October 2023 Newsletter

WIN: Multiple 127-Year-Old Stage Backdrops Discovered In The Forum

"A trove of historical theater backdrops have been discovered in the attic of The Forum, the long-vacant Bronzeville treasure that’s being restored to its...

WIN: 2023 Preservation Excellence Awards from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks

2023 Preservation Excellence AwardsThe projects below each received a 2023 Preservation Excellence Award from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2023The...

WIN: 2023 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards from Landmarks Illinois

Learn more about the 30th Anniversary 2023 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation AwardsTribune Tower, Old Post Office win awards for adaptive reuse,...

WIN: Ciere Boatright selected as next Commissioner of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development

"Much like the candidate he backed to run the Chicago Police Department, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pick to run Chicago’s Department of Planning & Development...

IN MEMORIAM: Dan Coffey, Chicago Theater Restoration Architect

"Daniel Coffey, an architect who led the restoration of the Chicago Theatre in the mid-1980s, kicking off a gradual revival of the North Loop...

BUYER WANTED: Adaptive Reuse of Anderson-Eifel Monument Company Building

"Just in time for Halloween, a house made out of the remains of an old tombstone factory is going up for sale today."Mike Quinlan...

BUYER WANTED: Neglected Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Waller Rowhouse Listed For Sale

"A row house that is one of just six remaining from an 1890s low-cost housing block designed by Frank Lloyd Wright sits vacant and...

BUYER WANTED: Kenwood Mansion For Sale

"Another sumptuous relic from Kenwood’s heyday as one of the city’s most stylish places to build fine homes has come on the market, with...

BUYER WANTED: Fifth Church of Christ Scientist / Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Townhouses Listed for Sale

"Plenty of Chicago churches have been converted to dwelling places. Most of these, such as Trinity Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lake View and...

BUYER WANTED: One of Chicago’s Oldest Houses, the John Wingert House from 1854 Listed for Sale

"One of Chicago’s oldest houses, a landmark 1850s farmhouse in Norwood Park that was extensively damaged by a fire in 2021, is for sale...