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LOSS: 1317 West Wrightwood Avenue Demolished for New Construction
"Magnificent one of a kind Victorian masterpiece on extra wide 33' landscaped lot offers perfect blend of Italianate design and contemporary design/upgrades. Luxurious interior...
THREATENED: Sale of United Electrical Workers Union Hall Endangers Mural
"The 'Solidarity' mural inside the United Electrical Workers union hall at 37 S. Ashland Ave. illustrates struggles and successes of working people. In one...
THREATENED: After 86 Years in Business, Palace Grill Damaged After Grease Fire
"A fire caused 'extensive' damage to a well-known restaurant on the Near West Side Thursday night."Firefighters responded just after 10 p.m. to a fire...
WIN: Former Wicker Park Walgreens’ in Noel State Bank To Become a Barnes & Noble Bookstore
"Barnes & Noble plans to open four stores this summer in the Chicago area, including in Wicker Park and Lincoln Park, as well as...
LOSS: Candy Department Closed in Marshall Field’s Building on State Street
"Macy’s on State Street closed its decades-old basement candy counter last week. But the department store will continue selling sweets, including Frango chocolates, the...
OPINION: The long decline of Macy’s in Chicago, now a shell of a once-great department store
"So Macy’s has closed the candy department in its State Street flagship. You could see it coming. For a long time, the shelves have...
BUYER WANTED: Landmarked George W. Maher Designed Seymour House Listed For Sale
"Thirteen years after it first went up for sale and now a lender-owned foreclosure, a Hutchinson Street mansion had a near miss with selling...
BUYER WANTED: Ernest Hemingway’s Chicago Home at 1239 N. Dearborn Street Listed for Sale
"A Chicago brownstone where an unknown Ernest Hemingway bided his time before setting off to Paris is now for sale for $2 million."Hemingway lived...
BUYER WANTED: Art Moderne William J. Mathis Listed for Sale
"Located in the heart of Beverly Hills neighborhood is this beautiful gem and striking survivor of an early modernist age home (The Art Moderne)....