The Janta House in Elmhurst was demolished over the course of a week in late April by developers who purchased the building from its former owner in the years before her death. The home was the subject of a widely-supported public campaign for landmarking status that ultimately failed.
Read MoreAlmost two years after a landmark petition was first submitted for an historic Elmhurst home, the developers who own it have begun circulating the news that they intend to soon demolish it and build an apartment complex in its place.
Read More“We urge you to designate this home of these heroes so that their stories will not soon be extinguished.”
Read MoreThe house belonged to Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska, who exposed the Holocaust by translating Polish documents into English.
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