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PETITION: Save the Pope’s Church!
Pope Leo XIV’s Childhood Church and School, St. Mary of the Assumption church is now vacant and with a large hole in the roof.Chicago...
PETITION: STOP the Demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room!
STOP the Demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room!Miraculously saved from the wrecking ball in 1972, shockingly it’s once again threatened with demolition.Designed...
Threatened: St. Mark Roman Catholic Church Campus
St. Mark Roman Catholic Church CampusAddress: 2516 W. Cortez Street
Architect: Barry and Kay
Year: 1963
Style: Midcentury Modern
Neighborhood: Humboldt Park OverviewSt. Mark Roman Catholic Church Campus has...
Threatened: Yukon Building
Yukon Building / former Bock BuildingAddress: 400 S. Clark Street/ 105-111 W. Van Buren Street
Architect: Holabird & Roche
Date: 1898
Style: Chicago Commercial Style
Neighborhood: Chicago Loop OverviewThe...
Threatened: South Park Terrace
South Park Terrace ApartmentsAddress: 6116-6134 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Architect: Harry Hale Waterman
Year: 1905
Style: Prairie School
Neighborhood: Washington ParkOverviewSouth Park Terrace Apartments was...
Threatened: Chicago Loop Synagogue
Chicago Loop SynagogueAddress: 16 S. Clark Street
Architect: Loebl, Schlossman & Bennet
Stained Glass Artist: Abraham Rattner
Sculptor: Henri Azaz’s "Hands of Peace"
Date: 1957
Style: Midcentury Modern
Neighborhood: Chicago...
Friends of Historic Second Church presents “Historic Second Church Celebrates 20 Years of Restoration” March 21, 2026
Friends of Historic Second Church (Friends) kicks off its 20th year of restoration and educational work with a history program, live jazz music and a reception on Saturday, March 21, in the Arts and Crafts masterpiece sanctuary in the South Loop."Founded and led by volunteers, Friends has completed more...