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THREATENED: New Residential High-Rise Tower Tower Approved to Replace Cassidy Tire Building by Architect Henry Schlacks
On May 21, the Chicago Department of Planning and Development approved a plan to demolish the Cassidy Tire building to make way for a...
WIN: Historic Tribune Tower Redevelopment Plans Move Forward
"The city’s planning authority Friday approved zoning for a hotel and residential high-rise just east of Tribune Tower that would become the second-tallest building...
WIN: Old Post Office Partners with Team Behind Empty Bottle, Thalia Hall to Add Concerts, Cultural Events and Food Hall
"The Old Post Office’s owner plans to bring live music and other cultural events in and around — and possibly even on top of...
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: Despite Vandalism, Old Fashioned Donuts Will Be Stronger Than Before Thanks to Successful GoFundMe Campaign
"Over the past 47 years, Old Fashioned Donuts in Roseland has become a staple of the Roseland/Pullman community. But as riots ensued in different...
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...