In Pictures: The Willis Tower Changeover

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on Jul 16, 2009 8:40PM

Joseph Plumeri, right, chairman and CEO of London-based insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings, and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, left, unveil the name Willis Tower in the lobby of the old Sears Tower during the official renaming ceremony

Joseph Plumeri, left, chairman and CEO of London-based insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings, talks with Mayor Richard M. Daley after the official ceremony

Joseph Plumeri, chairman and CEO of London-based insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings, speaks during a news conference following the official ceremony renaming the old Sears Tower to Willis Tower

This morning's ceremony to rename the Sears Tower to its new name - The Willis Tower - has come and gone but the argument over what to call the building will linger for a long time. Still, these pictures don't lie: it finally happened.

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