The federal government wants to demolish 2 historic Chicago skyscrapers. Preservationists are mobilizing in opposition

CHICAGO — The federal government wants to demolish two century-old skyscrapers on State Street, and historic preservationists are mobilizing to stop the planned teardowns. Advocates and neighborhood residents lined up at a public hearing Monday to plead for the survival and renovation of the vacant Century and Consumers Buildings, at 202 and 220 S. State St. The federal government owns the ...

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