2023 Year-in-Review
WIN: Second Presbyterian Church Completes Extensive Restoration of ‘Tree of Life’ Mural and Tiffany Stained-Glass Windows
Stained-Glass Windows and a Chorus of Painted Angels Glow Again Inside a Chicago Church, Heidi Mitchell, Preservation Magazine, Summer 2023
Historic mural restored...
WIN: Multiple 127-Year-Old Stage Backdrops Discovered In The Forum
Bronzeville’s The Forum Uncovers Century-Old, Hand-Painted Scenic Theater Backdrops; The backdrops date to 1897, when the iconic venue on 43rd Street opened. Owner Bernard...
WIN: Agudas Achim Memorial Window Reunited With Family After Four Generations
Let’s hang on to what we got; Preservation Chicago works to save Agudas Achim, and more of Chicago’s Jewish heritage, Paul Wieder, Jewish Chicago,...
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: Driehaus Foundation Awards “Transformational” $2.3 Million Endowment Grant to Preservation Chicago
“‘Richard led a life of zest and intellectual curiosity. His path and personal story were larger than life, and the impact he made...
PARTIAL LOSS: Dome and Interior of Second Church of Christ Scientist Demolished, But Facade Will Be Incorporated into New Construction (Chicago 7 2019)
2700 N. Pine Grove scores permit; The new construction will keep three historic facades, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 6/21/23
LOSS: After 17 Years of Neglect, GSA Pursues Emergency Demolition of 212 S. State, Located Between Century and Consumers Buildings (Chicago 7 2011, 2013,...
Feds begin demolition of three-story State Street building between historic skyscrapers that could be next, Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4/19/23
State Street sidewalk...
LOSS: Despite Widespread Community Opposition and Press Coverage, 2240 N. Burling Demolished for Side Yard
Demolition of historic Lincoln Park home underway after lost preservation fight, Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 4/25/23
152-Year-Old Lincoln Park Home Demolished After...
LOSS: After Questionable Thanksgiving Fire, 5356 N. Sheridan / Former Wing Hoe Restaurant Demolished for New Construction
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/12/edgewaters-wing-hoe-restaurant-damaged-in-fire-will-be-replaced-by-50-apartments/