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Chicago, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landmarks Illinois has announced its 2025 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois, calling attention to 10 culturally and architecturally significant...

CHICAGO, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nominations are now open for the 2025 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards. The annual awards program recognizes...

CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landmarks Illinois has awarded $20,000 in grants to help preserve two historic church buildings in Chicago South Side communities. The grants through the...

Chicago, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landmarks Illinois will once again welcome the preservation community for its annual fundraiser and networking event, Preservation Forward, on March 6,...

CHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A 19th-century opera hall, an iconic Route 66 attraction and a nationally-recognized round barn are among the historic places Landmarks Illinois is helping...

Chicago, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landmarks Illinois is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois. Nominations can be made online here and are due...

Chicago, Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landmarks Illinois has awarded a $300,000 loan to Plant Chicago to support the Chicago nonprofit’s effort to restore a more than century-old former...

Chicago, Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landmarks Illinois has awarded over $31,000 in grant funding to preservation efforts on the South Side of Chicago, helping people save significant places...

CHICAGO, Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landmarks Illinois has announced the winners of the 2024 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards, an annual program honoring...

CHICAGO, July 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landmarks Illinois is proud to announce it has awarded a $500,000 loan to BandWith, a nonprofit providing access to the performing arts in Chicago's...