ADVOCACY
THREATENED: Concrete Block Building Erected Without Permits Across from Humboldt Park Stables
"A Humboldt Park museum led by a longtime former alderman has been ordered to stop construction on a cinder-block building after city officials found...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Downtown’s Endangered Century and Consumers Buildings Deserve Landmark Status (Chicago 7 2011, 2013 & 2022)
"The Century and Consumers buildings, two vacant downtown skyscrapers that are shamefully rotting away and now targeted for demolition by the federal government, might...
WIN: Pioneer Arcade Receives Preliminary Chicago Landmark Approval as part of Adaptive Reuse Plan (Chicago 7 2015)
After over a decade of vacancy, the Pioneer Arcade received Preliminary Chicago Landmark approval at the November 3, 2022 Commission on Chicago Landmarks meeting....
THREATENED: Parishioners Successfully Block La Pietà Statue Removal from St. Adalbert’s Church After Vigil Lasting 40 Days and 40 Nights (Chicago 7 2014, 2016,...
"Archdiocese of Chicago workers temporarily halted efforts to remove a beloved statue from a former Catholic church Pilsen neighbors fought years to save after...
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 Description: Opening of closed existing windows, install new window frame and glazing,...
OP-ED: Save the Point, Make it a Chicago City Landmark (Chicago 7 2022)
"To the Editor,"On October 18th, members of the Promontory Point Conservancy met with Superintendent of the Chicago Park District Rosa Ecareno and Commissioner of...
THREATENED: Developer Chooses Demolition Over Adaptive Reuse for Werner Bros. Storage Building
"A $30 million, six-story affordable apartment building could replace a retail strip and storage facility at a prominent Howard Street intersection under a development...
THREATENED: Landmarked Noel State Bank Walgreens at Risk of Closure
"A Walgreens official surprised Wicker Park neighbors this week by saying a flagship location inside a renovated bank in the heart of the neighborhood...
WIN: Preston Bradley Center Auditorium and Social Services Saved By Preservation-Oriented Buyer
"An Uptown church and social services center is getting a much-needed renovation and conversion into a nonprofit community hub after being sold for the...