ADVOCACY

WIN: Pullman Achieves National Historical Park Status

Pullman National Monument Upgraded to National Historical Park — and the Name Change Makes a Big Difference, Patty Wetli, WTTW Chicago, 1/19/23 Pullman...

WIN: After Decades Long Advocacy, Washington Park National Park Bank Adaptive Reuse Finally Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2016 & 2020)

Historic Washington Park National Bank Building Gets Approval To Build Luxury Offices; The $40 million redevelopment project, a collaboration between two Black-owned firms,...

WIN: Preston Bradley Center Restoration Underway

Uptown’s Preston Bradley Center Will Be Revived As Concert Venue, Community Center; The historical church and social services building was sold to Daniel Ivankovich,...

WIN: Driehaus Museum Celebrates Murphy Memorial Auditorium Restoration

Driehaus Museum celebrates major milestone in expansion with beam installation, Anthony Ponce, FOX 32 Chicago, 11/1/23 Driehaus Museum Website

WIN: Ramova Theatre Reopens After 37 Years! (Chicago 7 2012)

Renovated Ramova Theatre to host first-ever live music performance on New Year's Eve, CBS News 2 Chicago, 12/21/23 Jennifer Hudson, Chance the Rapper...

WIN: Harper Theater to Reopen After Preservation-Oriented Renovation

Harper Theater to Reopen After Revamp; Historic cinema, now under new ownership, to get ‘luxury’ facelift, Dierdre Robinson, South Side Weekly, 1/12/23 Harper...

POTENTIAL WIN: Chicago Landmark Jewelers Building at 35 East Wacker to be Adaptively Reused for Hotel and Residences

Chicago Developer Agrees To Buy 40-Story Office Tower, Eyes Hotel Conversion; Mike Reschke's Prime Group Selected as Buyer of Landmark Jewelers Building at...

WIN: Roberts Temple Becomes National Historic Site

Roberts Temple, site of Emmett Till’s funeral, pushed as national historic site; Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, at 40th and State...

WIN: Bronzeville Designated a National Heritage Area

Preserving Black Metropolis Gets A Big Boost, The Chicago Reporter, 12/26/22 ‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Bronzeville Receives Historic Designation, Blair Paddock and...

WIN: Lake Meadows Pavilion Exterior Renovation Completed

Lake Meadows Pavilion Concludes Exterior Renovation In Bronzeville, Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY, 5/21/23 Unsung architectural ‘jewel on the prairie’ in Bronzeville is poised...