ADVOCACY
WIN: The 400 Theater in Rogers Park Reopens After Three Year Closure
“Three years ago, the New 400 Theater went dark after more than a century-long run in Rogers Park. But on Friday, the projectors were...
ADVOCACY
WIN: Portage Theater Foundation Launches a $3 Million Restoration Campaign with Marquee Repairs Beginning and a Reopening Targeted Within a Year (Chicago 7 2012)
“After sitting vacant for years and being named one of Illinois’ most endangered historic sites in 2024, the 106-year-old Portage Theater at 4050 N....
ADVOCACY
WIN: Restoration of the 1907 Sears Sunken Garden Pergola Is Back on Track in North Lawndale with Additional Driehaus Foundation Funding
“As Chicago’s Sears, Roebuck and Co. started to grow more than a century ago, its farsighted leaders wanted a green space for their headquarters....
ADVOCACY
WIN: Glass Atrium Work Begins at Humboldt Park’s Historic Stable and Receptory Building as National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture Earns National...
“The only Puerto Rican museum in the continental United States is now nationally recognized by a reputable museum organization, which its leaders are touting...
ADVOCACY
WIN: Adaptive Reuse of the Chicago Landmark Immaculata High School Moves Forward at 640 W. Irving Park Road
“Years after being approved by the city, the redevelopment of the former American Islamic College campus in Uptown is moving forward, albeit with some...
ADVOCACY
WIN: The 1897 Charles Warrington Earle School at 6121 S. Hermitage Avenue in West Englewood Reopens as 50 Units of Affordable Housing After Twelve...
“Mayor Brandon Johnson recently joined Chicago DOH Commissioner Lissette Castañeda, Gorman & Company, the Phoenix Foundation and community partners to celebrate the ribbon cutting...
ADVOCACY
WIN: University of Chicago Selects Steven Holl Architects and JLK Architects for the Renewal of the 1916 Ida Noyes Hall at 1212 E. 59th...
“The University of Chicago has selected Steven Holl Architects (SHA) to lead the renewal of Ida Noyes Hall, a 111-year-old building on the Midway...
ADVOCACY
WIN: Vintage Loft Leahy Building at 226 W. Ontario Street in River North Sold for Conversion to 70 Apartments
“A Chicago developer is adding another midsize office-to-residential project to the growing list of conversions downtown, one that will add two stories to the...
ADVOCACY
PARTIAL WIN: Exterior Nears Completion at the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Where Solon S. Beman’s 1901 Facades Have Been Integrated Into New Construction
“In Lincoln Park, one of the more unique facadectomies in the city is moving closer to exterior completion. At 2700 North Pine Grove Avenue,...
ADVOCACY
WIN: Owner Albert Friedman Plans the Next Adaptive Reuse of the Landmarked 1912 Medinah Temple as Bally’s Prepares to Move Out
“For more than a century, historic Medinah Temple has stood as Chicago’s exotic monument to adaptive reuse.“The Moorish-style amphitheater topped by two massive copper...