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PETITION: Save the Pope’s Church!
Pope Leo XIV’s Childhood Church and School, St. Mary of the Assumption, is now vacant and with a large hole in the roof.Chicago Landmark...
PETITION: STOP the Demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room!
STOP the Demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room!Miraculously saved from the wrecking ball in 1972, shockingly it’s once again threatened with demolition.Designed...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 3815 N. Seeley Avenue, North Center
#101079476
Date Received: 02/11/2026
Ward: 47th Ward Ald. Matt Martin
Applicant: Brophy Evacuation C/O Anne Quinn
Owner: John Folan
Permit Description: Wreck and remove a 2-story single-family home and...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 2316 N. Sheffield Avenue, Lincoln Park
#101080935
Date Received: 03/17/2026
Ward: 43rd Ward Ald. Timmy Knudsen
Applicant: Heneghan Wrecking & Excavating Co., Inc.
Owner: DePaul University
Permit Description: Wreck and remove a three-story masonry multi-family...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 2310 N. Sheffield Avenue, Lincoln Park
#101080939
Date Received: 03/17/2026
Ward: 43rd Ward Ald. Timmy Knudsen
Applicant: Heneghan Wrecking & Excavating Co., Inc.
Owner: DePaul University
Permit Description: Wreck and remove a three-story masonry multi-family...
Hole in St. Mary of the Assumption Roof Repaired Just Prior to Pope Leo XIV Pilgrimage Tour Friday, May 8, 2026
"On the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s election, a group promoting the Catholic faith in Chicago’s south suburbs led an inaugural pilgrimage to his boyhood home and the church he attended as a boy."The Pope Leo XIV American Legacy Foundation’s pilgrimage left downtown Chicago May 8 via shuttle...