ADVOCACY

Address: 3418 W. Jackson Blvd., Garfield Park #100970047 Date Received: 08/10/2022 Ward: 28th Ald. Jason C. Ervin Applicant: Alliance Demolition and Evacuation Services, Inc. Owner: City of Chicago Permit Description:...

"Bronzeville probably would look very different today if it weren’t for the passion of Harold Lucas."Mr. Lucas, the son of a Pullman porter and...

Address: 1535 N. Maplewood Avenue, Wicker Park #100955534 Date Received: 07/01/2022 Ward: 1st Ward Ald. Daniel La Spata Applicant: IR Design Firm, Inc. C/O Hemal Purohit Owner: 1535 N....

Address: 1909 N. Orchard Street, Old Town #100975594 Date Received: 06/10/2022 Ward: 43rd Ward Ald. Michele Smith Applicant: Quality Excavation, Inc. C/O Grainne Keane Owner: GrowCor, LLC C/O Charles...

"The former home of La Luce Italian restaurant, which gained landmark status last year, has severely deteriorated in recent months, preservationists said."Residents and preservationists...

Address: New Devon Theater / Assyrian American, 1618 W. Devon Ave., Rogers Park #100946230 Date Received: 12/3/2021 Ward: 40th Ald. Andre Vasquez Applicant: Alpine Demolition Services, LLC Owner: Doris Eneamokwu Permit...

"A handful of mostly middle-aged women threw up a barricade made of sticks, branches, broken bricks and a couple of sawhorses Friday morning."Then they...

"One of Uptown’s historical buildings is undergoing a massive renovation after years of neighbor efforts to preserve it."City officials helped break ground Tuesday on...

"An upstart hotel company that frames itself as a cross between Airbnb and traditional inns has purchased a long-vacant West Loop landmark where it...