Chicago Preservation

PHOTOS: Illinois' Most Successful Building Preservations, Then And Now

Posted 10.09.2011

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To commemorate the 40th anniversaryof Landmarks Illinois, a statewide organization that advocates for the preservation of historical state landmarks, ...

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PHOTOS: Chicago's Most Endangered Historic Buildings

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 05.25.2011

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A massive fire that ravaged the city in 1871 may have destroyed some valuable pieces of Chicago history, but in the years following the notorious blaz...

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Ferris Bueller House Tops Endangered Buildings List

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Highland Park house made famous in Ferris Bueller's Day Off tops a list of endangered historic structures in Chicago released Wednesday by non-pro...

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Michael Reese Demolition On Hold Until Olympics Decision

Newstips | Curtis Black | Posted 05.25.2011

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Preservationists got a temporary reprieve last night with a public statement that demolition of buildings on the Michael Reese Hospital campus won't b...

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Going, Going, Gone? Will Chicago Tear Down Buildings by Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius?

Edward Lifson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The best way to promote sustainable, environmentally responsible architecture is to adaptively reuse buildings where possible. The Michael Reese campus is the perfect place.

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Michael Reese Building Won't Be Razed For Olympics: City

Chicago Tribune | David Heinzmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite concern from some preservationists, the original building of Michael Reese Hospital will not be torn down as part of a redevelopment that coul...

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Chicago Landmarks Law Overturned, Hundreds Of Historic Buildings In Jeopardy

Chicago Real Estate Daily | Thomas A. Corfman | Posted 05.25.2011

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An Illinois appellate court has struck down the city of Chicago's landmarks ordinance, saying it is unconstitutionally vague, putting in jeopardy the ...

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Local Landmarks On Endangered Buildings List

Chicago Tribune | Steve Schmadeke | Posted 05.25.2011

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The last intact Route 66 filling station in Chicago, an Evanston mansion where the nation's 30th vice president once lived and a one-room school house...

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