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WIN: Roof Hole Patched at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, But Progress Toward Chicago Landmark Designation and Restoration Is Slow (Chicago 7 2026)
"When white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City in May 2025, it was like lightning struck the Far...
WIN: Austin Coming Together Acquires the J.J. Walser House, Saving Frank Lloyd Wright’s Chicago West Side Prairie Home (Chicago 7 2025)
"After seven years, Frank Lloyd Wright's J.J. Walser House, an architectural icon of Chicago's Austin neighborhood, finally has a new owner. Local nonprofit Austin...
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
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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...
Wonderfully successful City of Chicago “2026 Chicago Preservation Expo” Monday, May 18, 2026
2026 Chicago Preservation Expo
Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Chicago Cultural Center
Monday, May 18
4 PM - 7 PM"Connect with City staff, community and nonprofit organizations, professional service providers working in historic preservation."In celebration of National Historic Preservation Month, the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) invited all Chicagoans to...