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WIN: Groundbreaking for the Pioneer Arcade Adaptive Reuse After Decade Long Preservation Effort (Chicago 7 2015)
er er "The historical Pioneer Arcade building is getting a new shot at life with construction underway on an affordable housing development conversion that’s...
WIN: The Hand & The Eye’s Remarkable and Extraordinary Reuse of the McCormick Mansion
""Glen Tullman made his fortune in the health care industry, especially from business ventures in the world of electronic prescriptions."'Maybe you’ll just talk to...
WIN: Thompson Center Will Keep Its Name After Renovation (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"The Thompson Center is keeping its name, with Google set to move into the historic and newly renovated Loop office building next year, according...
WIN: After Extensive Delays, Greenstone Church’s $1.2 million Adopt-a-Landmark Bell Tower Restoration Begins
"The city-funded $1.2 million restoration of the crumbling bell tower of Pullman’s historic 144-year-old Greenstone United Methodist Church is set to begin after a...
WIN: Hyde Park Union Church Receives $163K Adopt-a-Landmark Roof Repair Grant
"Hyde Park Union Church has been awarded a $163,838 city grant to repair its 100-year-old roof, part of the latest round of Adopt-A-Landmark funding...
WIN: Landmarked Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church Receives $500k Grant
"A West Side Baptist church — once documented by photographer Gordon Parks and listed on the National Register of Historic Places — has received...
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...