Month-in-Review Newsletter

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Austin’s Pink House GoFundMe Campaign

Built in 1894, the Pink and White House sits on the corner of Central and Ohio, in Chicagoland’s Austin neighborhood, on the city's West...

Grand Central Station, Chicago by Solon S. Beman Built 1890, Demolished 1971 Photos by Richard Nickel Art Institute of Chicago Archival Image Collection

Grand Central Station, Chicago Architect: Solon S. Beman Location: Southwest corner of S. Wells and W. Harrison Streets Built: 1890 Demolished: 1971"Architecturally, no other Chicago station approached Solon...

Petition: Make Chicago Vocational School a Historical Landmark!

A Chicago Landmark designation for the Chicago Vocational School will significantly help the Avalon Park neighborhood:Create tourism revenue and increase their property value...

Mark your calendars for upcoming Preservation Chicago Events

August 10 Woodlawn Walk (SOLD OUT) August 11 Record Row Tour August 17 Chicago 7 Bus Tour August 24 Roseland Historic Property SurveyPreservation...

Read: The Chicago Bungalow’s Enduring Legacy

"Chicago’s neighborhoods each have a unique character, yet there are common threads running throughout that make them look and feel like a distinctly Chicagoan...

Watch: What we lose when we lose the Thompson Center

"The James R. Thompson Center, also known as the State of Illinois Building, is one of Chicago's greatest public spaces, and one of the...

Watch: The Streetscape Symphony of Chicago’s Brick Buildings

"From houses of worship to working class homes and apartment buildings to park field houses, brick built Chicago. And brick enthusiast Will Quam believes...

IN MEMORIAM: Lois Wille, trailblazing Chicago reporter and editorial writer, winner of two Pulitzers, dies at 87

“Her admirers too numerous to count and her influence on this city as deep and profound as that of any elected official, two-time Pulitzer...