2023 Year-in-Review
POTENTIAL WIN: Our Lady of Victory Church Parishioners Challenge Closure in Vatican Court and Win! (Chicago 7 2021)
Victory — for now — at Northwest Side church after Vatican appeal; Parishioners were upset when the archdiocese decreed in 2022 that Our...
POTENTIAL WIN: Plan to Convert Jackson Park and South Shore Nature Sanctuary into PGA Golf Course ‘Dead in the Water’
Plans for Tiger Woods golf project near Obama Presidential Center have stalled, but hopes remain for restoration of existing courses; Robert McCoppin, Chicago...
WIN: The Belden-Stratford Reopens After Meticulous Restoration
At the rehabbed Belden Stratford, it's 1923 all over again, Dennis Rodkin, Crain's Chicago Business, 6/6/23
Renovated Belden-Stratford Opens To Residents In Lincoln...
WIN: Art Deco Lawson House YMCA Renovation Underway
Sneak Peek At Lawson House YMCA Renovation, Bringing 400 Apartments To Gold Coast In 2024; The Lawson House will have 409 studios, three...
WIN: Obsidian Collection’s Restoration of the Hammer / Palmer Mansion Regaining Momentum After Two-Year Aldermanic Delay (Chicago 7 2019
Bronzeville’s Palmer Mansion Will Become Obsidian Collection Archive, Coworking For Black Creators; City Council also approved $6 million for the construction of the...
WIN: Lillian Marcie Center for the Performing Art Adaptive Reuse of Bronzeville Marshall Field Warehouse Receives TIF Funding
Bronzeville’s Palmer Mansion Will Become Obsidian Collection Archive, Coworking For Black Creators; City Council also approved $6 million for the construction of the...
WIN: Lakeside Theater to Become Performing Arts Center After Extensive Renovation
CircEsteem’s Uptown Headquarters Gets $5 Million For Renovation With City Council Approval
The circus arts nonprofit plans to renovate its Sheridan Road building...
WIN: Little Village Firehouse to be Adaptively Reused for Community Youth Center
Historic Little Village Fire Station on the Path to Receiving Landmark Status, Becoming Community Hub, Emily Soto, WTTW Chicago, 10/19/23
WIN: Galleria 89 Development in South Chicago Combines Adaptive Reuse, Infill and Affordability
Galleria 89, A Transit-Oriented Development On Commercial Avenue, Moves Forward As City Council Approves Zoning Change; Galleria 89 would bring 58 affordable apartments, several...
WIN: Former Our Lady of Lourdes School to be Adaptively Reused for Residential
Redevelopment Announced For Lourdes School In Uptown, Ian Achong, Chicago YIMBY, 10/23/23