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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Lee Bey

Will Oak Park’s modernist and National Register-listed village hall be razed?

Oak Park Village Hall was designed by noted Chicago architect Harry Weese. (Owen Ziliak/Sun-Times)

Oak Park’s village hall — an architecturally daring 1970s building designed by noted Chicago architect Harry Weese and listed on the National Register of Historic Places — could be demolished under a vote taken last week by the town’s trustees.

The village’s board voted 5-2 in favor of seeking demolition for the angular modernist brick complex at 123 Madison St. in the suburb nestled near Chicago’s western border.

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