Will a vacant modernist bank in Skokie designed by SOM be razed or reused?

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Jan. 20, 2026, 6:04 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 20, 2026, 6:04 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/architecture/2026/01/20/vacant-modernist-bank-skokie-designed-som-razed-reused

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A shuttered midcentury Skokie bank, designed by a Skidmore Owings & Merrill team led by famed Sears Tower architect Bruce Graham, is for sale. But does its future hold reuse — or demolition? Colliers International is looking for a buyer for the former Bank of America branch, 4747 Dempster St. The...