November 2025 Newsletter
WIN: Auditorium Theater Begins Main Auditorium Restoration Campaign
"The skylight and atrium at Chicago’s historic Auditorium Theatre will undergo a significant restoration project that aims to return key design elements to how...
WIN: As Uptown Theatre marks 100 Years, its ties with Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community resurface
"A significant local landmark, the Uptown Theatre is a familiar sight to anyone who has wandered the lively intersection of Broadway and Lawrence Avenue....
THREATENED: Over Community Objections, Plan Commission Approves DePaul Plan to Demolish Historic Buildings for Practice Gym (Chicago 7 2024)
"The Chicago Plan Commission approved a proposal Thursday by DePaul University to build a $42 million basketball practice facility in the heart of its...
WIN: After Sale to Developer, Palmer Mansion Will Be Restored After Decades of Vacancy (Chicago 7 2019)
"A substantial King Drive mansion whose lender took it back after a museum plan failed has sold again quickly, to a real estate investor...
THREATENED: Unrealistic Price Due To Frank Lloyd Wright Connection Prevents Rescue Buyers From Purchasing Walser Houser in Foreclosure Auction
"A foreclosure sale that might have handed a run-down Frank Lloyd Wright house to a savior today instead handed it to the lender, meaning...
WIN: After Decades of Neglect, New Chicago Park District Leadership Prioritizes Restoration of the Burnham Designed Pavilion in Jackson Park (Chicago 7 2017, 2018,...
"A deteriorating century-old comfort station in Jackson Park will undergo a multimillion-dollar restoration as early as next spring, the Chicago Park District announced Monday...
WIN: Preliminary Landmark Designation of 30 N. LaSalle Street Building Heightens Awareness of Chicago Stock Exchange Building History, Trading Room, and Entry Arch, and...
"A 43-story office tower in Chicago’s Loop business district has been granted preliminary landmark status, an important step toward funding a conversion of much...
Opinion: Do We Dare Squander Chicago’s Architectural Heritage Again? 30 North LaSalle and the Chicago Stock Exchange Building
"On Dec. 4, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted to consider 30 North LaSalle St. — an unassuming International-style office tower designed by Dallas...
WIN: Rapid Response Effort Following the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Sells Off Roger Brown Collection and Studio Results in Roger Brown...
"Artist Roger Brown’s former home and studio has cleared its first major hurdle toward becoming a Chicago landmark, months after preservationists warned the 19th...
WIN: Long-Vacant Former Wayman Church Adaptively Reused for Seven on Elm Residential Condos
"Seven on Elm Residences. We are thrilled to introduce a rare opportunity to own a piece of Chicago history: seven luxury residences within a...

