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WIN: Preliminary Landmark Designation of 30 N. LaSalle Street Building Heightens Awareness of Chicago Stock Exchange Building History, Trading Room, and Entry Arch, and Continues Loop Revitalization
"A 43-story office tower in Chicago’s Loop business district has been granted preliminary landmark status, an important step toward funding a conversion of much...
THREATENED: Community Calls for Morgan Shoal Restoration and Rejects Army Corps’ Reconstruction Plan
"Neighborhood residents and shoreline preservation advocates continued their campaign to preserve the character of a stretch of Kenwood shoreline last week, pressing their case...
WIN: After Decades of Neglect, New Chicago Park District Leadership Prioritizes Restoration of the Burnham Designed Pavilion in Jackson Park (Chicago 7 2017, 2018,...
"The Burnham Building, a century-old, templelike pavilion in Jackson Park that for years has lain in near ruin, appears finally set to receive the...
WIN: Final Landmark Recommendation Approved for St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved the final landmark recommendation for St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E) Church at 4644 S. Dearborn. Established...
WIN: After 14 Months of Building Court Hearings, Onyx360 Finally Takes Ownership of Elim/Reformation Lutheran Church for Renovation and Adaptive Reuse as Health Center
"In late 2024, Roseland’s historical Reformation Lutheran Church faced demolition. Dilapidated after years of being vacant, the church was embroiled in a lengthy legal...
WIN: DePaul Agrees to Landmark Cortelyou Commons After Community Opposes Plans to Demolish Historic Sheffield Buildings (Chicago 7 2024)
"A 96-year-old Collegiate Gothic building on the DePaul University campus is being considered Thursday for preliminary landmark status. The city’s landmarks commission will decide...
Driehaus Museum presents “Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade” September 12, 2025 to March 15, 2026
Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade
September 12, 2025 to March 15, 2026
Presented by Driehaus Museum"Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade is an exhibition illuminating the volume and breadth of Louis C. Tiffany’s vast artistic production."From the 1890s to the 1920s, Tiffany Studios created a captivating range of decorative lighting fixtures that...