April 2022 Newsletter
Glessner House: Richard Nickel and Glessner House by William Tyre
"April 13, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of the tragic death of Richard Nickel in the partially demolished Chicago Stock Exchange building at 30...
WTTW CHICAGO: The Union Stockyards: “A Story of American Capitalism” (55:50)
"Chicago was famously dubbed “Hog Butcher for the World” by Carl Sandburg in his iconic poem “Chicago.” The city was the center of America’s...
Hyde Park Herald: SPIA Water Bowl
"Near the southeast corner of 57th Street and Kimbark Avenue, a granite bowl displays the initials 'S.P.I.A.' The bowl was originally set up by...
Chicago Magazine: What’s on Chicago’s Slice of Route 66? What landmarks to see before you leave the city
"A journey of 2,448 miles begins with a single block. In the case of Route 66, that’s the 0 block of East Adams Street,...
Preservation Magazine, Spring 2022: Saved: The James R. Thompson Center (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"After a decade-long effort by Chicago’s preservation community, the James R. Thompson Center, a government-owned 1985 structure designed by the late German-born architect Helmut...
WGN: A behind-the-scenes look at the 100-year-old Davis Theater in Lincoln Square
"For over 100 years, the Davis Theater has entertained Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Originally opened in 1918 as the Pershing Theater, it was originally...
Promontory Point Conservancy presents the First Annual International Point Day Celebration May 28, 2022
International Point Day on Point
Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 4:00 PM, at the Point Promontory Point Conservancy will hold a press conference announcing and designating...
Glessner House Presents A Walk Through Time House Walk June 12, 2022
This very special tour provides attendees with the rare opportunity to visit the interiors of several landmarked homes in the Prairie Avenue Historic District....
Open House Tours for the Renovated Emily Ryerson Mansion in May
"A Lincoln Park mansion built more than a century ago opens to the public next month after a five-year restoration project."Adler on the Park,...
Pritzker Military Museum & Library Presents Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War Opening May 12, 2022
"Most people aren’t aware of the drastic differences that exist between varying prisoner of war (POW) experiences. The camp and captor greatly determined the...