PRESERVATION CHICAGO https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PETITION: Save the Pope’s Church! PETITION: STOP the Demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room! CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: The Last Barrel of Schlitz in Chicago Is Tapped at Glunz Tavern at 1201 N. Wells Street in Old Town, While Forty-One Schlitz Tied Houses Still Stand Across the City CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Lou Mitchell’s, The First Stop on America’s Mother Road, Celebrates 103 Years in the Loop THREATENED: Full Building Permit Issued for 4006 N. Sheridan Road New Construction as Demolition Permits Remain Pending for the Ornate Terra Cotta Holiday Club Building (Terra Cotta: Chicago 7 2023) The Skyscraper and The White City: The Genius and the Tragedy of John Wellborn Root by Gerald R. Larson Stanley Tigerman: Drawing on the Ineffable Edited by George Papamattheakis Fire and Clay: How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago by Will Quam Doorways of Chicago by Ronnie Frey The Architecture of Chicago’s Beverly Hills / Morgan Park By Mati Maldre Bridgehouse Museum presents “Unlocking Potential: Leveraging The Power of Preservation to Reactivate Chicago’s Bridgehouses as Community Cultural Spaces” Thursday, July 23, 2026 Sold-Out Screening of John Vinci’s KAM/Pilgrim Baptist Church Virtual Reality Film at the Arts Club of Chicago, June 30, 2026 Lake Forest Preservation Foundation Presents Lake Forest Preservation Symposium of Chicago October 16 to 18, 2026 Chicago Architecture Center Presents Open House Chicago 2026 October 17 and 18, 2026 Preservation Chicago Opens Office to Guests for Loop Arts Fest by Chicago Loop Alliance Saturday, October 17, 2026 WBEZ Chicago: ‘Give while you live’: Who is Museum of Science and Industry founder Julius Rosenwald? CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS OPINION: The Properties Nobody Wants Could Help Rebuild Cook County Neighborhoods WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? Promontory Point CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS: A New Study Questions Chicago’s TIF Payoff. Developers Say Growth Wouldn’t Happen Without It. WGN Radio — “Advocating for Chicago’s Historic Architecture and Preserving History” Interview of Ward Miller and Warren Strovel By Steve Dale Preservation Chicago Posters Spotlight on Demolition August 2026 WIN: Preliminary Landmark Recommendation Approved for Rector Building / Bell Federal at 79 W. Monroe Street WIN: Adaptive Reuse Begins for Rector Building / Bell Federal at 79 W. Monroe Street After Becoming a Designated Chicago Landmark WIN: Final Landmark Recommendation Approved for Rector Building / Bell Federal at 79 W. Monroe Street WIN: Rector Building / Bell Federal at 79 W. Monroe Street Becomes Designated Chicago Landmark PARTIAL WIN: Preservation Chicago’s Viral Tweet Leads to Good Outcome for Vintage Orange Garden Neon Sign WIN: Henry B. Clarke House / Bishop Ford House to Begin $1 Million Renovation WIN: Preston Bradley Center Auditorium and Social Services Saved By Preservation-Oriented Buyer 90-Day Demolition Delay: Harold Meitus House, 6740 S. South Shore Dr., South Shore THREATENED: Chicago’s Last Manual Elevator at the Fine Arts Building to be Replaced WIN: St. Adalberts Church Receives Unanimous Landmark Approved Vote During Packed Landmark Hearing (Chicago 7 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021) The Newberry presents A Night at Mister Kelly’s Through July 20, 2024 WIN: After Demolition of Adjacent Building for New Construction, Adaptive Reuse of 1317 N. Ashland Proves Residential Reuse Viability of Historic Structures WIN: After Long Delay, Ornate Terra Cotta Facade at 3244 W. Bryn Mawr Will Be Incorporated Into New Construction WIN: New Genesis Assembly of God Baptist Church / Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at 1400 N. Laramie Avenue in Austin Receives Final Landmark Recommendation THREATENED: Former St. Mark’s Campus in Humboldt Park For Sale The 2026 Chicago 7 Media Coverage WIN: AIA Chicago and Preservation Chicago Create “Early Chicago Skyscrapers” Video to Advance UNESCO World Heritage Site Designation Proposal West Loop Industrial Lofts – 2021 Most Endangered THREATENED: Promontory Point – “It’s not just the limestone that people are trying to save, but the way it has come to be a part of the community’s life and nature.” (Chicago 7 2022) Chicago Tribune: Whiskey Point, Slag Valley and Black Bottom: Chicago’s ‘layers upon layers’ of forgotten neighborhood names WIN: Rusnak Brothers Store Adaptive Reuse for Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Hub Complete Driehaus Museum Presents Capturing Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel Saw August 26, 2022 to February 19, 2023 PETITION: Let’s Landmark Bowen High School in South Chicago! THREATENED: Concrete Block Building Erected Without Permits Across from Humboldt Park Stables WIN: Pioneer Arcade Receives Final Chicago Landmark Approval as part of Adaptive Reuse Plan (Chicago 7 2015) Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Pullman’s Hotel Florence Deserves a Chance to Welcome Guests Again THREATENED: Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church Listed For Sale Home