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WIN: Chicago YIMBY Celebrates Recent Preservation Wins Across The City
"Chicago YIMBY wants to highlight some of the preservation wins seen across the city in the last few years, with updates as of late...
WIN: In Partnership with Preservation Chicago, Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative Completes Surveys in Logan Square, McKinley Park and South Chicago
"Chicago, they say, is a city of neighborhoods. And the origins of those neighborhoods occupy a unique place among American cities – neither master-planned...
POTENTIAL WIN: Milshire Hotel Neon Sign Safe for Now After Auction Cancelled
GoFundMe Effort to Save the Milshire Hotel Neon Sign. Image Credit: Logan Square PreservationTweet from Andrew Schneider, President of Logan Square Preservation regarding the...
WIN: Spared From Demolition, Washington Park National Bank Plan Now Includes Façade Preservation! (Chicago 7 2016 & 2020)
"In January 2020, developer Leon Walker was eager to start a project that could have heralded a turnaround for the Woodlawn community on the...
THREATENED: Ald. Sigcho-Lopez Attempts to Downzone St. Adalbert Church But is Blocked by Mayor Lightfoot (Chicago 7 2014 & 2016)
"Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) has filed a complaint against Mayor Lori Lightfoot with the city inspector general’s office, accusing her of intervening in a...
PARTIAL WIN: After Rejecting Community Performance Arts Center Proposal Which Would Have Restored Interior and Dome, Second Church of Christ, Scientist Development Will At...
"The project is a blend of historic preservation and new construction. It would save the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, at 2700 N....
THREATENED: Despite Excessive Aldermanic Delays, Obsidian Collection Remains Committed to Palmer Mansion Restoration (Chicago 7 2019)
"A year after buying the Lu and Jorja Palmer mansion, the owner is still waiting to move forward with an ambitious renovation — and...
LOSS: Beloved Dinkel’s Sign Sold For $6k to Unknown Buyer
"The neon Dinkel’s sign that hung outside the century-old bakery, which closed for good last month, is being auctioned off."The vertical neon sign was...
BUYER WANTED: Woodlawn Victorian at 6627 S. Woodlawn Avenue
A rare find in Woodlawn is now on the market! This Victorian masterpiece built in 1872 is a one of a kind. You'll be...