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Show Prentice Some Love
On-line Contest
The Save Prentice Coalition wants you to Show Prentice Some Love this Valentine’s Day!
Enter our on-line contest to let the world know how much you love Bertrand
Goldberg’s 1975 Prentice Women’s Hospital.
Your “valentine” to Prentice can take any form you like: photos, drawings, t-shirt graphics, songs, 60-second videos, haiku, tattoos, and construction paper hearts are all welcome. Entries are due by
5 p.m. on Monday, February 13. The top 5 entries will be posted at
www.saveprentice.org on Valentine’s Day for a public vote. The winners of the popular vote will receive fabulous and rare Goldberg-themed prizes. Click
HERE for complete contest information and rules.
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Celebrating Success
Preservation Awards
The 17th annual Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards was presented on October 29th at the InterContinental Chicago. This year’s nine award winners range from the restoration of a mid-20th century home to the reconstruction of a courthouse clock tower.
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Photos (L to R) Champaign County Courthouse,
Urbana. Clayville historic site c. 1934, Pleasant Plains. Parkside Apartments, Kewanee.
"40 Over 40"
Forty Top
Preservation Success Stories:
1971 - 2011
To commemorate Landmarks Illinois’ 40th anniversary, we have created a list
of the top 40 “preservation success stories” that have taken place over the
past four decades throughout Illinois.
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A LI rally in 1972 to save the Marquette
Building featured reenactors of Jolliet and Pere Marquette’s exploration of
the Upper Mississippi River Valley.
Prentice
Reuse Study Released
Chicago
Landmarks Illinois, in late April 2011, issued a report that shows how the
nearly-vacant former Prentice Women’s Hospital building can be reused,
rather than demolished.
The building’s owner, Northwestern University, recently had announced plans
to raze the clover leafshaped structure in late 2011, when its last occupant
is relocated. [more]
Prentice Women’s Hospital, Chicago
Out of the Rubble
Tribute to 40 Years
of Historic Preservation
Click Here to watch this short and lively tribute to 40 years of historic preservation in
Illinois. Many thanks to
Optimus, which is a Chicago visual media company, for its pro bono help
in preparing this anniversary video for Landmarks Illinois. [more]
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A Star is Reborn
Richard Sklenar, Theatre Historical Society,
will discuss the restoration and reuse of several historic theatres and their
role as catalysts for area revitalization.
This talk will be held on Thursday, February 16, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00
p.m. in the Claudia Cassidy Theater, second floor of the Chicago Cultural
Center.
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In the News
WBEZ radio recently featured the “Recent Past Survey of Suburban Cook County”, read about it here or check out the
survey highlights here.
Buildings For Sale
Of Historic Interest
Use the following link to view listings have been submitted to Landmarks
Illinois and represent buildings for sale of historic interest.
View the Landmarks
on-line guide. The guide provides property owners and design professionals
with access to professional services, products, craftspeople, and other
experts related to the maintenance, restoration, and rehabilitation of older
structures.
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Get one of our stylish retro ‘70s t-shirts. We’ve cut the price to $12.00 or
a low $10 for LI members. Choose from a variety of sizes in traditional and
women’s styles.
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