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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,...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Chicago fails to live up to its motto — City in a Garden — with every tree lost; The longer the city...
"A century ago, Chicago was a leader in shading its neighborhoods with an urban forest. But as Chicago continues to lose trees, other cities...
Curious City on WBEZ: Making Chicago’s Boystown; Political activism and businesses helped shape the city’s gay neighborhood, but there’s a debate about its future
Curious City: Making Chicago's Boystown, Political activism and businesses helped shape the city's gay neighborhood, but there’s a debate about its future."Jack Floyd came...
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...
LOSS: The Wrecking Ball Is Response To Preservation Chicago’s Written Offer for $1.5 Million to Move Chicago Town and Tennis and Petition with 3,000...
Link to T witter video of Demolition of Chicago Town and Tennis Club/Unity Church, 1925, George W. Maher and Son, 1925 W. Thome Avenue....
TED Radio Hour on WBEZ: How Can Seeing Black History As American History Begin To Make Amends? With Brent Leggs of the African American...
"How can we make amends for the atrocities of slavery and segregation? Historian and preservationist Brent Leggs discusses one step in confronting the past:...