March 2026 Newsletter
THREATENED: Chicago Tribune: Most Endangered Chicago Buildings List Includes Pope Leo’s Childhood Church and Art Institute Trading Room
"From Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church to the reconstructed and relocated Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room at the Art Institute, Preservation Chicago’s annual ranking...
THREATENED: Chicago Sun-Times: Will Art Institute Expansion Leave Louis Sullivan’s Chicago Stock Exchange Room in the Cold?
"The old Chicago Stock Exchange Building trading room — Adler & Sullivan’s gilded age space rescued from demolition 54 years ago — could be...
THREATENED: ArchitectureChicago PLUS: When a Museum Devours its Own: The Mortal Threat to Adler & Sullivan’s Stock Exchange Trading Room
"Here's the thing. Great art museums are both amazing treasures and amoral empires. Just ask countries like Benin, or Jewish families whose ancestor's art...
THREATENED: The Masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Mentor Could Disappear for Good (Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room, Chicago 7 2026)
"Non è la prima volta che questa stanza sopravvive alla sua stessa scomparsa. E forse non sarà l’ultima. La trading room del Chicago Stock...
WIN: Preliminary Landmark Status Approved for Chicago Daily News Building (Chicago 7 2008)
“A Chicago real estate firm known for redeveloping historic properties plans to buy the historic former home of the Chicago Daily News from the...
WIN: Rapid Response Effort Results in Roger Brown House Receiving Final Landmark Recommendation
"Artist Roger Brown’s former home and studio has cleared another key hurdle toward landmark status, months after preservationists warned the 19th-century building could be...
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: DePaul Agrees to Landmark Cortelyou Commons After Community Opposes Plans to Demolish Historic Sheffield Buildings (Chicago 7 2024)
“The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a preliminary landmark recommendation for Byrne Hall. Located at 2219 N. Kenmore, Byrne Hall is situated at...
WIN: After 14 Months of Building Court Hearings, Onyx360 Finally Takes Ownership of Elim/Reformation Lutheran Church for Renovation and Adaptive Reuse as Health Center
"In late 2024, Roseland’s historical Reformation Lutheran Church faced demolition. Dilapidated after years of being vacant, the church was embroiled in a lengthy legal...
WIN: Final Landmark Recommendation Approved for St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved the final landmark recommendation for St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E) Church at 4644 S. Dearborn. Established...