August 2024 Newsletter
Chicago Legacy Businesses: 90 years of Billy Goat Tavern: A Chicago landmark and political hotspot
"If you’re looking to rub elbows with some political heavyweights the convention floor at the United Center is the best bet during business hours....
WBEZ: What’s That Building? Depositors Bank and Goldblatt Store
"A pair of buildings have faced each other for a century at 47th Street and Ashland Avenue — during the heyday of the Back...
WBEZ: What’s That Building? Old Town School of Folk Music
"In the 1990s, a Chicago public library building that had sat unused for a decade got a second life. Or maybe, because of the...
WBEZ: What’s That Building? Thalia Hall
"The rich stone edifice of Thalia Hall is a lot to take in, consisting of four stories of columns and arches, limestone and an...
Chicago Tribune: Northerly Island’s potential as an urban oasis goes unrealized as grand plans come and go
"Millions of public dollars and lots of planning have been poured into Northerly Island, but the nature preserve was nearly desolate on a sunny...
Chicago Tribune: A century ago, Soldier Field was born as a lakefront stadium, bolstering Chicago’s image as a world-class city
"The birth of Chicago’s lakefront stadium was marked by a nasty squabble over its name. During construction it was prosaically dubbed the 'Grant Park...
WTTW Chicago: How Chicago’s Midway Plaisance Set the Stage for Modern Day Amusement Parks
"In 1893, 27 million people from around the world visited the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago’s Jackson Park. The gleaming fairgrounds, nicknamed the 'White...
Warehouse Landmark Dedication Block Party Celebration Delights Visitors on October 5, 2024 (Chicago 7 2023)
The Warehouse Landmark Dedication Block Party honored the birthplace of house music and recognizes incredible advocacy effort lead by Preservation Chicago to recognize, amplify,...
DePaul Art Museum presents “Edgar Miller: Anti-Modern, 1917–1967” September 12, 2024 to February 23, 2025
"Plenty of people start life coloring outside the lines. But sooner or later, the pressures of convention reel them in. It takes an unwavering...
Driehaus Museum presents “Photographing Frank Lloyd Wright” October 24, 2024 to January 5, 2025
Photographing Frank Lloyd Wright
October 24, 2024-January 5, 2025
Presented by Driehaus Museum and The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust"Frank Lloyd Wright had a lifelong fascination with...

