ADVOCACY
THREATENED: ‘Monument with Standing Beast’ Sculpture to be Relocated
Thompson Center sculpture heading to new home; With the state selling the building where it has stood for nearly four decades, “Monument with Standing...
THREATENED: Cook County Scavenger Sale Undermines South and West Side Housing Stock
Scrap the Scavenger Sale to save struggling neighborhoods; Cook County's antiquated system for dealing with abandoned property entrenches poverty, Crain's Chicago Business Editorial Board,...
WIN: Spared From Demolition, Washington Park National Bank Plan Now Includes Façade Preservation! (Chicago 7 2016 & 2020)
Developer adapts, and an investment in Woodlawn gets new life, Reconsidering plans during COVID-19’s business lull, Leon Walker of DL3 Realty has agreed to...
PARTIAL WIN: After Rejecting Community Performance Arts Center Proposal Which Would Have Restored Interior and Dome, Second Church of Christ, Scientist Development Will At...
Tony Lincoln Park projects show the rich are all right; Whatever else is happening in the city or with its housing market, demand powers...
WIN: Illinois Institute of Technology Completes Restoration of Three Mies van der Rohe Buildings
In Chicago, Dirk Denison Renovates Mies-Designed Dorms at IIT, James Gauer, Architectural Record, 11/14/22The Illinois Institute of Technology restores three Mies van der Rohe...
WIN: Modernist Lake Meadows Professional Building to be Fully Restored
Unsung architectural ‘jewel on the prairie’ in Bronzeville is poised to shine again; The long-vacant, two-story former Lake Meadows professional building at 31st Street...
WIN: After Decades of Delays, St. Boniface Residential Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2003 & 2009)
"Construction on a long-delayed project to turn a historical Noble Square church into condos will begin as soon as the city grants a key...
WIN: Maxim’s to Reopen as the Astor Club in Late 2022
Is Chicago ready for another ritzy private club? Well, the Astor Club is coming to the former home of Maxim’s, Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune,...
WIN: Second Presbyterian Church Receives $250,000 Adopt-a-Landmark Grant for Interior Restoration
Second Presbyterian Church gets renovation funding, Adopt-A-Landmark funding will support an interior restoration, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 7/18/22
WIN: KAM Isaiah Israel Receives $250,000 Adopt-a-Landmark Grant for Stained Glass Window Restoration
Landmarks Commission gives $250,000 to KAM Isaiah Israel for rehab, Marc C. Monaghan and Hannah Faris, Hyde Park Herald, 7/7/22