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BUYER WANTED: Chicago Landmark Victorian at 610 W. Fullerton in the Mid-North District
"A standout among standouts, this red stone Victorian is one bead in a string of jewels along the 600 block of Fullerton Parkway. Several...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 2240 N. Burling Street, Lincoln Park
#100994354
Date Received: 11/18/2022
Ward: 43rd Ald. Timmy Knudsen
Applicant: Evergreen Solutions, LLC C/O Ewelina Chojniak
Owner: 2224 N Burling, LLC C/O Thaddeus Wong, Manager
Permit Description: Demolition of...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 1325 W. Carmen Avenue, Andersonville
#100970938
Date Received: 05/17/2022
Ward: 47th Ald. Matt Martin
Applicant: Demox, Inc. C/O Vitalii Grygorashchujk
Owner: Jerald and Pamela Kreis
Permit Description: Wreck and removal of a 2-1/2 story...
WBEZ Chicago: The Altgeld Gardens Memorial Wall is Part of Chicago History. But Its Future is Uncertain. (Chicago 7 2022)
"A hundred and thirty blocks south of the Chicago Loop, there’s a stretch of brick wall, painted yellow, covered in hundreds and hundreds of...
MAS CONTEXT: Chicago School Closures: Ten Years Later (Chicago 7 2014)
"In the spring of 2013, Chicago Public Schools announced that the district would be closing forty-nine public schools, the largest school closure in the...
Chicagoland Architecture Substack Blog: Demolitions of 2022
"It’s that time of year again when we look back at the buildings we lost in 2022. Just like my 2021 post, Chicago continues...
WBEZ Chicago: The Avalon Regal Theater was once a luxurious movie palace. Today, its future is uncertain. (Chicago 7 2012)
"Eleanor Truex lives in south suburban Flossmoor and occasionally, when traffic is especially bad, she gets off the highway and takes a detour through...
The Newberry: Dinkel’s Bakery: The Story of a Lakeview Landmark
"The Newberry recently acquired the archives of Dinkel's Bakery, a landmark of the Lakeview neighborhood that closed its doors in 2022."If you’ve traveled through...
Glessner House presents Quinn Chapel AME Church: History & Preservation February 26, 2023
Quinn Chapel AME Church: History and PreservationSunday, February 26, 2023
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Quinn Chapel AME Church
2401 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago"In honor of Black...