July 2022 Newsletter
PETITION: Use the $52M of federal funds to RESTORE, NOT DEMOLISH the historic skyscrapers! Save the Century and Consumers Buildings! (Chicago 7 2011, 2013...
For nearly twenty years, the General Service Administration (GSA) has allowed the historic Century and Consumers Buildings on State Street in the heart of...
“Graceland Cemetery: Chicago Stories, Symbols, and Secrets” by Adam Selzer
"The dead do tell tales."The trick is to listen and when you do, you will learn that the great architect Louis Sullivan’s 'grave was...
THREATENED: Archdiocese Reveals Plans to Close The Shrine of Christ the King
"Woodlawn community organizers say public masses have been suspended at the Shrine of Christ the King Catholic Church, and they worry the Archdiocese of...
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Altgeld Gardens 'Up-Top' Commercial Building
1945-46, Keck & Keck, 13106-13128 S. Ellis Avenue. Image credit: Preservation ChicagoAltgeld Gardens 'Up-Top' Commercial Building Preservation Chicago 2022 Chicago...
WIN: Epworth Church Receives Preliminary Landmark Designation Approval
"Epworth Church is one step closer to becoming a city landmark just as the historical church is set to be redeveloped — possibly into...
WIN: Google To Purchase Thompson Center for New Chicago Headquarters (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"We’re encouraged that the architecturally-daring James R. Thompson Center — seemingly consigned to the scrap heap just a few years ago — is now...
WIN: Project Hercules Could Rescue Two Vacant Loop Skyscrapers; Thompson Center and 115 S. LaSalle
"In the middle of a pandemic, Michael Reschke and Quintin Primo signed onto a massive rehab project, buying the James R. Thompson Center, a...
CHICAGO TRIBUNE EDITORIAL: Happily Googling the Thompson Center (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Google’s decision to take up residence in the James R. Thompson Center, formerly the State of Illinois Center, is a meaningful victory for Chicago’s...
WIN: Covent Hotel Renovation and Conversion to Affordable Housing to Begin
"Construction is set to begin on the Covent Hotel redevelopment this September after years of planning and approval hurdles. Originally proposed back in 2016,...
THREATENED: ‘Monument with Standing Beast’ Sculpture to be Relocated
"One of Chicago’s iconic pieces of public art will be getting a new home."French artist Jean Dubuffet’s sculpture 'Monument with Standing Beast,' in place...