May 2026 Newsletter
WIN: Final Landmark Status Approved for Chicago Daily News Building (Chicago 7 2008)
"In the 1930s, a limestone tower rising over the Chicago River was on the cutting edge of offices, becoming the city’s first major building...
WIN: After 34 Years, Preservation Chicago Finds Missing Mural Daily News Building! (Chicago 7 2008)
"One of Chicago’s finest Art Deco buildings changed owners last summer for the first time in half a century and is now going through...
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: After Roger Brown House Receives Final Landmark Recommendation, Developer Plans Gut Rehab
"Ben Yeshurun, 31, who has redeveloped Chicago residential properties for about six years, faced that question after he agreed in October 2025 to purchase...
WIN: Cortelyou Commons Landmarked After Community Opposes Plans to Demolish Historic Sheffield Buildings (Chicago 7 2024)
"Lincoln Park properties tied to Chicago’s artistic and academic history received official landmark protection Wednesday after the full City Council approved their designations.""The DePaul...
POTENTIAL WIN: Landmarked Greater Union Baptist Church Seeks Additional Funding for Additional Restoration Work
"Greater Union Baptist Church has one of the city’s most breathtaking sanctuaries, with its semicircular ranks of pews that sit beneath muscular, richly-detailed hammer...
WIN: Up Top Building at Altgeld Gardens Receives Preliminary Landmark Status Ahead of Restoration by Nonprofit for Community Center (Chicago 7 2017 & 2022)
The “Up Top” Commercial Building at Altgeld Gardens received a Preliminary Landmark Designation recommendation at the June 4, 2026 Commission on Chicago Landmarks meeting.Preservation...
WIN: Initial Indicators from the “Google Effect” Confirm Substantial Benefits to the Loop (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"A neglected part of downtown Chicago is perking up as Alphabet Inc. redevelops a 1980s-vintage building designed to house legions of state government workers."Startups...
WIN: The Hand & The Eye’s Remarkable and Extraordinary Reuse of the McCormick Mansion
""Glen Tullman made his fortune in the health care industry, especially from business ventures in the world of electronic prescriptions."'Maybe you’ll just talk to...
WIN: City Council Approves Adaptive Reuse of Werner Brothers Storage Building for Affordable Housing (Chicago 7 2023)
"The City Council on Wednesday paved the way for a new affordable apartment complex in Rogers Park and a dispensary in West Ridge. The...