May 2024 Newsletter
WBEZ: What’s That Building? Robert Franks Memorial
"May 21 is the 100th anniversary of a brutal murder in Chicago that attracted the world’s attention. Two affluent and educated young men killed...
The Newberry presents A Night at Mister Kelly’s Through July 20, 2024
A Night at Mister Kelly's
Mar 21–Jul 20, 2024
At the Newberry – Trienens Galleries
Admission for Newberry exhibitions is free. No advance registration required."Relive a night...
PARTIAL WIN: Thompson Center Renovation Begins, But Iconic Elements To Be Demolished (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Construction on the James R. Thompson Center is in full swing after the building’s developers on Monday officially kicked off the redevelopment project, saying...
THREATENED: “Monument With a Standing Beast” by artist Jean DuBuffet Dismantled and Removed From Thompson Center Plaza (Chicago 7 2017)
"When Rolf Achilles, an art historian and a lecturer at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, walked by the Loop’s James R....
THREATENED: The Complicated Saga of the Century and Consumers Buildings (Chicago 7 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023, 2024)
"Chicago’s State Street houses a number of America’s earliest and most historic skyscrapers. These skyscrapers, recognized as the 'Chicago School' of architecture, represent the...
OP-ED: Chicago’s Historic Century and Consumers Buildings Must Not Fall (Chicago 7 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023, 2024)
"Recently, in my role leading the federal historical preservation agency, I visited two of Chicago’s most talked-about buildings — the Century Building and the...
WIN: Final Landmark Recommendation Approved for St. Adalbert Church and Complex (Chicago 7 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021)
"Pilsen’s St. Adalbert Church building cleared a key hurdle Thursday in the yearslong fight by former parishioners to have it declared a landmark to...
WIN: John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium Receives City of Chicago Landmark Designation
"The Driehaus Museum, at Wabash and Erie, is proud to announce that its John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium has received City of Chicago landmark...
WIN: Final Landmark Recommendation Approved for Ramova Theater (Chicago 7 2012)
"The landmark process for the Ramova Theatre at 3508 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport has been far less contentious, with developer Tyler Nevius firmly...
WIN: Final Landmark Recommendation Approved for Hyde Park Union Church
"A city commission on Thursday April 4, 2024 unanimously recommended landmark designation for a 118-year-old Hyde Park church."Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn...