ADVOCACY
PARTIAL WIN: Vote Recommends National Register Status for Thompson Center Over Objections from State of Illinois (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"'The fact that the state was opposed to its nomination really shows that politics has entered the equation,' Ward Miller of Preservation Chicago told...
THREATENED: Despite Nearly 2,000 Petition Signatures to Save It, Demolition Looming for Lake View State Bank
"3179 N Clark St on the corner of Belmont and Clark in Lake View is currently threatened to be demolished. This historic bank building...
WIN: After Proposed House Museum Ban Defeated, Momentum Growing for Establishing New Black House Museums
"In Chicago and the suburbs right now, there are seven homes of historical Black figures that are in some stage of being turned into...
THREATENED: Save the Thompson Center Petition Generates Over 20,000 Signatures (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
“Governor Pritzker has the opportunity, after years of neglect by his predecessors, to lead through the sale of the Thompson Center by giving it...
WIN: Final Landmark Recommendation for the Seth Warner House
Seth Warner House, 1869, 631 N. Central Ave. Preliminary Chicago Landmark Designation Report. Image Credit: City of Chicago Department of Planning & Development"The oldest house...
10943 S. Homewood Avenue, Morgan Park-90-Day Demolition Delay
Address: 10943 S. Homewood Avenue, Morgan Park
#100912834
Date Received: 5/20/2021
Ward: 19th Ward Alderman Matthew O'Shea
Applicant: KLF Enterprises
Owner: Righteous Oaks, LLC
Permit Description: Wreck and remove a two-story...
Helmut Jahn: In A Flash A Documentary by Nathan Eddy. Online Screening through December 19
"Between December 3 and December 19, 2021, MAS Context and the Goethe-Institut Chicago are hosting the digital screening of Helmut Jahn: In A Flash,...
Chicago Magazine: Yes, Chicago Really Has an East Side
"I’m going to settle an old Chicago debate, one that usually begins when someone quotes the first line of the song 'The Night Chicago...
3849 N. Hermitage Ave., Lake View – 90-Day Demolition Delay List
Address: 3849 N. Hermitage Ave., Lake View
#100945235
Date Received: 10/22/2021
Ward: 47th Ald. Matt Martin
Applicant: Precision Excavation, LLC C/O Angela Dillon
Owner: Angelico Two Series 3849, LLC...
5688 N. New Hampshire Ave., Norwood Park – 90-Day Demolition Delay List
Address: 5688 N. New Hampshire Ave., Norwood Park
#100937432
Date Received: 10/15/2021
Ward: 41st Ald. Anthony Napolitano
Applicant: Dan Durkin
Owner: Nicholas W. Degnan
Permit Description: Substantial demolition, alteration and...

