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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...
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 Lincoln Park
“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: 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...
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...
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: 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...
Bridgehouse Museum presents “Unlocking Potential: Leveraging The Power of Preservation to Reactivate Chicago’s Bridgehouses as Community Cultural Spaces” Thursday, July...
Bridgehouse Museum presents
“Unlocking Potential: Leveraging The Power of Preservation to Reactivate Chicago’s Bridgehouses as Community Cultural Spaces”
Thursday, July 23, 2026
5:15 PM - 6 PM“Chicago’s historic bridges and their tender houses are among the city’s most recognizable civic landmarks, standing as enduring symbols of engineering innovation and the river that...