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Endangered

Endangered focuses on places that still stand but have reached an unstable point where inaction, redevelopment pressure, or decay could quickly alter the outcome.

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180 published articles

Stone Medical Center

Research Record

Updated 2026

Stone Medical Center, Chicago

Chicago Campus / Institutional Endangered

A 28-story apartment tower will replace a labor and health-care building whose atrium and paired Brotherhood Monument sculptures gave the corner a distinctive public...

Place
Stone Medical Center
Coverage
Exact
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Ralph Waldo Emerson School

Research Record

Updated 2026

Ralph Waldo Emerson School, Gary

Gary Campus / Institutional Endangered

The oldest surviving school associated with Gary's nationally influential education system now sits inside an active debate over demolition, documentation, and what remains of...

Place
Ralph Waldo Emerson School
Coverage
Exact
Sources
4
Updated
2026
Horace Mann and Vohr School Campus

Research Record

Updated 2026

Horace Mann and Vohr School Campus, Gary

Gary Campus / Institutional Endangered

The west-side campus moved from 1920s Collegiate Gothic confidence to postwar expansion, closure, and a 2025 adverse-effect finding that makes documentation of both schools...

Place
Horace Mann and Vohr School Campus
Coverage
Exact
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Halsey Village

Research Record

Updated 2026

Halsey Village, North Chicago

Illinois Neighborhood / District Endangered

A Navy housing district is entering a publicly funded clearance process that will remove hundreds of homes before a long-term redevelopment plan is settled.

Place
Halsey Village
Sources
2
Updated
2026
Gordon's and Sears Department Store Block

Research Record

Updated 2026

Gordon’s and Sears Department Store Block, Gary

Gary Commercial Building Endangered

A downtown retail block dating to the 1920s is being cleared alongside the Genesis Center, consolidating a large redevelopment footprint near Gary's transit hub.

Place
Gordon's and Sears Department Store Block
Coverage
Exact
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Mecca Building and 487 Broadway

Research Record

Updated 2026

Mecca Building and 487 Broadway, Gary

Gary Commercial Building Endangered

A downtown safety project now tests whether demolition logistics can justify acquiring and removing a functioning neighboring building with decades of family stewardship.

Place
Mecca Building and 487 Broadway
Coverage
Exact
Sources
2
Updated
2026
Merle Reskin Theatre

Research Record

Updated 2026

Merle Reskin Theatre, Chicago

Chicago Civic Building Endangered

Designed by Marshall & Fox, the Beaux-Arts theater has carried commercial productions, touring shows, DePaul training, and Chicago performance history for more than a...

Place
Merle Reskin Theatre
Coverage
Exact
Sources
1
Updated
2026
Uptown Theatre

Research Record

Updated 2026

Uptown Theatre, Chicago

Chicago Civic Building Endangered

The 4,000-plus-seat Rapp & Rapp theater is both a landmark and an unresolved operating challenge at the center of Uptown's historic entertainment district.

Place
Uptown Theatre
Coverage
Exact
Sources
1
Updated
2026
Matthew Henson Elementary School

Research Record

Updated 2026

Matthew Henson Elementary School, Chicago

Chicago Campus / Institutional Endangered

Thirteen years after students left 1326 South Avers Avenue, boarded windows, damaged grounds, and stalled reuse turn a former community anchor into a case...

Place
Matthew Henson Elementary School
Coverage
Exact
Sources
2
Updated
2026
Queen of Martyrs School

Research Record

Updated 2026

Queen of Martyrs School, Evergreen Park

Illinois Campus / Institutional Endangered

Enrollment decline and projected deficits ended more than seventy years of education at the Evergreen Park school, while the future of its folded-plate-roof building...

Place
Queen of Martyrs School
Coverage
Exact
Sources
3
Updated
2026
7200 Madison Street

Research Record

Updated 2026

7200 Madison Street, Forest Park

Illinois Commercial Building Endangered

A prominent mixed-use anchor is caught between serious life-safety failures, repeated code enforcement, and the village's decision to pause demolition while its owner pursues...

Place
7200 Madison Street
Coverage
Exact
Sources
1
Updated
2026
Jackson Storage and Van Company Building

Research Record

Updated 2026

Jackson Storage and Van Company Building, La Grange

Illinois Commercial Building Endangered

Known locally as Jackson Square, the polychrome terra-cotta warehouse remains standing while litigation tests the process behind La Grange's approval of a 39-unit replacement.

Place
Jackson Storage and Van Company Building
Coverage
Exact
Sources
2
Updated
2026

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