Loop, Downtown
THREATENED: Chicago Loop Synagogue Faces Uncertain Future
"The Chicago Loop Synagogue was founded in 1929 to serve the religious needs of Jews working downtown as well as Jewish visitors to Chicago....
WIN: Chicago Cultural Center G.A.R. Room and Art Glass Dome Restoration Progressing
"An archeological dig of sorts is taking place at the Chicago Cultural Center, where a $15 million restoration project is underway to unearth the...
THREATENED: State of Illinois Invites Developers to Buy Thompson Center (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
The iconic postmodern Thompson Center in the heart of Chicago’s Loop will be sold either for demolition or adaptive reuse.It was built for the...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? Chicago Loop Synagogue
"There’s a glorious secret concealed behind a relatively modest, opaque façade on Clark Street just south of Madison Street in the Loop."In the tall...
WTTW Chicago: Ask Geoffrey: Restoration of GAR Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center
"A piece of Civil War history is being restored in one of Chicago’s most well-known public buildings. But what was it doing there in...
THREATENED: Shrinking Membership Threatens Chicago Loop Synagogue Faces Uncertain Future
"The Downtown economy has sputtered during the pandemic — and the relative emptiness of the streets is also hurting houses of worship. The president...
THREATENED: Are the Landmark Pittsfield Building’s Legal Woes Finally Coming to End?
"Within days, a judge could decide the fate of the Pittsfield Building in the Loop. Will she order it put up for sale? Or...
THREATENED: Tragic Death of Architect Helmut Jahn Reignites Debate Over Thompson Center (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Arguing that the controversial Loop structure is Helmut Jahn’s definitive achievement, preservation advocates said Monday that the untimely death of the German architect 'really...
THREATENED: Will Thompson Center Upzoning Increase Likelihood of Adaptive Reuse? (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"On Wednesday the Chicago City Council voted to up-zone the Loop's for-sale Thompson Center to DC-16 Downtown Core District—the city's tallest and most dense...
THREATENED: Push to Landmark Thompson Center Before State of Illinois Sells Off To Developer (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
It's not a 24/7 hour use.
It's not used on the weekends.
If you try to go the building once and find closed doors, you never...