ADVOCACY
Chicago YIMBY: Lost Legends #1: The Chicago Federal Building In The Loop
Kluczynski Federal Building. Photo credit: US General Services Administration"The architectural landscape of Chicago is ever-evolving, with many structures meeting their end to make way...
AIA Guide to Chicago, 4th Edition by American Institute of Architects Chicago Edited by Laurie McGovern Petersen
"Chicago’s architecture attracts visitors from around the globe. The fourth edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago is the best portable resource for exploring...
POTENTIAL WIN: Century and Consumers Buildings Receive Preliminary Landmark Designation! (Chicago 7 2011, 2013, 2022 & 2023)
"A campaign to save two historic buildings on State Street from the wrecking ball took a step forward today when a city panel unanimously...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Fight the Power: City Must Move Quickly on Landmark Status for Fed-Owned Loop Skyscrapers (Chicago 7 2011, 2013, 2022 & 2023)
"The Century and Consumers buildings downtown are landmarks in every sense of the word."Built in 1913, the upswept 16-story Century at 202 S. State...
LOSS: After 17 Years of Neglect, GSA Pursues Emergency Demolition of 212 S. State, Located Between Century and Consumers Buildings (Chicago 7 2011, 2013,...
"The Feds began tearing down a vacant three-story building on South State Street this week, but preservationists may have stayed the demolition of adjacent,...
WIN: After Viral Petition, the Warehouse Granted Preliminary Landmark Designation! (Chicago 7 2023)
"Barely a month after being named to Preservation Chicago’s annual list of the city’s 'most endangered' buildings, the Warehouse — aka, the 'birthplace' of...
WIN: Epworth Church Receives Final Landmark Designation Approval
If not for the preservation advocacy effort, Epworth Church would have been demolished.Preservation Chicago has been working to find good preservation outcome for Epworth...
WIN: After 23 Year Advocacy Effort, Promontory Point Receives Final Chicago Landmark Recommendation (Chicago 7 2022)
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that City Council designate Promontory Point as a city landmark; a decision met...
Op-Ed: Giving Promontory Point landmark status would be a victory for preservation and access
"As children, my friends and I often raced across the rocks churned by the waves of Lake Michigan into mountains, crevices and caves. We...
THREATENED: Demolition for Sideyard Looming Fire-Era 2240 N. Burling After Demolition Delay Expires
"Judy Blatherwick and her family put in decades of work restoring their graceful, Italianate wood-frame home in Lincoln Park, but after selling the nearly...