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May 10, 2021 Share Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed in a bicycle accident outside Chicago. Jahn, 81, was struck Saturday afternoon while riding north on a village street in Campton Hills, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of Chicago. Jahn failed to stop at a stop sign at an intersection and was struck by the two vehicles, headed in opposite directions,...

Helmut Jahn, bold German-American architect, killed in bicycle crash at 81 Staff Reports and News Services Helmut Jahn, a prominent German-American architect whose designs included a cathedral-like state government building in Chicago and a 61-story skyscraper of blue glass and steel in Philadelphia, died May 8 when two vehicles hit the bicycle he was riding in Campton Hills, Ill. He was 81. Mr. Jahn was struck Saturday afternoon while riding north on a village street in th...

By WMAY Newsroom Photo: Kevin Hart/WMAY News Illinois is offering to stage vaccination clinics in office buildings around the state in an effort to get more shots into arms. The new program will start with several office locations in Chicago’s Loop, as well as in Rockford, but the program is available for other communities around the state. Businesses and non-profit groups wishing to hold vaccination clinics at no cost to themselves can get more information and submit an application a...

Landmarks Illinois announces 2021 most endangered historic places May 10, 2021 Landmarks Illinois has announced the 2021 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois, its annual list of the top threatened architecturally and culturally significant sites throughout the state. Properties included on Landmarks Illinois’ annual Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois are those threatened by a lack of proper maintenance due to neglect or insufficient funding for rep...

Famed German architect Jahn killed in Illinois bike accident by The Associated Press Last Updated May 9, 2021 at 12:14 pm EDT CHICAGO — Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed Chicago’s state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding in Illinois. Jahn, 81, was struck Saturday afternoon while riding north on a village street in Campton Hills, about 55 miles east of Chicago. ...

Famed German architect Helmut Jahn killed in Illinois bike accident By AP reporter German architect Helmut Jahn killed in bike accident outside Chicago Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding outside Chicago. CHICAGO - Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois state government building and work...

Making Landmarks Illinois annual endangered places list for the first time are the state’s “Green Book” sites.

Landmarks Illinois announces 2021 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois News provided by Share this article Share this article CHICAGO, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Landmarks Illinois has announced the 2021 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois, its annual list of the top threatened architecturally and culturally significant sites throughout the state. Properties included on Landmarks Illinois annual Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois are those threatened by a lack of prope...

The Crime Novelist Who Wrote His Own Death Scene Eugene Izzi’s unpublished manuscript described a death almost exactly as his own. Did the writer predict his own demise, or was this all an elaborate, attention-getting ruse? By Philip Caputo Esquire This article originally appeared in the May 1997 issue of Esquire. Get access to every Esquire story ever published at . He was a powerfully built man, six feet tall and two hundred pounds, with thick, dark hair, a prominent nose, pierci...

* Press release… Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) today announced the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the sale of the James R. Thompson Center (JRTC) at 100 West Randolph Street. Information on the RFP can be viewed at www.illinois.gov/ThompsonCenter4Sale and www.bidbuy.illinois.gov. “The sale of the Thompson Center has been discussed for nearly 20 years and we are taking another important step to making it a reality,�...