AON Center

Love working here. The security that work all the entrances are world class. Totally make my day everyday.

How can anybody ‘love’ this building? One they you are only allowed to enter via lower level — try entering thru 1/​f revolving door u will get kicked out by some sour loser building security personnel even if it’s a snowstorm outside. Get back to your minimum wage job why don’t ya.

Their underground parking lot makes a great spot for those who are looking for cheap parking for Michigan avenue. There’s probably multiple ways to reach it, but if you head north on michigan avenue and then turn right (head east) the middle lanes go down to the underside of Michigan Ave. there you’ll see signs directing you to the AON Center Parking. If you get your car in before 6PM and out by 8AM the next day, its only $ 6!
the line for the parking garage is rather long — its like Fort Knox there; its only a one-​lane entrance and they check every car’s trunk and upon entering, they ask for your driver’s license so they can scan it. Once inside, its easy to find parking. What sold me the most about this parking lot besides the $ 6 is they have water coolers throughout. So if you’re tired or lost and can’t find your car, you can rest assure you’ll find water to quench your thirst.
Inside, houses a lot of offices, obviously. I checked out the 6^th and 9^th floor and it’s the typical depressing cubeland configuration. I’d give the office layout 0-​stars, most of the stars of this review is for the parking lot. Cheers!

What I would give to work in this building! Just give me a reason to be there everyday and I’m with it! As a little school teacher who ran away from corporate America, being in the AON center had me rethinking my career moves.
Why, with the gorgeous marble walls, pleasant-​as-​can-​be building staff, and eclectic tenants, the people who work in or frequent the center really never have to leave! Dining options are varied and plentiful with options including Starbucks (duh), Wildberry Pancakes & Café, and Sopraffina Marketplace. If you need to mail a letter, there’s an app, I mean Post Office for that. Never made it home last night? You’re in luck! There’s also a cleaners in the center; your clothes will be so fresh and so clean in no time!
I mean really, if schools were in buildings with all of these amenities, teachers would be much happier! I don’t know that we’ll ever return from marveling at gorgeous views from building or if students would ever make it to class, but still…

Pretty waterfall in front

Half a year I used to work at this building, and I had no idea how many businesses are on the ground floor. My biggest problem working 9 – 5 was that I could never get to the post office before they closed nor dry cleaning. Luckily they have both of those and a shoe-​shine shop right inside the building!
As for the food, there is a small breakfast and coffee place that literally was my breakfast every day, and Jimmy John’s for lunch :) The Sopraffina Café is good, there are also plenty of other food options if you take the walkway to the building attached — Panda Express, Quiznos, Subway and more. The only downside is how everything is generally expensive in this building, but that comes with the cost of real estate when you’re downtown on Randolph St.
The building itself is awesome, good views, small couches/​tables after the security checkpoint, and everyone is mostly well-​dressed.

Beautiful building with small little restaurants inside to keep your belly happy!

Yes, please.
To the men who work here: keep on smiling, laughing and wearing your suits. This girl truly appreciates it.
To those who don’t work here: don’t despair! You can still enjoy the 9 – 5 eye candy by grabbing a coffee at the Starbucks in this building, or by trying an inexpensive lunch at the Sopraffina café. They are both on the ground floor.

Much love to the Big Stan.

I work on the 69^th floor of this towering behemoth, and after working in many other Chicago skyscrapers, this one is wonderful.
Incredibly easy access to the Orange, Pink, Brown, Green and Purple lines at the Randolph/​Wabash station just a three minute walk away, a plethora of cabs waiting at all times, and the park right across the street. The building has a ton of mediocre restaurants, and walking distance to some really, really sweet gems – oh, how I love you, Gourmet Pantry, what with your lobster bisque and Boar’s Head sandwiches.
Michigan Avenue is right there, so you can shop on breaks or just go for a walk, and you can even get down to the river bank at Wacker and Michigan to sit by the river and eat your lunch, waving at the tourists on boats as if you were an animal at the zoo. River North is also a short jaunt up Michigan, and the Art Institute is an easy five minute walk south.
Really, work sucks, but this place takes away some of the pain with the prime location and a lot of different distractions in its labyrinth-​like mall underground. Also, the view from up here is amazing.

I like this building.
While other skyscrapers have phrases or words written with the window lights at night time, this one always seems to say HO… and thats pretty sweet

It’s a beautiful building. I’m sure the company that rents the space and the crappy cubicle jobs suck. But the building is very elegant and beautiful. Less is more and like the Trade Center was in New York, this building is quite impressive on the Chicago skyline.

My friend Maryanna works here :)
This building looks very similar to one of the twin towers. It’s a constant reminder and makes me little sad every time I look at it.
It’s the 2ND tallest building in Chicago. I was told that John Hancock building was but I looked it up and this is it #2! Second to Sears tower.
My first time here was somewhat intimidating because it was so big and it’s like another community working and living here. I’m not sure exactly how many people working everyday but Maryanna told me that people work here 24 hours a day 7 day a week.
Overall, place is very secure, awesome view of the millennium park, and you don’t have to leave the building for lunch. They have 1000 different places to eat here. Crazy!

This build is historic indeed for many reasons. The outside courthards are something else. I have been to one of the offices here, once your past security checkpoints they will direct you to your destination. This is one of the tallest buildings in the world.

The AON Center began its life as the Standard Oil Building and then the Amoco Building. This monolithic tower is actually taller than the John Hancock Center, which appears taller thanks to its antennas (which do not count towards the official height of the building). The AON outdoor plazas are popular with the lunchtime crowd.

The first time I went into this building was for an 80-​floor stair climbing fundraiser for Children’s Memorial Hospital (everyone should do it, it’s called Step Up for Kids, go to the hospital’s website for details!). I had such a great time — it was tiring, but truly amazing. It is the tallest building in the world, which does not have any antennae, spires, or finials at the top Once you’ve had enough of the height, you can come down and relax in the sunken plaza and enjoy the beautiful views of the city’s skyline.