September 2026 Newsletter
WIN: Morningstar Will Move Its Global Headquarters to the Thompson Center, Joining Google in the Largest Downtown Office Lease of the Year (Chicago 7...
“Chicago-based investment firm Morningstar announced Wednesday it will move its global headquarters into the James R. Thompson Center, the downtown landmark getting renovated by...
THREATENED: The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry North Entry Pavilion Would Dramatically Alter Appearance of Charles B. Atwood’s 1893 Landmark
“The museum this month released plans to construct a limestone and glass ‘Welcome Hall’ on the building’s front lawn, right smack in front of...
WIN: City Council Approves Bryn Mawr Historic District Designation
“The Bryn Mawr Historic District is officially a Chicago landmark.“City Council approved the landmarking Wednesday, concluding a lengthy series of approvals needed in a...
WIN: City Council Approved Landmark and Class L for Holabird & Root’s 1929 Chicago Daily News Building at 2 N. Riverside Plaza ...
“The Chicago City Council has approved the landmark designation and Class L tax incentive for the Chicago Daily News Building. Located at 2 N....
WIN: Avalon Regal Theater, Stone Temple Baptist Church and Monumental Baptist Church Recommended for $666,400 in Adopt-a-Landmark Grants (Chicago 7 2012)
“The Avalon Regal Theater — the South Side’s Moorish Revival jewel box that fell into decay after closing 16 years ago — is in...
THREATENED: Advocacy Effort Gaining Traction to Prevent Emergency Demolition and to Identify Preservation Buyer for 1901 “Big Jim” O’Leary Mansion at 726 W. Garfield...
“An endangered Englewood mansion built by the Victorian era man-about-town and gambler James ‘Big Jim’ O’Leary — his mother and her cow were blamed...
WIN: Restoration of Landmark Laramie State Bank Building in Austin to Begin This Fall, But Blues Museum Concept Dropped (Chicago 7...
“An Austin landmark just celebrated the completion of the first phase of its renovation bringing more mixed-income housing to the Soul City Corridor.“The Laramie...
WIN: CDOT Pledges to Complete Cortland Street Bridge Restoration By End of 2028 So Landmark Rescission Deferred For Now (Chicago 7 2026)
“Alderpeople are backing off a plan — for now — to remove the landmark status of the Cortland Street bridge after the city’s transportation...
THREATENED: City Council Approves Francis W. Parker School’s Demolition of the 1909 Belden by the Park Courtyard Building at 327-335 W. Belden Avenue in...
“The Francis W. Parker School scored a victory in its yearslong battle against some Lincoln Park neighbors over its plan to build a middle...
WIN: The Weather Bell Is Lit Again at the Rector Building, 79 W. Monroe Street
“Cities are ever-changing organisms, shedding elements of the past while retaining others. Striking the right balance is the challenge, and it’s easy to feel...