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WIN: City Council Approves Pittsfield Building Renovation and Adaptive Reuse
"Another project that’s converting office space into residences is coming to the Loop after getting the City Council’s approval Thursday."The Pittsfield Building, a Chicago...
WIN: Despite Legal Challenges, Preliminary Landmark Designation Awarded to Bankers Building / Clark Adams Building at 105 W. Adams Street
"A $184 million plan to turn most of a Loop office tower into apartments is a step closer to reality after Chicago officials deemed...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse of Field Building at 135 S. LaSalle Street Approved By City Council
"The Chicago City Council has approved $98 million in TIF funding for the residential conversion of The Field Building at 135 S. LaSalle. Originally...
WIN: William Le Baron Jenney’s Designed Central YMCA Association Building at 19 S. LaSalle Receives Preliminary Chicago Landmark Recommendation
"19 South LaSalle Street has been described as one of Jenney’s most ‘uncompromising’ facades due to its rectangularity which is only interrupted by horizontal...
WIN: Original Providence Baptist Church, 515 N. Pine, Receives Preliminary Chicago Landmark Recommendation
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a preliminary landmark recommendation for Original Providence Baptist Church at 515 N. Pine. Originally built in 1902...
POTENTIAL WIN: Roger Brown House Receives Preliminary Landmark Recommendation
"Within a few days of the School of the Art Institute putting the Halsted Street home and studio of the late artist Roger Brown...
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry presents “Steelmakers” Opened March 6, 2025
“A new exhibit on the history and future of steel, shaped by locals who worked in steel mills and have preserved that history for decades, is now open at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.“‘Steelmakers,’ an exhibit exploring the science behind steel and the experiences of those who...