ADVOCACY
POTENTIAL WIN: City Seeks Developer for Landmarked Stock Yards Bank
"City officials are reigniting their effort to get someone to revitalize the old Stock Yards Bank building, an oversized replica of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall...
THREATENED: GSA Announces Plans to Sell Railroad Retirement Board Building
"The federal government is looking to unload an office building on Rush Street as part of a broader move to save money on real...
LOSS: After Questionable Thanksgiving Fire, 5356 N. Sheridan / Former Wing Hoe Restaurant Demolished for New Construction
"The long-delayed redevelopment of the Wing Hoe site will begin next month, years after the restaurant closed to make way for apartments."Wing Hoe Restaurant...
POTENTIAL WIN: After Suspected Arson, 6540 N. Glenwood Could be Redeveloped With Additional Affordable Rental Units
"A Glenwood Avenue building damaged in a suspicious fire could be redeveloped, with some affordable units added, if a rezoning is granted."The property at...
POTENTIAL WIN: OPC Lawsuit Challenges Precedent Set by Transferring Public Parkland for Private Use
"As the Obama Presidential Center’s main building rises higher above Jackson Park, the project’s main opponents on Tuesday made what could be one of...
THREATENED: Closed in 2014 After Being Declared Unsafe, Darrow Bridge / Columbia Bridge Languishes
"The Chicago Department of Planning and Development estimates that some 700,000 people will visit the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) each year after its completion...
WIN: Former St. Bartholomew School to House Migrants
"Plans are being made to temporarily house between 300 to 350 migrants next year at the former Saint Bartholomew School, 4910 W. Addison St.,...
WIN: CHA Launches Restore Home to Renovate 36 Small- to Mid-Sized Apartment Buildings
"The Chicago Housing Authority doesn’t have the greatest reputation for keeping its promises. So every time it makes a new one, it has something...
WIN: 1516 W. Carroll Avenue Warehouse to Adaptively Reused as Restaurant and Urban Farm
"Chef Erling Wu-Bower is making his return to the Chicago food scene with a new restaurant focusing on “personal cuisine” dedicated to his roots."Wu-Bower,...
WIN: Class L Tax Incentives Approved for Flatiron Building Renovation
"Tax incentives have been approved for the Flatiron Building at 1579 N Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park. Located at the heart of the neighborhood...