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Preservation Forward - March 12, 2026
Join us at Old Post Office in Chicago for our largest celebration of the year!
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Read the latest edition of 'The Arch'
Learn how Illinois is celebrating the Route 66 Centennial in 2026!
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Year in Review
Take a look back at highlights from 2025. From major preservation wins to engaging events, check out all that we accomplished this year, thanks to your support!
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Learn about our recent grant recipients
From the Trail of Tears to Chicago’s South Side, 11 culturally and historically significant sites will be preserved with help from Landmarks Illinois’ three grant programs
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Congratulations to our 2025 Award Winners!
Our 2025 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards Ceremony was held in October. Learn about this year’s award recipients and their preservation work across Illinois.
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Our work around the state
Learn what Landmarks Illinois has been up to lately!
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2025 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois
We are calling attention to 10 culturally and architecturally significant sites across the state that are desperately in need of preservation resources. Learn how you can help us save them.
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“THE RELEVANCY GUIDEBOOK”
Landmarks Illinois’ collective call to action and toolkit to transform the future of preservation into a more relevant, accessible and inclusive solution.
Founded in 1971, Landmarks Illinois is the state’s leading voice for historic preservation. As a membership-based nonprofit organization, we promote preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse of buildings and sites of many types in order to leverage our past to create a better future. We know that blending old and new makes communities resilient and interesting places to live, work and play. We are People Saving Places for People. Learn more.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to accelerate preserving and reusing significant places statewide to foster healthy, livable and thriving communities. Read about our mission-driven work.
TRANSFORMATIONAL PLAN
Our new five-year Transformational Plan provides a new vision, mission and priorities that will shape our work through 2030. Read it here.
Watch us announce our 2025 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois to learn more about our state’s threatened places. Recorded live May 1.
Support our advocacy
Be a voice for the future of our communities by supporting Landmarks Illinois. Our work enhances communities, empowers citizens, promotes local economic development and offers environmentally sound solutions.