Are the endangered Century and Consumer buildings headed toward landmark status?

The city’s Department of Planning could be setting the stage to seek landmark status for the Century and Consumers buildings.

The Century and Consumers buildings, two vacant downtown skyscrapers that are shamefully rotting away and now targeted for demolition by the federal government, might soon gain a powerful advocate.

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has asked the city’s Department of Planning to work on creating a landmark designation report on the early 20th century buildings, located at 202 and 220 S. State St.