Last week, the Trust and American Express announced the 25 Chicagoland sites that will be competing to win a million dollars in preservation funding though the Partners in Preservation program. While the sites participating in the contest were determined by grant applications, the winner -- or winners -- will be determined by public voting. (If it works for pop singers, it can work for historic buildings, right?)

Not sure which site gets your vote? If you're in the Chicago area, there's a special Partners in Preservation open house this weekend (September 15-16), where staff and volunteers will be available to talk about the sites and their preservation needs. And if you're not, the information is, of course, on the web.

Voting is open until October 10, and anyone who has registered online can vote daily for their favorite site. Winners will be announced in November.

And many thanks to Chicagoist, for covering the competition!

Sarah Heffern is the social media strategist for the National Trust’s Public Affairs team. While she embraces all things online and pixel-centric, she’s also a hard-core building hugger, having fallen for preservation in a fifth grade “Built Environment” class.

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