After a year off in 2020, Illinois historic preservationists announced their list of the state’s most endangered historic places Wednesday, structures and sites they say are architecturally and culturally significant but at risk of being lost forever.
Landmarks Illinois unveiled its list of nine locations six of them in Chicago or suburban counties at a news conference designed to draw attention to the potential loss of these sites, some of which are well-known as others degrade in relative anonymity.
“Communities are passionate about their historic and culturally significant places, yet too often lack the resources necessary to maintain and preserve them,” Bonnie McDonald, president and CEO of Landmarks Illinois, said in a statement. The list “demonstrates the demand for creative solutions, partnerships and incentives to give places of our past a chance for reuse and renewed life.”
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Some of Chicago’s most influential Black women kicked off Mother’s Day weekend on Friday with a vow to remove barriers made worse by the pandemic in education, health care and economic opportunity holding back the next generation of Black women and girls.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot called it, “the next phase of what I hope is the feminist revolution.”
“Through the pandemic, women have suffered mightily. There are a lot of women who were forced to choose between staying at home, being a home-schooler, child care and their jobs,” Lightfoot told a virtual news conference convened by U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill.
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The James R. Thompson Center and “Green Book” sites were named among the most endangered places in Illinois by an organization dedicated to promoting and preserving historic sites across the state.
Statewide, there’s a total of nine culturally significant sites that have been found to be “threatened architecturally” by Landmarks Illinois, which released its annual list Wednesday. Four are in the Chicago area.
Landmarks Illinois’ goal in releasing this list is to bring attention to historical buildings it believes are in need of saving.
“Communities are passionate about their historic and culturally significant places, yet too often lack the resources necessary to maintain and preserve them,” Landmarks Illinois president and CEO Bonnie McDonald said in a statement. “Our 2021 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois demonstrates the demand for creative solutions, partnerships and incentives to give places of our past a chanc
Landmarks Illinois announces 2021 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois
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CHICAGO, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Landmarks Illinois has announced the 2021 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois, its annual list of the top threatened architecturally and culturally significant sites throughout the state.
Properties included on Landmarks Illinois annual Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois are those threatened by a lack of proper maintenance due to neglect or insufficient funding for repair and face the threat of demolition and/or inappropriate redevelopment. The annual Most Endangered list, now in its 27
th year, aims to boost advocacy efforts and build support for each property s eventual preservation. Landmarks Illinois works with local advocates associated with each property included on the Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois, as well as with elected officials and building and preservation profession