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No easy answers as future of Rockford Diocese structures considered

No easy answers as future of Rockford Diocese structures considered

— May 8, 2019

A statewide preservation group last week called for several Rockford Roman Catholic diocesan buildings to be saved from demolition and placed the structures on an annual list of Illinois’…

Doors open on Elgin buildings as city celebrates its architecture
— May 2, 2019

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New exhibit digs deep into history of Des Plaines architecture
— March 16, 2016

In putting together the Des Plaines History Center’s latest exhibit: “Des Plaines Architecture: An Exhibit about our Homes and City,” curator Philip Mohr wanted to create…

Peoria’s City Hall gets national recognition as best in nation
— March 24, 2017

Nov. 2, 1897 was described as an abysmal day when Peoria citizens gathered on the empty lot at the corner of Fulton and Madison streets to drop mementos into the new city hall cornerstone….