ADVOCACY
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Damen Silos: 2023 Most Endangered
Damen SilosOVERVIEW: Damen SilosThe Damen Silos situated along the South Branch of the Chicago River have been an iconic part of Chicago industrial and...
The Warehouse – 2023 Most Endangered
PDF Download: The Warehouse: a 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered The Warehouse - Birthplace of House MusicAddress: 206 S. Jefferson Street,...
POTENTIAL WIN: Three Adaptive Reuse Development Proposals Presented for 1769 W. Pershing in the Central Manufacturing District (Chicago 7 2020)
"Further details and renderings have been revealed for the finalist of the Central Manufacturing District RFP. Located at 1769 W Pershing Road in McKinley...
THREATENED: IDOT Releases New Redefine the Drive Renderings (Chicago 7 2022)
"New renderings have been released of the potential future condition of the northern lakefront as part of the Redefine the Drive efforts currently underway....
WIN: Landmarked LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse to Become Steakhouse
"One of England's most popular restaurants, rated No. 1 on a world's best steakhouse list, is coming to Chicago."Hawksmoor, which opened its first U.S....
WIN: Depositor’s Bank Building at 4701 S Ashland Avenue to be Adaptively Reuse for Senior Housing
"Growing up in Back of the Yards, Jesse Iñiguez remembers the shops at 47th Street and Ashland Avenue as the place his family went...
THREATENED: Regent Theater / Village North/ New 400 Theater Chicago’s Oldest-Running Movie House at Risk of Closure
"Tony Fox never planned to own a movie theater. Fox bought The New 400 Theaters and surrounding storefronts in 2007 as a redevelopment project....
THREATENED: Dispute Over Historic Tours at Edgar Miller Designed Glasner Studio Results in Legal Actions
"Edgar Miller’s Kogen-Miller Studios is one of Chicago’s most idiosyncratic and astonishing architectural sites. Lately, though, it has been ensnared in a disagreement that...
WIN: Edgar Miller ‘Animal Court’ Sculptures To Finally Be Restored and Reinstalled at National Public Housing Museum
"The prevailing image of Chicago public housing is that of blocks of big, grim brick-and-concrete towers. It didn’t start out that way, though."The first...
THREATENED: Pike House/Watchman’s Residence Proposals Due April 28!
"The Eugene S. Pike House built in 1894 is a historic home designed by Harry Hale Waterman. It is located in the Beverly neighborhood...