Landmarks Illinois awarded $43,000 in grants to preserve 10 historic sites across the state, including South Shore Cultural Center and Bowen High School in Chicago, the nonprofit preservation group announced Thursday.

The new round of grants from Landmarks Illinois will fund nonprofits, churches and community groups working to restore culturally and historically significant sites in Chicago, Galesburg, Greenup, Kampsville, Naperville and Peoria.

“When we invest in our built environment, in places that matter to people and speak to our shared histories, it has wide-ranging positive impacts on the entire community,” Bonnie McDonald, CEO of Landmarks Illinois, said.

Two new grant recipients are in Austin, a West Side community that has historically experienced disinvestment. “By restoring

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