ADVOCACY
WIN: After Seven Year Effort, Greater Union Baptist Church Receives Chicago Landmark Designation
"A 137-year-old Near West Side church was granted landmark status Wednesday following a City Council vote."Greater Union Baptist Church, 1956 W. Warren Blvd., was...
WIN: Driehaus Museum Embarks on Extensive Restoration of Murphy Memorial Auditorium
"Starting June 2023, the Richard H. Driehaus Museum will begin renovation work on the John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium at 50 E. Erie, an...
POTENTIAL WIN: Friends of the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse Launches Effort to Renovate Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
"A nonprofit organization wants to restore the aging Chicago Harbor Lighthouse and use the landmark as a teaching tool for younger generations, as well...
POTENTIAL WIN: Five Historic LaSalle Street Corridor Skyscrapers Selected for Adaptive Reuse
"Two more proposals to create affordable housing on LaSalle Street could get city funding."The proposals are part of an initiative to revitalize LaSalle Street...
90-Day Demolition Delay: Harold Meitus House, 6740 S. South Shore Dr., South Shore
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Date Received: 03/29/2023
Ward: 5th Ald. Desmon C. Yancy
Applicant: Precision Excavation, LLC C/O Estefania Enriquez
Owner: South Shore & 67, LLC C/O Naser Odeh, Manager
Permit Description:...
WIN: 1954 W. North Ave. Restoration Complete, Including Reconstructed Corner Turret and Cornice
"Chase Bank is consolidating two of its Wicker Park branches into one new location at the Damen/North/Milwaukee intersection in the heart of the neighborhood."The...
THREATENED: GSA Releases Structural Report on Century and Consumers Buildings Confirming Decades of Neglect (Chicago 7 2011, 2013, 2022 & 2023)
"Putting a pair of empty State Street buildings to new use might be a little better than tearing them down as planned, a new...
WIN: After 75 Years, Prairie Avenue Mansions to Return to Private Homes
"The U.S. Soccer Federation on Aug. 11 sold two adjoining vintage Near South Side mansions that it long had used as its headquarters for...
THREATENED: Chicago’s Last Manual Elevator at the Fine Arts Building to be Replaced
"Among the city’s last human-operated elevators, the Otis cars are expected to be replaced in the next two years with modern counterparts."We have been...
WIN: High Interest Rates Saves Trio of 1880s Rowhouses from Demolition
"A trio of 19th century row houses on the Gold Coast got a reprieve from demolition because rising interest rates made replacing them with...