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Residents urge trustees to preserve Jackson Storage building, oppose nearby 112 E. Burlington plan

Village of La Grange Board of Trustees · December 16, 2025
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Multiple residents told the board the Jackson Storage & Van Company building is landmark‑eligible and urged preservation; one resident said 82 of 94 submitted comments were opposed to the proposed 112 E. Burlington development.

At the end of the Dec. 8 meeting several residents urged the village board to preserve the Jackson Storage & Van Company building and criticized a proposed development at 112 E. Burlington.

Architectural photographer and resident Lauren Whitney Swindle told trustees the Jackson building is "landmark eligible" and said recent SHPO materials support that finding. "Demolishing it does not simply remove one building, it diminishes the…

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