ADVOCACY
THREATENED: 90-Day Demolition Delay List
The Demolition Delay Ordinance, adopted by City Council in 2003, establishes a hold of up to 90 days in the issuance of any demolition...
WIN: Laramie State Bank INVEST South/West Redevelopment Approved by City Council (Chicago 7 2019)
"A plan to redevelop the long-vacant Laramie State Bank is moving forward."The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a sweeping proposal to transform...
POTENTIAL WIN: Google Considering Thompson Center for New Chicago Headquarters (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Google is negotiating to buy the spaceship-like James R. Thompson Center in Chicago in a deal that could provide a much-needed boost to the...
POTENTIAL WIN: City of Chicago Takes First Step Towards Landmark Designations for Century & Consumers Buildings! (Chicago 7 2011, 2013 & 2022)
Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Rotunda at the Chicago Cultural Center, 1897, Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, 78 E Washington St. Photo Credit:...
WIN: Pilgrim Baptist Church Receives $2.1 Million State Grant for National Gospel Museum
"Tumbled-down brick walls, nubs of charred timber — even the cast-iron frame and melted strings from what was once a baby grand piano."Strolling through...
POTENTIAL WIN: Zoning Amendment Submitted for Salvation Army Building Adaptive Reuse as Hotel and Apartments (Chicago 7 2021)
Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Rotunda at the Chicago Cultural Center, 1897, Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, 78 E Washington St. Photo Credit:...
WIN: Long Vacant Englewood Firehouse to be Restored by INVEST South/West for Eco-Food Hub
"Developers of a multimillion-dollar project that would transform a historical Englewood firehouse into an eco-food hub could break ground this fall as they work...
WIN: Rusnak Brothers Store Adaptive Reuse for Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Hub Complete
Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Rotunda at the Chicago Cultural Center, 1897, Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, 78 E Washington St. Photo Credit:...