August 2026 Newsletter
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? Promontory Point
“Promontory Point, a 40-acre bulb poking eastward into Lake Michigan at 55th Street, is a deliberately picturesque piece of the south lakefront. A peninsula...
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS OPINION: The Properties Nobody Wants Could Help Rebuild Cook County Neighborhoods
“Cook County has 38,765 severely tax-delinquent properties. But recent property tax reform offers a historic opportunity to transform them from symbols of disinvestment into...
WBEZ Chicago: ‘Give while you live’: Who is Museum of Science and Industry founder Julius Rosenwald?
PITN: ‘Give While You Live’ — Julius Rosenwald, the Humble Founder Who Refused to Put His Name on the Museum of Science and Industry“Rosenwald...
Preservation Chicago Opens Office to Guests for Loop Arts Fest by Chicago Loop Alliance Saturday, October 17, 2026
Preservation Chicago is participating in the Loop Arts Fest by Chicago Loop Alliance on Saturday, October 17. Our office in the Williams Building at...
Chicago Architecture Center Presents Open House Chicago 2026 October 17 and 18, 2026
Ward Miller and Preservation Chicago have been invited to lead tours of the Chicago Loop Synagogue during Open House Chicago on Sunday, October 18,...
Lake Forest Preservation Foundation Presents Lake Forest Preservation Symposium of Chicago October 16 to 18, 2026
The Lake Forest Preservation Foundation and Ragdale present the Lake Forest Preservation Symposium from Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18, 2026, marking the...
Sold-Out Screening of John Vinci’s KAM/Pilgrim Baptist Church Virtual Reality Film at the Arts Club of Chicago, June 30, 2026
On June 30, Preservation Chicago was proud to co-sponsor the inaugural screening of a remarkable new virtual reality film by architect and preservationist John...
Bridgehouse Museum presents “Unlocking Potential: Leveraging The Power of Preservation to Reactivate Chicago’s Bridgehouses as Community Cultural Spaces” Thursday, July...
Bridgehouse Museum presents
“Unlocking Potential: Leveraging The Power of Preservation to Reactivate Chicago’s Bridgehouses as Community Cultural Spaces”
Thursday, July 23, 2026
5:15 PM - 6 PM“Chicago’s...
The Architecture of Chicago’s Beverly Hills / Morgan Park By Mati Maldre
“The Architecture of Chicago’s Beverly Hills/Morgan Park is the first complete large-format visual record published of these Southwest Side twin communities in Chicago. The...
Doorways of Chicago by Ronnie Frey
“Doorways of Chicago offers a new and colorful photographic tour of one of the world’s most exciting cities.“With more than 100 photographs of Chicago’s...

