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WIN: Marshall Field Warehouse Stable to be Transformed into Performing Arts Theater and Museum
"An old Marshall Field & Company warehouse building at 4343 S. Cottage Grove Avenue is one step closer to being reborn as a performing...
WIN: Landmarks Commission Recommends Landmark Designation for The Monastery of the Holy Cross!
"The Monastery of the Holy Cross is a significant early work of architect Hermann J. Gaul, a renowned ecclesial architect of the early 20th...
Interview with John Vinci regarding the Garrick Theater, Richard Nickel, and Architectural Salvage
Interview with John Vinci with Spirt of Space, from Wrightwood 659 as part of the Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan and...
BUYER WANTED: Nathan McGill House May Be Renovated After Sale
"The dilapidated Martin Luther King Jr. Drive mansion of a Black attorney who played groundbreaking roles in law, newspapers, libraries and other fields may...
WIN: Saved from Demolition, Former Industrial Building Reused as Parchment Studio
"A 120-year-old metal finishing warehouse on Logan Square’s Armitage Avenue that was spared from the wrecking ball is now a vibrant food prop styling...
LOSS: Stop-Work Order Issued After Decorative Terra Cotta Ornament Stripped Without Permit from New Devon Theater Façade
"The city has halted work on a historically protected building in Rogers Park after its new owner improperly removed a terra cotta bust and...
WIN: Former Church to Be Repurposed as Latino Community Center
"For years, the team behind a Latino community center and education arts program in Logan Square wanted to reach more youth. Now, they can...
THREATENED: Wayman AME Church for Sale Again as Land
"A historical church that for decades served residents of the now-demolished Cabrini-Green public housing towers is back on the market more than three years...
WIN: Shuttered Harper High to be Reused as Englewood Community Center (Chicago 7 2018)
"A community organization is reviving vacant spaces in Englewood with interactive weekend programs aimed at neighborhood youth."Teamwork Englewood — a nonprofit that works to...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: An Early Movie Palace in North Lawndale Deserves Landmark Status (Chicago 7 2012)
"The Chicago Theatre turned 100 years old last week, which is a milestone worth celebrating, given the venue narrowly dodged demolition to become a...