Preservation Forward Landmarks Illinois hosted its spring fundraising event March 10 at Chicago’s Old Post Office. The historic preservation organization called for and supported the 2020 renovation of the venue.
The event honored the 2022 Landmarks Illinois Influencers, a group of seven women honorees who have shaped Illinois’ built environment and who, through their work, are joining the preservation organization in its effort to create a more diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible preservation movement. The 2022 Illinois Influencers were Mariah DiGrino, a partner at DLA Piper; Eleanor Gorski, the executive director of the Cook County Land Bank Authority; Tiara Hughes, senior urban designer and project manager at SOM; Cheryl Johnson, executive director of People for Community Recovery; Tonika Lewis Johnson, a social justice artist; Stacey Pfingsten, executive vice president of the American Institute of Architects Illinois chapter; and Alicia Ponce, founding principal at AP Monarch.