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New
Chairman Elected at Annual Landmarks Illinois Meeting
 Geoffrey A. Koss was elected the 21st chairman of
Landmarks Illinois’ Board of Directors, in conjunction
with the organization’s
annual meeting on June 23rd at Chicago’s Lake Point
Tower, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
More than 100 Landmarks Illinois members participated in
the annual meeting, which included a presentation by
architect Edward Windhorst on the construction of Lake
Point Tower (1969; Shipporeit-Heinrich, Inc.).
Windhorst
also led tours of the building’s Skyline Park, an Alfred
Caldwell-designed Prairie-style landscape that is also
one of Chicago’s first “green roofs.” Paul LeRoux,
president of LPT’s Condo Association, which graciously
co-sponsored the event, gave tours of a model condo unit
in the 70-story structure. [more]
State
Supreme Court Rejects
Chicago’s Landmarks Plea
Case Back to Cook
County Trial Court
 On May 28, 2009, the Illinois
Supreme Court rejected the City of Chicago’s petition asking the court to
review a January 30th ruling by the Illinois Appellate Court that puts the
Chicago Landmarks Ordinance at risk. Landmarks Illinois, the National Trust
for Historic Preservation, the Illinois Attorney General, and a score of
cities and organizations had joined the City to request review of the case
by the Illinois Supreme Court.
This decision means the case now will be sent back to Cook County trial
court Judge Sophia Hall, who will have to hold a hearing and render a
judgment that is consistent with the Appellate Court’s opinion, which had
said that criteria in the Chicago Landmarks Ordinance were
“unconstitutionally vague.” (The original case was filed in 2006 by two
Chicago property owners who were displeased with the City’s designation of
their neighborhoods as local landmark districts.) [MORE]
Threats to Illinois Heritage
Chicago Landmarks Ordinance Among
Endangered
Listings
The Ten Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois
for 2009 was announced on April 28th at a press conference at the State
Capitol in Springfield.
One of the most notable listings is the recent court challenge to Chicago’s
Landmarks Ordinance, which could impact preservation ordinances across the
country.
Other listings are: the state’s oldest bank, an early stagecoach
inn, a 1915 apothecary, a 109-year-old train station, the first commercial
building in the planned community of Riverside, Illinois’ largest Chautauqua
auditorium, a Bertrand Goldberg-designed hospital, an iconic structure in
Aurora, a Chicago lakefront medical campus, and a distinctive grouping of barns. [MORE]
(l to r) Aurora Masonic
Temple, Aurora, Chautauqua Auditorium, Shelbyville, Chicago Landmark Ordinance.
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The Roads That Lead to Lincoln
David G. Clark, historian, will speak at
the Thursday, September 17,
Preservation Snapshot
presentation: The Roads That Lead to Lincoln.
To commemorate the Lincoln Bicentennial, historian David G. Clark will discuss
the historic sites related to Abraham Lincoln along three of the state’s scenic
byways: Route 66, the Great River Road, and the Lincoln Highway.
This talk will be held from 12:15 p.m.
to 1:00 p.m. in the Millennium Park Room, fifth floor of the Chicago
Cultural Center. [more]
Snapshots Hiatus
Preservation Snapshots is on Hiatus for July and August. [MORE]
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.
Eyes and Ears
Regional Advisers serve as
Landmarks Illinois' “eyes and ears” around the state.
Landmarks
looks
to its advisers to inform
Landmarks of an issue and to provide basic information that
will help the
Landmarks Illinois staff determine, in consultation with the adviser, how best
to respond.
[MORE]
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Landmarks
Illinois is the state's leading voice for historic preservation. From the
rubble of the demolition of Adler and Sullivan's masterpiece old Chicago
Stock Exchange, Landmarks Illinois rose to become a 2,000 member, statewide organization.
In the 36 years since its founding, our organization has gone on to save
countless architectural and historic treasures throughout the State of
Illinois. Explore our site to learn more about the variety of Landmarks
Illinois programs
that continue to facilitate, educate, and promote historic preservation. As a symbol of the organization's origin, the old Chicago Stock Exchange
Building's LaSalle Street entrance arch was adopted as Landmarks Illinois logo. The arch
was donated to The Art Institute of Chicago by the City of Chicago and is on
display on its grounds. Also reconstructed and preserved at The Art
Institute, is the Exchange Building's magnificent Trading Room along with
several smaller architectural fragments. 
