Good afternoon, Chicago.
From Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church to the reconstructed and relocated Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room at the Art Institute, Preservation Chicago’s annual ranking of the city’s seven most endangered buildings is so full of local history it has eight entries.
There’s a lot more than eight endangered structures if you count the iconic bridges and tender houses falling into disrepair along the Chicago River, which collectively form one item on the expanded list. And topping Preservation Chicago’s 24th annual list are two historical features at the Art Institute, which may fall by the wayside under a plan to expand the sprawling campus along South Michigan Avenue.
See the full “most endangered” list of historic buildings, districts and objects at risk since 2003.
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Sarah Slackert, right, and Nikki Kidd, second from left, hug other women in their group after their charges were dismissed March 4, 2026, outside the Maywood Courthouse following their arrest during a protest last year outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Cook County prosecutors dismiss 21 cases against ICE protesters, including suburban moms arrested in sit-in
Cook County prosecutors today dismissed 21 cases that were filed against protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview, including charges for 15 moms who hopped concrete barricades in a highly publicized act of civil disobedience. Read more here.
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Illinois comptroller race 2026: Democratic primary field angles for votes as Susana Mendoza steps down
More details emerge about proposed Joliet data center as final approval nears
Fireworks and flames go off as Chicago officials and Chicago Fire representatives hold a groundbreaking ceremony on March 3, 2026, at the site of what will be the team’s new home, a 22,000-seat, open-air soccer stadium at the north end of the area called The 78 near Roosevelt Road in Chicago’s South Loop. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Fire break ground on $750 million South Loop soccer stadium, transforming the sports landscape
The Chicago Fire hosted a groundbreaking event yesterday afternoon for their privately funded $750 million soccer stadium on a vacant former rail yard in the South Loop, staking their turf in the city’s competitive sports landscape. Read more here.
More top business stories:
Today in Chicago History: Billy Goat Tavern — of ‘Cheezborger, cheezborger’ fame — opens on Michigan Avenue
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The Illinois women’s basketball team gathers around coach Shauna Green during a game against Ohio State on Jan. 7, 2026, at the State Farm Center in Champaign. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Big Ten Tournament preview: Have the Illinois women locked up an NCAA bid? Can anyone stop UCLA?
Illinois coach Shauna Green has no doubts — despite a pair of close losses to ranked teams to end the regular season — that the Illini are an NCAA Tournament team for the second year in a row. Bracketologists seem to agree. ESPN projects Illinois as a No. 8 seed, one of 12 Big Ten teams it predicts to make the tournament. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
Chicago Bears Q&A: What are the odds DJ Moore is traded? What to make of Drew Dalman’s decision?
Jadarian Price stuck out playing alongside Jeremiyah Love at Notre Dame. Will both RBs be 1st-round picks?
Co-artistic directors Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis at Steppenwolf Theatre’s campus on Halsted Street in October 2021. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)
Steppenwolf Theatre’s 2026-27 season will have several world premieres
New work from Adam Rapp and Stephanie Alison Walker, both writers with ties to Chicago, and the return of both the director Tina Landau and the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Branden Jacobs-Jenkins feature in the 2026-27 season at Chicago’s illustrious Steppenwolf Theatre. Read more here.
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Bronze bison will visit the Field Museum as part of Smithsonian tour
Boy George eager for his tour bus to arrive Saturday in Gary
People yell at U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and other agents while they stop at a gas station as they conduct an immigration enforcement action on Dec. 17, 2025, in Evanston. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Homeland Security investigates remarks of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino
The Department of Homeland Security has opened an internal investigation into a report that Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol commander, made disparaging remarks about the Jewish faith of the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota during an immigration operation in the state. Read more here.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says US ‘can’t stop everything’ that Iran fires even as he asserts air dominance
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