April 2026 Newsletter

WIN: Final Landmark Status Approved for Chicago Daily News Building (Chicago 7 2008)

"In the 1930s, a limestone tower rising over the Chicago River was on the cutting edge of offices, becoming the city’s first major building...

WIN: After 34 Years, Preservation Chicago Finds Missing Mural Daily News Building! (Chicago 7 2008)

"One of Chicago’s finest Art Deco buildings changed owners last summer for the first time in half a century and is now going through...

WIN: Bryn Mawr Historic District Granted Preliminary Landmark Designation

"An Edgewater historic district is one step closer to becoming a Chicago landmark. The city’s Commission on Chicago Landmarks granted a preliminary landmark recommendation...

WIN: Roger Brown House Receives Final Landmark Recommendation (Chicago 7 2008)

"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a final landmark recommendation for the Roger Brown Home and Studio. Located at 1926 N. Halsted in...

WIN: Cortelyou Commons Landmarked After Community Opposes Plans to Demolish Historic Sheffield Buildings (Chicago 7 2024)

“The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a final landmark recommendation for Byrne Hall. Located at 2219 N. Kenmore, Byrne Hall is situated at...

POTENTIAL WIN: Landmarked Greater Union Baptist Church Seeks Additional Funding for Additional Restoration Work

"Greater Union Baptist Church has one of the city’s most breathtaking sanctuaries, with its semicircular ranks of pews that sit beneath muscular, richly-detailed hammer...

WIN: After Extensive Delays, Greenstone Church’s $1.2 million Adopt-a-Landmark Bell Tower Restoration Begins

"The city-funded $1.2 million restoration of the crumbling bell tower of Pullman’s historic 144-year-old Greenstone United Methodist Church is set to begin after a...

WIN: Morningstar Considers Leasing Upper Floors of Thompson Center After Renovation (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)

"Investment research firm Morningstar is eyeing a headquarters move to the Thompson Center, the high-profile office building designed by Helmut Jahn that Google is...

WIN: The Hand & The Eye’s Remarkable and Extraordinary Reuse of the McCormick Mansion

""Glen Tullman made his fortune in the health care industry, especially from business ventures in the world of electronic prescriptions."'Maybe you’ll just talk to...

WIN: City Council Approves Adaptive Reuse of Werner Brothers Storage Building for Affordable Housing (Chicago 7 2023)

"The redevelopment of the Werner Brothers Storage Building in Rogers Park took its first city-approved step forward Thursday."The Chicago Plan Commission approved plans to...