ADVOCACY
THREATENED: Final Mass Held at St. Michael the Archangel Church Before Being Closed by Archdiocese of Chicago
"Sitting at the corner of 82nd Street and South Shore Drive for more than a century, thousands of footsteps into St. Michael the Archangel...
WIN: Shuttered Harper High to be Reused as Englewood Community Center (Chicago 7 2018)
"A community organization is reviving vacant spaces in Englewood with interactive weekend programs aimed at neighborhood youth."Teamwork Englewood — a nonprofit that works to...
WIN: Landmark Kovler/Pepper Lion House at Lincoln Park Zoo Reopens After Two-Year Renovation
"Lincoln Park Zoo’s beloved big cats have finally returned. The zoo opened its Pepper Family Wildlife Center on Thursday after two years of work....
PETITION: Designate the Central Park Theater as a Chicago Landmark (Chicago 7 2012)
"We urge the Commission on Chicago Landmarks to Landmark the Central Park Theater at 3535 W. Roosevelt Road in North Lawndale."Chicago was once home...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: An Early Movie Palace in North Lawndale Deserves Landmark Status (Chicago 7 2012)
"The Chicago Theatre turned 100 years old last week, which is a milestone worth celebrating, given the venue narrowly dodged demolition to become a...
WIN: The Ramova Theater Will Be Restored and Reopened After 37 Year Closure (Chicago 7 2012)
"The long-awaited revival of Bridgeport’s Ramova Theater has begun. City officials, developers and community members gathered Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of a project...
WIN: Muddy Waters’ Kenwood Home Designated as a Chicago Landmark
"The Chicago City Council landmarked the home of blues great Muddy Waters today, capping a months-long effort by preservationists and the musician’s family to...
POTENTIAL WIN: Serious Bid to Locate New Chicago Casino at Lakeside Center (Chicago 7 2016 & 2021)
"McCormick Place’s Lakeside Center would become the 'gem' of a south lakefront entertainment district under a proposal to transform the 50-year-old structure into Chicago’s...
WIN: Preservation Triple Play as City Council Votes to Landmark Muddy Waters, Halsted Willow Group, and Monastery of the Holy Cross
"The former South Side home of blues legend Muddy Waters is now a city landmark.
"Built in 1891, Waters and his family lived on the...
WIN: Historic Chicago & North Western Railway Headquarters Building to Reopen as Dual Hotel
"As Chicago's recovering hospitality industry bounces back, construction is nearly complete on a project to transform a historic former office building at 226 W....