Best Project, Renovation/Restoration: The Hand and Eye

The Hand & The Eye transforms Chicago’s historic McCormick Mansion into the world’s largest magic venue and one of the city’s most distinctive new hospitality and entertainment destinations.

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Best Project Energy/Industrial: Tilden Solar

Spanning roughly 1,000 acres of reclaimed mining land on the site of a former coal mine, Tilden Solar transforms underused brownfield land into a facility powering more than 33,800 Illinois homes while creating long-term economic and community benefits.

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AOM: Renovation/Restoration: Jackson YMCA Expansion

Initially planned as a new 75,000-sq-ft facility, this expansion project was once on the verge of cancellation after construction cost escalations created a significant budget shortfall.

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