7 Oct 2009

Powerhouse High wins project of the year honors from Landmarks Illinois in statewide awards

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Excerpts from Chicago Tribune – CityScapes by Blair Kamin, October 7, 2009 There was so much Olympics-related news last week that this one slipped through the cracks: The transformation of the Sears, Roebuck & Co. Power House, featured on this … Continued

26 Jun 2008

Viking ship from 1893 Chicago world’s fair begins much-needed voyage to restoration

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the June 26, 2008 article by Chicago Tribune reporter Gerry Smith Built in Norway in 1892, the ship was modeled after a vessel called the Gokstad that had been excavated from a Viking warrior’s grave two years earlier and was … Continued