Preservation Chicago issues 2023 ‘most endangered’ list The properties range from early State Street skyscrapers to less-prominent commercial and industrial buildings in the neighborhoods. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023
Despite protests, Damen Silos sold by state to controversial buyer Community groups, preservationists and environmentalists had asked Pritzker to halt the sale and requested that the city intervene. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 27, 2022
Speak up for the Chicago River: Don’t sell Damen Silos site to asphalt plant owner The Damen Silos site should be a park, a community asset, a job training center, an arts and cultural amenity, and part of a more forward-thinking South Branch vision for this century. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 13, 2022
Damen Silos, featured in ‘Transformers’ movie, set to be sold by state The owner of a controversial McKinley Park asphalt plant is the winning bidder for the 23-acre Southwest Side property, offering $6.5 million. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 3, 2022