Read more Sears Tower stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18835/sears-tower.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:57:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64531/willis-what-sears-tower-changes-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn insurance company no one's ever heard of is suddenly a big name in Chicago. Starting today, the Sears Tower—the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere—becomes Willis Tower, after Willis Group Holdings, the Sun-Times reports. Chicagoans grumbling about the name change, which Willis earned by leasing just three...http://www.newser.com/story/64531/willis-what-sears-tower-changes-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 9:10:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63328/step-up-to-new-ledge-at-sears-tower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe view from Chicago’s Sears Tower just got more vivid. Starting tomorrow, visitors can step into glass enclosures that extend 4 feet out from the building’s 103rd floor and see all 1,353 feet straight down, the Tribune reports. Designed by the original architects of the soon-to-be-renamed Willis Tower, the...http://www.newser.com/story/63328/step-up-to-new-ledge-at-sears-tower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 16:33:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58785/after-2-mistrials-5-convicted-in-sears-tower-attack-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFive men were convicted today of plotting to join forces with al-Qaeda to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in hopes of igniting an anti-government insurrection. A jury in Miami acquitted one member of the so-called "Liberty City Six." Ringleader Narseal Batiste was the only one convicted of...http://www.newser.com/story/58785/after-2-mistrials-5-convicted-in-sears-tower-attack-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 14:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53145/goodbye-sears-tower-hello-willis-tower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSears Tower is to be rechristened Willis Tower in accordance with a new lease signed by insurance firm Willis Group Holdings, the Chicago Tribune reports. The company plans to move some 500 associates into multiple floors. It says its $14.50-per-square-foot move means big real-estate savings, and the name change...http://www.newser.com/story/53145/goodbye-sears-tower-hello-willis-tower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Mar 2009 10:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29098/stair-masters-tower-running-a-painful-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"Think about the most painful thing you've ever done, then multiply by 10," says one devotee (yes, devotee) of tower running, in which hearty soles summit the world's tallest buildings. The Empire State Building, the Sears Tower and Taiwan's Taipei 101 are some of the majors of the sport, the...http://www.newser.com/story/29098/stair-masters-tower-running-a-painful-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Jun 2008 13:46:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24722/second-mistrial-declared-in-sears-tower-terror-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge called a second mistrial today in the case of six men who allegedly conspired with al-Qaeda to blow up the Sears Tower. After 13 days of deliberation, the jury was finally released, unconvinced the defendants were serious about terrorism. “Enough is enough,” said the defense lawyer. “It's...http://www.newser.com/story/24722/second-mistrial-declared-in-sears-tower-terror-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Apr 2008 16:11:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14044/judge-declares-mistrial-in-sears-tower-plot-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA jury acquitted one suspect today and was deadlocked over the six others in the "Liberty City Seven" case, in which prosecutors had accused the Miami men of swearing allegiance to al Qaeda and plotting to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago. The case was a centerpiece in the...http://www.newser.com/story/14044/judge-declares-mistrial-in-sears-tower-plot-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Dec 2007 17:12:25 CST