October 2017 Newsletter
If you value preservation in Chicago… Please support Preservation Chicago!
Preservation Chicago is a small organization with a big impact. In a city the size of Chicago, every element of YOUR support counts.Please choose...
Preservation Chicago Celebration Success!
Preservation Chicago sponsored a day of special programming on Sunday October 15th, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation in...
Landmarks Commission Honors Chicago’s Best 2017 Historic Preservation Projects
On October 24, 2017, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks honored 13 outstanding historic renovation and redevelopment projects with the annual Preservation Excellence Awards.The list...
Masonic Temple/American Indian Center Conversion
The four-story Masonic Temple/American Indian Center located at 4601 N. Paulina Street is being converted to residential apartments. Designed by architect Allen Webster in...
15. WIN: Mark Twain Hotel Renovation
The historic Mark Twain Hotel in the Gold Coast is being renovated. Located at 111 W. Division Street at the corner of Clark, this...
Let’s Restore the UPTOWN THEATRE Petition!
Preservation Chicago and the Friends of Uptown Theatre have sponsored the petition "Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Restore the Uptown!" Momentum is growing, but we need...
Congress Theater Renovation Moving Forward
The Chicago Landmark Congress Theater located at 2135 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square is about to begin an extensive, $65 million renovation and...
Hartman/Bennett Brothers Building Redevelopment Underway
The historic 12-story Hartman Building/Bennett Brothers Building, located at 30 E. Adams Street will be converted from commercial office to residential apartments. The building...
Lawrence Avenue Sears Store Redevelopment Risk
A Preservation Chicago Most Endangered 2016, the shuttered Sears Store at 1900 W. Lawrence Avenue was the first Sears, Roebuck & Company retail store...
Orange-Rated Chicago Machinery Building by D.H. Burnham & Company Targeted with Demolition
1217-1227 W. Washington Boulevard is an orange-rated structure designed by D. H. Burnham & Company in 1910 for the Chicago Machinery Exchange. This outstanding...