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WIN: 2023 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards from Landmarks Illinois
Learn more about the 30th Anniversary 2023 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation AwardsTribune Tower, Old Post Office win awards for adaptive reuse,...
WIN: Ciere Boatright selected as next Commissioner of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development
"Much like the candidate he backed to run the Chicago Police Department, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pick to run Chicago’s Department of Planning & Development...
IN MEMORIAM: Dan Coffey, Chicago Theater Restoration Architect
"Daniel Coffey, an architect who led the restoration of the Chicago Theatre in the mid-1980s, kicking off a gradual revival of the North Loop...
BUYER WANTED: Adaptive Reuse of Anderson-Eifel Monument Company Building
"Just in time for Halloween, a house made out of the remains of an old tombstone factory is going up for sale today."Mike Quinlan...
90-Day Demolition Delay: Harold Meitus House, 6740 S. South Shore Dr., South Shore
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Date Received: 03/29/2023
Ward: 5th Ald. Desmon C. Yancy
Applicant: Precision Excavation, LLC C/O Estefania Enriquez
Owner: South Shore & 67, LLC C/O Naser Odeh, Manager
Permit Description:...
WIN: Commission on Chicago Landmarks Votes Unanimously to Recommend Century and Consumers Buildings to City Council for Final Chicago Landmark Designation! (Chicago 7 2011,...
"A city panel unanimously recommended landmark designation Thursday for two early 20th century skyscrapers on State Street, potentially setting up a showdown with a...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Landmarks Commission Must Move to Protect Historic Century and Consumers Buildings (Chicago 7 2011, 2013, 2022 & 2023)
"For the past four years, this editorial board and other voices around Chicago have argued in favor of saving and renovating downtown’s Century and...
WIN: Long Awaited Thompson Center Renderings Show Building and Atrium Saved, but Some Details May Be Lost (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 &...
"Google’s plan is 'light-years from the demolition discussions of the past,' Preservation Chicago executive director Ward Miller said."'In general, it’s wonderful to see the...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: South Loop had a hybrid car dealership — a century ago. Now it’s headed toward demolition.
"A late 19th century South Loop building that represents an important but relatively unsung chapter of Chicago’s architectural, automotive and technological history is set...