Address: 54 W. Hubbard St. Year Built:
1893
Architect:
Otto H. Matz
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark:
June 9, 1993
This Richardson Romanesque-style building, which housed the Cook County Criminal Courts for 35 years, was the site of many legendary trials, including the Leopold and Loeb murder case and the Black Sox Scandal. Newspaperman Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur based much of their 1928 play, " The Front Page," on the daily events in this structure. A public market hall once stood on the site.
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