W	[127][128]
59	The Grant		595 (181)	54	2010	41°52′1.5″N 87°37′19″W	[129][130]
60	1000 Lake Shore Plaza		590 (180)	55	1964	41°54′3.5″N 87°37′28″W	[131][132]
61	The Clare		589 (179)	52	2008	41°53′50″N 87°37′34″W	[133][134]
62=	Accenture Tower		588 (179)	42	1987	41°52′56″N 87°38′26″W	[135][136]
62=	Marina City I		588 (179)	61	1964	41°53′17.5″N 87°37′42.5″W	Marina City was the first building in the United States to be constructed with the Linden climbing tower cranes. It was also the first post-war urban high-rise residential complex in the United States. The two towers were both the tallest residential and tallest concrete structures in the world upon completion in 1968.[137][138][139]
62=	Marina City II		588 (179)	61	1964	41°53′16.5″N 87°37′45″W	Marina City was the first building in the United States to be constructed with the Linden climbing tower cranes. It was also the first post-war urban high-rise residential complex in the United States. The two towers were both the tallest residential and tallest concrete structures in the world upon completion in 1968.[140][141][142]
65	Optima Signature		587 (179)	57	2017	41°53′28″N 87°37′17″W	[143]
66	Mid-Continental Plaza		583 (178)	49	1972	41°52′49″N 87°37′32.5″W	[144][145]
67	Crain Communications Building		582 (177)	41	1983	41°53′5″N 87°37′30″W	[146][147]
68	North Pier Apartments		581 (177)	61	1990	41°53′27″N 87°36′52.5″W	[148][149]
69	Citadel Center		580 (177)	39	2003	41°52′47″N 87°37′43″W	[150][151]
70	The Fordham		574 (175)	52	2003	41°53′43.5″N 87°37′38″W	[152][153]
71	One Chicago West Tower		574 (174)	49	2022	41°53′46.2″N 87°37′43.6″W	Topped out in July 2021.[23][154]
72	190 South LaSalle Street		573 (175)	40	1987	41°52′47″N 87°37′58″W	[155][156]
73	One South Dearborn		571 (174)	39	2005	41°52′54″N 87°37′43″W	[157][158]
74	Onterie Center		570 (174)	60	1986	41°53′38″N 87°36′59″W	[159][160]
75	Loews Hotel Tower		569 (174)	52	2015	41°53′23.9″N 87°37′8″W	Tallest building built in the city in 2015.
76=	Chicago Temple Building		568 (173)	21	1924	41°52′59″N 87°37′50″W	Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1920s. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the Chicago Board Of Trade Building.[161][162]
76=	151 North Franklin		568 (173)	35	2018	41°53′5.28″N 87°38′6″W	In June 2018, 151 North Franklin became the new corporate headquarters for CNA Insurance, which has been headquartered in the Chicago Loop since 1900.
78	Palmolive Building		565 (172)	37	1929	41°53′59″N 87°37′25″W	[163][164]
79=	Kluczynski Federal Building		562 (171)	42	1974	41°53′42″N 87°37′47″W	[165]
79=	Cirrus		562 (171)	37	2022	41°53′10″N 87°36′55″W	[166]
81=	Huron Plaza		560 (171)	56	1983	41°53′43″N 87°37′36″W	[167][168]
81=	Boeing International Headquarters		560 (171)	36	1990	41°53′2.5″N 87°38′19″W	[169][170]
83=	The Parkshore		556 (169)	56	1991	41°53′8.5″N 87°36′53″W	[171][172]
83=	North Harbor Tower		556 (169)	55	1988	41°53′7.5″N 87°36′55.5″W	[173][174]
85	Civic Opera House		555 (169)	45	1929	41°52′57″N 87°38′14.5″W	[175]
86=	Harbor Point		554 (169)	54	1975	41°53′6″N 87°36′53″W	[176][177]
86=	Atwater Apartments		554 (169)	55	2009	41°53′32″N 87°37′5″W	[178][179]

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This list ranks Chicago skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

• 530.5 feet (161.7 m) Park Place Tower in Lakeview is the tallest building in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago.
• 513 feet (156 m) Park Tower in Edgewater is the second-tallest building in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago.
• 418 feet (127 m) Oakbrook Terrace Tower in Oakbrook Terrace is the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago.
• 395 feet (120 m) Two Pierce Place in Itasca is the second-tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago.

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A. ^{^} This building was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, and replaced by the current cathedral of the same name in 1875.

B. ^{^} The clock tower on this building was removed in 1895, allowing a shorter building to become the tallest in the city.

C. ^{^} The Masonic Temple, built in 1892, became the tallest in Chicago three years later when the Board of Trade Building had its clock tower removed.

D. ^{^} This building is currently 282 feet (86 m) tall, following the removal of a pyramid top and sculpture.