Chicago’s endangered buildings, young and old

Apr. 21, 2012
There were some dark-horse candidates that made it onto this year’s list of the city’s most threatened buildings. The surprise? Some of them may have been built in your lifetime. 

Activists say property tax for hospitals sends message on accountability

Aug. 17, 2011
A coalition of activist groups in Illinois say they support the state's decision to deny tax exemptions for three non-profit hospitals.The Illinois Department of Revenue ruled yesterday that Northwestern's Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago, Edward Hospital in Naperville and Decatur Memorial Hospi

Hospitals may lose tax-exempt status

Aug. 16, 2011
The Illinois Department of Revenue announced Tuesday that three Illinois hospitals are in danger of losing their tax-exempt status.

Preservationists rally to save Prentice Hospital

Jun. 15, 2011
Chicago's old Prentice Women's Hospital has been named one of the most endangered historic places in America.The National Trust for Historic Preservation selected the clover leaf-shaped building in light of Northwestern University's plans to demolish it.

Prentice Hospital is among 'most endangered'

Jun. 15, 2011
The former Prentice Women's Hospital, the shuttered modernist medical facility designed by Marina City architect Bertrand Goldberg, was today named among this year's 11 most-endangered historic places in America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.The Washington D.C.-based non-profit org

Re-use plan for endangered former Prentice Hospital

Apr. 22, 2011
The preservation group Landmarks Illinois today unveiled a 16-page plan that includes three different potential reuse scenarios for the former Prentice Women's Hospital, the distinctive Bertrand Goldberg-designed building currently under threat of demolition.As an alternative to Northwestern Univers

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