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Modernism

POTENTIAL WIN: Lakeside Center Bid Emerges as Front-Runner in Race for New Chicago Casino (Chicago 7 2016 & 2021)

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"Key staff in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration might concentrate on just two rules: Keep it simple, and keep it accessible. Those two factors will...
Austin, Garfield Park, Humboldt Park

WIN: City of Chicago Approves Development Proposal which includes Renovation of Landmark Pioneer Bank

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"City officials today announced the winning bidders poised to develop a trio of mixed-use projects in the neighborhoods totaling $126 million. It's the third...
Art Deco/Moderne

WIN: Alums Launch Effort to Landmark and Restore Chicago Vocational High School

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"In Avalon Park on the South Side, a massive structure sits, evoking memories of bright futures and immense pride. Nicknamed 'the Palace,' Chicago Vocational...
Banks

THREATENED: Archway Standard Oil Station, North Fedral Savings Building, and Stanley Tigerman Walgreens Threatened By New Development

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"Developers who are planning to overhaul several properties in Old Town, including the site of the old Treasure Island Grocery Store, have launched an...
Art Deco/Moderne

PETITION: Designate Chicago Vocational School (CVS) a Historic Landmark

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"Chicago Vocational School is located at 2100 East 87th Street on Chicago’s south side in Avalon Park. The South Side is the largest of...
Banks

WIN: Double Door Renovation of Wilson Theater Building Moves Forward

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"Double Door is working toward a debut next year in its Uptown home, more than four years after the beloved rock club was evicted...
Chicago Vernacular

WIN: Workers Cottage Initiative Grows To More Chicago Neighborhoods

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"As developers continue to raze workers cottages for single-family homes and condos in gentrifying Logan Square and other parts of the city, preservationists are...
December 2021 Newsletter

LOSS: Built in 1860 Before the Great Chicago Fire, Developers Demolish 116 N. Willard Court

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"An Italianate home in the West Loop, built about a decade before the Great Chicago Fire, is headed for demolition, likely to be replaced...
December 2021 Newsletter

URGENTLY THREATENED: Developer Moves Forward with Plan to Demolish Cenacle Sisters Building Complex and Subdivide for Huge Single Family Homes

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"A religious order quietly sold the Lincoln Park building it has owned since the mid-1960s to a developer, who plans to build on one...
December 2021 Newsletter

WIN: Driehaus Museum Acquires Murphy Memorial Auditorium

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"The board of directors of the Richard H. Driehaus Museum today announced the acquisition of the adjacent John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium from the...

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