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THREATENED: Tragic Death of Architect Helmut Jahn Reignites Debate Over Thompson Center (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Arguing that the controversial Loop structure is Helmut Jahn’s definitive achievement, preservation advocates said Monday that the untimely death of the German architect 'really...
THREATENED: Will Thompson Center Upzoning Increase Likelihood of Adaptive Reuse? (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"On Wednesday the Chicago City Council voted to up-zone the Loop's for-sale Thompson Center to DC-16 Downtown Core District—the city's tallest and most dense...
THREATENED: Following Petition Drive with 31K Signatures, Amtrak Signals Willingness to Consider Adaptive Reuse of Union Station Power House (Chicago 7 2017 & 2020)
The iconic Art Deco Chicago Union Station Power House is threatened with demolition.This streamlined architectural masterpiece was designed in 1931 by Graham, Anderson, Probst...
THREATENED: Push to Landmark Thompson Center Before State of Illinois Sells Off To Developer (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
It's not a 24/7 hour use.
It's not used on the weekends.
If you try to go the building once and find closed doors, you never...
WIN: Lake Street Schlitz Tied House Recommended to Chicago City Council for Final Landmark Designation – 90-Day Demolition Delay
UPDATE: Over the strong objections of the developer, the Lake Street Schlitz Tied House was recommended on June 3, 2021 for consideration for Final...
WIN: Muddy Waters Home Recommended for Landmark Designation!
"McKinley Morganfield was born in rural Issaquena County, Mississippi, in 1913, the son of a sharecropper who played guitar on weekends. His mother died...
Second Church of Christ Scientist 2700 N. Pine Grove Avenue, Lincoln Park-90-Day Demolition Delay
Address: Second Church of Christ Scientist 2700 N. Pine Grove Avenue, Lincoln Park
(A Chicago 7 Most Endangered 2019)
#100903102
Date Received: 01/07/2021
Ward: 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith
Applicant:...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 1399 W. Lake Street, West Loop (Lake Street Schlitz Tied House / La Lucé)
Address: 1399 W. Lake Street, West Loop (Lake Street Schlitz Tied House / La Lucé)
#100901650
Date Received: 12/02/2020
Ward: 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett
Applicant: Spirit Wrecking...
4500 N. Spaulding Avenue, Albany Park- 90-Day Demolition Delay
Address: 4500 N. Spaulding Avenue, Albany Park
#100908603
Date Received: 02/18/2021
Ward: 33rd Ward Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez
Applicant: D. S. Construction, Inc
Owner: Chicago Milal Church
Permit Description: Demolition and removal...