ADVOCACY

THREATENED: Promontory Point, A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

Promontory Point Alfred Caldwell, 1937, Chicago Lakefront between 54th and 56th Streets Overview Last year, Preservation Chicago named the Chicago Lakefront as one of Chicago’s 7 Most...

THREATENED: Petition Started to Landmark Our Lady Of Victory Church to Prevent Potential Demolition (Chicago 7 2021)

"A Northwest Side group wants a historical church that held its last mass last year to receive landmark status to prevent it from potentially...

WIN: Covent Hotel Renovation for Permanent Supportive Housing Approved by City Council

"A plan to devote city funds toward rehabbing a single-room occupancy building into permanent supportive housing in Lincoln Park is scheduled for a City...

POTENTIAL WIN: Former Standard Club Building Sold to Hotel Developer

"The real estate investor that bought a distressed Streeterville hotel last year has purchased another downtown property in need of a jolt of life:...

THREATENED: Loss of Chicago’s two-, three- and four-flats Reduces Affordable Housing

"Already disappearing before COVID-19, Chicago’s two-, three- and four-flats, long seen as sources of affordable homeownership and rental opportunities, may emerge from the pandemic...

WIN: Cook County Land Bank Authority Celebrates 1,000th Renovated Home

"Cook County officials celebrated a milestone Wednesday morning on the West Side with the 1,000th renovated home as part of a county-run program. "The before-and-after...

THREATENED: Uncertain Future for Avalon / New Regal Theater (Chicago 7 2012)

"Anyone who’s taken on a building renovation and gotten in too deep can sympathize with Jerald Gary. "He’s been in that situation to the extreme...

SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Casino or not, city has big decisions to make regarding Lakeside Center (Chicago 7 2016 & 2021)

"Lakeside Center, the oldest building in the McCormick Place complex, has also been the quietest in recent years, seemingly overshadowed by the convention center’s...

THREATENED: Portage Theater Makes Slow Progress, but Needs Significant City Support to Reopen (Chicago 7 2012)

"Repairs are inching forward on the long-closed Portage Theater, part of an ambitious, multi-million-dollar plan from its newest owner to revive the iconic venue. "But...