Neighborhood
BUYER WANTED: Landmarked Krause Music Store with Extraordinary Louis Sullivan Façade For Sale
"The owners of a nearly 100-year-old Lincoln Square building are holding out hope they will find a buyer after more than two years on...
Chicago Architectural Club: Call for Posters for Phyllis Wheatley Home (Chicago 7 2021)
"The Phyllis Wheatley Home served Chicago's black community for 75 years and over 50 years in this location -- the preservation of this building...
Chicago Tribune Column: Keep Amazon lockers out of Chicago parks, Mr. Bezos. Just strap one on me instead.
"Rectangular banks of Amazon lockers are sprouting like geometric invasive species in parks across Chicago."You may have spotted a few in your travels, but...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Looking for Better Judgment at the Chicago Park District
"The Chicago Park District should be our city’s proudest institution — a $480 million agency in charge of maintaining and programming an enviable collection...
WIN: Restoration Nearly Complete for Louis Sullivan Designed Holy Trinity Church
"One of the few houses of worship designed by famed Chicago architect Louis Sullivan is wrapping up a months-long exterior restoration this week."Since May,...
PARTIAL WIN: Creative Adaptive Reuse Ideas Emerge From Chicago Architecture Club’s Thompson Center Competition (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
“Governor Pritzker has the opportunity, after years of neglect by his predecessors, to lead through the sale of the Thompson Center by giving it...
THREATENED: Why was the Thompson Center Bid Deadline Extended? (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"The state has extended the cutoff date for any would-be buyers to bid on Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center, but officials say they’re sticking...
LOSS: Bulldozers Begin Clearing Woman’s Garden and 800 Old Growth Trees from Jackson Park for Obama Presidential Center Construction (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019,...
"On August 16, the Obama Foundation started work on the Obama Presidential Center, but without the fanfare that one might expect. Over the past...
LOSS: Request for Temporary OPC Construction Halt Denied by Supreme Court (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
"The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request by a Chicago parks preservation group for a temporary halt to construction of the Obama Presidential...
THREATENED: Neighbors Launch Effort to “Landmark Epworth Church” Before Being Listed For Sale to Highest Bidder
"A historic Edgewater church that houses a vital men’s homeless shelter is up for sale, creating uncertainty about the future of both."Epworth United Methodist...

