[in person] Commission on Chicago Landmarks + Permit Review Committee
Commission on Chicago Landmarks121 N La Salle St, Chicago, Illinois 60602 Chicago, IL 60602 (Directions)
City Hall, 2nd floor, City Council Chambers
This is an in-person assignment (at City Hall) and will include an additional hour of pay. You may need to go through a security checkpoint and display government-issued photo ID.
Your assignment is to document the Chicago Commission on Landmarks and the subsequent Permit Review Committee meeting, if it is held.
Assignment 1:1s We are developing more spaces for Documenters to connect with staff (India or Natalie) for one-on-one for assignment-specific support and verbal feedback. These calls are optional but highly encouraged for new Documenters, to connect what you learned in our orientation/training with an actual assignment (more experienced Documenters are also welcome to sign up).
Each call usually lasts 15-30 minutes and if you take advantage of them we’ll add the time to your total assignment pay hours.
- Pre-assignment call: walk through how to do pre-research, find relevant meeting information, address other common questions
- Post-assignment call: Debrief your experience, learnings, questions and strategies for next time If you have the time/interest in doing either/both calls, you can sign up for an assignment one-on-one slot at www.calendly.com/chidocumenters.
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Reporting
Agency Information
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks is responsible for recommending buildings, structures, sites and districts for legal protection as official Chicago landmarks. Staffed by the Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), the commission is also responsible for reviewing proposed alterations to existing landmarks and districts, as well as proposed demolitions of structures considered to be historically or architecturally significant.
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