A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff:

Althoff announces Illinois Historic Preservation Caucus members, Mineola Hotel named an endangered historic place

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-Crystal Lake) announced the creation of the Illinois Historic Preservation Caucus at a press conference May 1, which was held in conjunction with Landmarks Illinois’ annual Ten Most Endangered Historic Places list. .

Supporters of putting Fox Lake’s Meneola Hotel on a list of endangered buildings.

During the event, Althoff named the Illinois Historic Preservation Caucus members, a caucus aimed at creating and promoting legislation that enhances historic sites and structures around the state. The co-chairs of the caucus include Althoff, Sen. Andy Manar (D-Staunton), and Reps. Rich Brauer (R-Springfield) and Jerry Costello (D-Red Bud).

Among the sites listed on the Ten Most Endangered Historic Places list was The Mineola Hotel in Fox Lake.

Landmarks Illinois is the state’s leading voice for historic preservation, and named seven other endangered historic properties as well as two thematic groupings to its annual list. The list focuses attention on sites that are threatened by deterioration, lack of maintenance, insufficient funds, or inappropriate development. Since its start of the Ten Most list in 1995, more than a third of Landmarks Illinois’ listed properties have been saved, less than a quarter have been demolished, and the rest are in varying stages between being threatened and restored.

The complete Ten Most list, including photos of the sites, can be found at www.landmarks.org through the “Press Room” link.

Althoff is pictured with Mineola Hotel advocates after the press event.