Readers: Sears to Willis Tower name change the worst in Chicago history
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Willis Tower stands tall amongst other downtown Chicago office buildings and residences. Photo: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images
It's official! Axios Chicago readers have made their choice in a nailbiter for the worst name change in the city's history.
The winner: Sears to Willis Tower.
Reality check: Chicagoans were shocked when the famous skyscraper's name was changed in 2009.
Yes, but: Many refuse to even call it Willis Tower, since the Sears Tower was such an iconic, identifiable source of pride, as the tallest building in the world when built in 1973.
The bottom line: Fifteen years after the switch to Willis, the name flip is still so divisive that it's almost become a matter of civic pride to ignore it.
