ADVOCACY
WIN: Chicago Landmark W.M. Hoyt Building Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward
"A long-delayed effort to restore a vacant Chinatown landmark may finally get underway next year."The Commission on Chicago Landmarks on Thursday recommended approving a...
THREATENED: Strong Community Opposition to Planned Demolition of Damen Silos (Chicago 7 2023)
"Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) is pushing the city to delay permits to demolish the Damen Silos as neighbors keep pushing to save the site."MAT...
WIN: City of Chicago Files Lawsuit to Block Illegal Construction in Humboldt Park
"The city is suing the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture and the Chicago Park District, accusing museum leaders of trying to...
THREATENED: DePaul Plans to Demolish 80 Units of Student Housing in Five Historic Buildings to Build New Practice Gym
"To make way for its recently announced basketball practice facility, DePaul University will tear down five historical buildings in its Lincoln Park neighborhood."The practice...
THREATENED: Ornate Terra Cotta Holiday Club Building Threatened with Demolition (Chicago 7 2023)
"The Holiday Club is hoping to stay in its longtime Uptown home as its building is slated to be turned into a seven-story apartment...
THREATENED: Great Lakes Elks Lodge Struggling to Remain Open Due to Mounting Maintenance Costs
"In late August, veteran Chicago house DJ and organizer Craig Loftis launched a GoFundMe to try to save the Great Lakes Elks Lodge in...
THREATENED: Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church Listed For Sale
"Neighbors and parishioners of a historic Bronzeville church that once hosted luminaries including Martin Luther King Jr. and former President Jimmy Carter — and...
WIN: Obsidian Collection’s Restoration of the Palmer Mansion Regaining Momentum After Two-Year Aldermanic Delay (Chicago 7 2019)
"It's been two years since Chicago native Angela Ford purchased the historic mansion once owned by the late journalist and organizer Lu Palmer in...
THREATENED: Logan Square SOM-Designed Blue Line Station Threatened With Replacement
"The Logan Square CTA Blue Line station will be getting a rehab at the corner of N. Kedzie Ave and N. Milwaukee Ave. Planned...
POTENTIAL WIN: Lake Street Bridge to be Comprehensively Renovated
"The historical Lake Street Bridge will be getting a much-needed overhaul next year."Build in 1916, the bridge is one of three double-decker bascule bridges...