Sears Tower gets green with a new luxury hotel and makeover

As America’s tallest building, the Sears Tower looms above the Chicago skyline like a shiny, black beacon, paying homage to its 30-year-old roots in American industry. Due to be renamed the Willis Tower this summer, the property’s skydeck (think Ferris Bueller) attracts hundreds of visitors and tourists each day, while its walls contain over 4.5 million square feet of office and retail space.Though beyond impressive in scale, design and stature, the 110-story monolithic structure certainly has a