ADVOCACY
WIN: Momentum Growing for Restoration of Quinn Chapel and Recognition of Freedom Trail, an Underground Railroad Initiative
"At 180 years old, Quinn Chapel A.M.E. has been around for nearly all of Chicago’s modern history."It formed as a seven-person prayer band in...
WIN: Adler & Sullivan Designed Wolf, Sayer and Heller Warehouse at 310 N. Peoria to be Adaptively Reused
"Construction is set to commence on the first phase of the mixed-use development at 310 N Peoria Street in Fulton Market. Located on the...
THREATENED: Little Flower Church / St. Therese the Infant Jesus Church Condition Worsens During Extended Vacancy
When an urban explorer stumbled across the old, boarded-up church at the corner of 80th and Wood streets, the signs of its neglect and...
THREATENED: Future Unclear for Superior Street Rowhouses After Bankruptcy Sale
"The site of a failed River North high-rise project is poised to be seized by lenders, the latest turn in a years-long saga that’s...
POTENTIAL WIN: Adaptive Reuse of Art Deco Lincoln Trust & Savings Bank Building Seeks Funding
"Developers are seeking highly competitive tax credits to build supportive housing for domestic violence survivors at the existing Fifth Third Bank building in North...
POTENTIAL WIN: After Many Delays, Hollander Storage Building Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward Again
"Developers hoping to renovate the dilapidated Hollander Storage & Moving site have shared updated plans for their apartment proposal with the community after almost...
THREATENED: South Shore Community Urges Protection and Reinvestment in South Shore Nature Sanctuary (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
"South of downtown Chicago—about 8.6 miles—is a vast, undeveloped area that sits along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There, benches and firepits and silence are...
THREATENED: More Old-Growth Midway Plaisance Trees Cut due to Obama Presidential Center (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
"Eight trees were felled within the 3.3 acre portion of the Midway Plaisance’s east end Tuesday morning, an area that will soon play host...
THREATENED: Archdiocese Announces Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church to be Permanently Closed
"It’s a lucky break for the Archdiocese of Chicago that being disingenuous is not a violation requiring a defrocking. Less than two years after...
POTENTIAL WIN: Jefferson Park Firehouse Seeks Commercial Tenant After Renovation
"The owner of two historic buildings in Jefferson Park is hoping to find commercial tenants for both properties that will help revitalize the area’s...