Woman found shot in head in historic Warwick Allerton Hotel on Magnificent Mile

CHICAGO (CBS) — A woman was found shot in the head at the Warwick Allerton Hotel on the Magnificent Mile.

The woman was found in the hotel at 140 E. Huron St.

She was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

The Allerton Hotel was completed in 1924 and was designated a Chicago landmark in 1998. The sign at the top of the hotel above Huron Street still advertises the Tip Top Tap – a lounge on that operated on the top floor in the midcentury era.

“Few buildings recall the jazz era of the 1920s and 30s–and the changes that were taking place with architecture and urban development in Chicago during this dynamic period–better than the Allerton Hotel. Built as a monumental brick tower, the Allerton is a rare example of North Italian Renaissance architecture, characterized by dark red brick walls, round-arched windows and arcades, and visually sculptural rooftop,” reads a city landmark designation report. “Moreover, the Allerton was the first building in Chicago to be built with a pronounced setback and towers, introducing an innovative architectural form that was repeated in Chicago skyscrapers over the ensuing decade.”