Austin’s Frank Lloyd Wright House, Among City’s Most Endangered Buildings, Bought By Nonprofit is one of our hand-picked city-news finds for Chicago. Austin Coming Together is taking over the landmarked J.J. Walser House, which has sat in disrepair and fell into foreclosure in recent years.
Why Chicago? Chicago is a lakefront city of bold architecture, deep-dish pride and neighborhood-by-neighborhood character along Lake Michigan. The city is known for architecture and skyscrapers, deep-dish pizza, blues and jazz and the lakefront.
Good to know: Summer and early autumn are glorious on the lakefront; winters are famously cold and windy. The 'L' train and buses cover the city; the lakefront trail is ideal for walking and biking.