Neighborhood
THREATENED: After Downzoning, East Andersonville Faces First Developer Poised To Test The Measure
"Over the past few years East Andersonville residents have worked to tighten building restrictions in order to avoid more demolitions of area homes to...
THREATENED: Pilsen Landmark District In Jeopardy (Chicago 7 2006) In Opposition: A Letter to the Editor from the Alderman
IN OPPOSITION: Sun-Times’ editorial defending landmark district plan for Pilsen is ‘pie in the sky’; The city simply cannot afford what it would take...
THREATENED: Pilsen Landmark District In Jeopardy (Chicago 7 2006) In Support: A Chicago Sun-Times Editorial
IN SUPPORT: Pilsen’s architectural heritage can be protected without pushing out the working class. Needed: a landmark district that protects Pilsen’s architecture, but provides...
WIN: Chicago Tribune Editorial – “Cook County Hospital is a Stunning Trauma Survivor” (Chicago 7 2003 and 2004)
"For most of a century starting in 1916, the massive Cook County Hospital opened its healing hallways to wave upon wave of new and...
THREATENED: Preservation Chicago Calls for Adaptive Reuse of Turbine Hall Facade and Enforcement of Demolition Halt of Crawford Station (Chicago 7 2014 & 2019)
Little Village residents and Chicagoans were horrified when the Little Village neighborhood was engulfed in a cloud of demolition dust for approximately 30 minutes...
WIN: Clarendon Park Community Center Renovation Receives City Council Approval (Chicago 7 2015)
"A $13 million renovation of the historic Clarendon Park Community Center in Uptown is moving forward after the City Council voted to fund the...
THREATENED: Preservation Chicago Raising Funds To Move Chicago Town and Tennis 250 Feet Out of Harms Way (Chicago 7 2020)
Link to petition to Save Chicago Town and Tennis Club / Unity ChurchPreservation Chicago has been working with urgency to find a win-win solution for...
WIN: Once a Lost Cause Preservation Effort, Superior Street Rowhouses Now Part of Near North Side Chicago Landmark District
After years of advocacy, the Near North Side Multiple Property District has been approved by the Chicago City Council.The Superior Street Rowhouses were saved...
WATCH: “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” Overview and Full Presentation
2020 'Chicago 7 Most Endangered' Video Unabridged Recording (55:28) presented to live capacity audience at the Preservation Chicago 2020 'Chicago 7 Most Endangered' announcement,...
THREATENED: Demolition Permit Released for Jeffery Theater and Spencer Arms Hotel (Chicago 7 2014)
A Preservation Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2014, the historic Jeffery Theater is located at the crossroads of what was once the bustling heart...