What is Chicago Landmark?
[[Image:Cbot-close-night.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The [[Chicago Board of Trade Building]] is a well known Chicago Landmark]] '''Chicago Landmark''' is a designation of the [[Mayor of Chicago]] and the [[Chicago City Council]] for historic buildings and other sites in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. Sites are selected after meeting many criteria, such as [[historical]], [[economic]], [[architectural]], [[art]]istic, [[cultural]], and [[social]] importance. Once a site is designated as a landmark, it is subject to the Chicago Landmarks Ordinance, which requires that any alterations must be done with a [[Construction permit|permit]] reviewed by the [[Commission on Chicago Landmarks|Landmarks Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Designation Process |url=http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/landmarksweb/web/ordinance.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115044826/http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/landmarksweb/web/ordinance.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2011 |publisher=Commission on Chicago Landmarks |access-date=December 12, 2013 }}</ref> Many Chicago Landmarks are also listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], providing federal tax support for preservation, and some are further designated [[National Historic Landmark]]s having more Federal protection. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:Landmarks in Chicago|*]]