A protective coating on the popular attraction The Ledge cracked on Monday, prompting its immediate closure, but there was no danger to visitors at Willis Tower, according to a representative for ...

The ledge is comprised of glass enclosures that protrude 4.3 feet away from the building, giving visitors a 360-degree view about 1,300 feet above the city, according to the attraction's website.

All four boxes of The Ledge, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop Chicago’s Willis Tower, were closed Thursday morning for what an official said was a routine inspection.

The news helicopter hovering over the Chicago Loop was right at eye level. That’s what my family of four noticed right away as we stepped out onto the 1,353-foot-high glass balcony jutting out from ...

Those visiting Pittsburgh could soon have the option to experience a vertigo-inducing thrill atop the U.S. Steel Tower, akin to Chicago’s famous tilting ledge on the Hancock building or New York ...