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WIN: Google To Purchase Thompson Center for New Chicago Headquarters (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"We’re encouraged that the architecturally-daring James R. Thompson Center — seemingly consigned to the scrap heap just a few years ago — is now...
WIN: Project Hercules Could Rescue Two Vacant Loop Skyscrapers; Thompson Center and 115 S. LaSalle
"In the middle of a pandemic, Michael Reschke and Quintin Primo signed onto a massive rehab project, buying the James R. Thompson Center, a...
WIN: Covent Hotel Renovation and Conversion to Affordable Housing to Begin
"Construction is set to begin on the Covent Hotel redevelopment this September after years of planning and approval hurdles. Originally proposed back in 2016,...
THREATENED: ‘Monument with Standing Beast’ Sculpture to be Relocated
"One of Chicago’s iconic pieces of public art will be getting a new home."French artist Jean Dubuffet’s sculpture 'Monument with Standing Beast,' in place...
WIN: Second Presbyterian Church Receives $250,000 Adopt-a-Landmark Grant for Interior Restoration
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved Adopt-A-Landmark funding for Second Presbyterian Church. Located at 1936 S. Michigan, the church is designed as a...
THREATENED: Cook County Scavenger Sale Undermines South and West Side Housing Stock
"An extraordinary report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas reveals what happens when government not only doesn’t get out of its own way, but...
WIN: McKinley Park Workers Cottages Surveyed
In April 2022, the Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative again partnered with Preservation Chicago and students from the Preservation Planning Studio class at the School...
THREATENED: Bridgeport Restaurant Closing and Building Listed For Sale
"A Bridgeport staple near the home of the White Sox is closing next week, ending its long history serving diner classics and its famed...
LOSS: After 49 Years, Beloved Lincoln Park Cycle Smithy To Close In September
"Cycle Smithy has been helping Chicagoans find the perfect bike for 49 years — but the shop will close in September."Owner Mark Mattei, 71,...
WIN: After Personal One-Hour Promontory Point Tour, Mayor Announces Support for Limestone Revetment Restoration (Chicago 7 2022)
"The repair and restoration of Promontory Point has been a subject of debate and contention in Hyde Park for more than 20 years. And...