June 2022 Newsletter

WIN: Pilgrim Baptist Church Receives $2.1 Million State Grant for National Gospel Museum

"Tumbled-down brick walls, nubs of charred timber — even the cast-iron frame and melted strings from what was once a baby grand piano."Strolling through...

Chicago Tribune: Whiskey Point, Slag Valley and Black Bottom: Chicago’s ‘layers upon layers’ of forgotten neighborhood names

"Long before North Halsted Street became the epicenter of Chicago queer nightlife, a vibrant drag scene thrived on the South Side, buoyed by jazz...

Daily Southtown: A North Sider who embraced life in Pullman becomes national monument’s newest park ranger

"Lisa Burback lived in a Chicago Bungalow growing up on Chicago’s North Side, learning over those formative years it was more than just a...

Glessner House Presents At Home in Chicago: A Living History of Domestic Architecture July 21, 2022

"Imagine touring 50 of Chicago’s most striking homes. No need to knock or ring. Here’s your chance to take a ramble through imposing stair...

POTENTIAL WIN: Zoning Amendment Submitted for Salvation Army Building Adaptive Reuse as Hotel and Apartments (Chicago 7 2021)

Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Rotunda at the Chicago Cultural Center, 1897, Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, 78 E Washington St. Photo Credit:...

Frank Lloyd Wright Trust presents Unity Temple Guided Interior Tours Summer 2022

Unity Temple Guided Interior Tours Unity Temple Audio Self-Guided Tour Unity Temple In-depth TourUnity Temple represents a defining moment in Frank Lloyd Wright’s early career. Designed...

Pritzker Military Museum & Library Presents Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War Now Open

"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...

WRIGHTWOOD 659 presents American Framing May 6 to July 16, 2022

"First exhibited in the U.S. Pavilion for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, this exhibition comes at a time when...

Driehaus Museum presents “A Tale of Today: Theodora Allen Saturnine” Extended to August 7, 2022

"The exhibition marks the latest iteration of the Museum’s newest initiative: A Tale of Today, which features work by leading contemporary artists to expand...

PARTIAL WIN: After Rejecting Community Performance Arts Center Proposal Which Would Have Restored Interior and Dome, Second Church of Christ, Scientist Development Will At...

"The project is a blend of historic preservation and new construction. It would save the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, at 2700 N. Pine...