Prentice Is Preserved, For Now

Prentice Temporarily Safe From Demolition
FILE - This June 15, 2011 file photo, shows the Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago. The hospital has been named one of the 10 most endangered historic places in Illinois in a list released Tuesday, April 24, 2012, by the nonprofit group Landmarks Illinois. The grouop releases its list every year to help draw attention to buildings and other historic sites that are in danger of being demolished. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
FILE - This June 15, 2011 file photo, shows the Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago. The hospital has been named one of the 10 most endangered historic places in Illinois in a list released Tuesday, April 24, 2012, by the nonprofit group Landmarks Illinois. The grouop releases its list every year to help draw attention to buildings and other historic sites that are in danger of being demolished. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Preservationists seeking to prevent the demolition of the former Prentice Women's Hospital were dealt a severe if not final blow today.

Cook County Judge Neil Cohen dismissed a lawsuit brought by two plaintiffs: the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois (LPCI).

Judge Cohen said a previous ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court does not grant him the power to overturn a decision by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, even if, as the Judge appears to believe, the Commission violated its own rules in making that decision.

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