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WIN: Preliminary Landmark Recommendation Approved for Hyde Park Union Church
"A city commission on Thursday April 4, 2024 unanimously recommended landmark designation for a 118-year-old Hyde Park church."Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn...
WIN: City of Chicago Announces $150M Funding for the Residential Adaptive Reuse of Four LaSalle Street Skyscrapers
"Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday earmarked $151.2 million in taxpayer money to help subsidize four proposals to breathe new life into Chicago’s Financial District...
THREATENED: Final Days for 720 N. Wells and 207 W. Superior
"Preservationists are seeking an eleventh-hour reprieve for a historic 152-year-old River North building facing imminent demolition."The three-and-a-half story brick and cast-iron building at 720...
THREATENED: DePaul Pushes forward with Plans to Demolish Sheffield-Belden Group (Chicago 7 2024)
"DePaul University is moving forward with efforts to demolish century-old homes to make way for a new sports facility, but it has added to...
THREATENED: Ogden-Keeler Industrial Buildings Highly Endangered by Distribution Warehouse (Chicago 7 2024)
"The Chicago Plan Commission will vote Thursday on whether to approve the demolition of several century-old Southwest Side warehouses considered significant by historic preservationists,...
THREATENED: Loyola University Plans Demolition of 1234 W. Loyola Ave. for Vacant Lot
"If you stand in front of the flatiron-style building at 1226-1234 W. Loyola—home to 30 apartments and a trio of businesses on the ground...
WIN: Long-Neglected Second Phase of Lathrop Homes Finally Approved by Chicago Housing Authority (Chicago 7 2007, 2013, 2022)
"For more than two decades, the Chicago Housing Authority has pledged to rehab and rebuild hundreds of apartments at the Lathrop Homes site in...
THREATENED: Chicago 7 Nomination Amplifies Effort to Save All of Mankind Murals (Chicago 7 2024)
"Former Cabrini-Green residents, and lifelong friends, Marques “MeRk” Elliston and Dr. Cher’Don Reynolds, are spearheading a mission to revitalize, reclaim, and preserve the building...
THREATENED: Engineering Study Confirms Promontory Point Limestone Needs Repair, Not Replacement (Chicago 7 2022)
"For years, members of the Promontory Park Conservancy have been locked in a battle with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the fate...
WIN: Growing Recognition for the Freedom Seekers and Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site
"The Netherlands’ ambassador to the United States joined Thursday’s unveiling of a sign honoring the history of Dutch settlers who helped enslaved people traveling...