Chicago tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention, which featured physical confrontations both inside and outside the convention hall, with anti-war protesters, journalists and bystanders being beaten by police. Major construction projects, including the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower, which in 1974 became the world's tallest building), University of Illinois at Chicago, McCormick Place, and O'Hare International Airport, were undertaken during Richard J. Daley's tenure. In 1979, Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor, was elected. She was notable for temporarily moving into the crime-ridden Cabrini-Green housing project and for leading Chicago's school system out of a financial crisis. In
Library Tower (Chicago) Library Tower (Chicago) Library Tower Chicago is located on 520 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois, which is the block directly south of the main branch of the Chicago Public Library in the Loop community area. Currently (4/2009) the building has 184 Units. 52 units have been sold and closed. Another 36 are under contract. Apparently, the building was mostly sold unit the economy forced investors to pull out of the building, leaving it largely unsold. Units have been on sale since 2005, with closing first occurring in 2008. There has been substantial price drops from being on the market (1