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WIN: Minnekirken Receives $250,000 Adopt-a-Landmark Restoration Grant
"A long-discussed plan to restore the 109-year-old Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, one of the most recognizable buildings in Logan Square, has received a major...
THREATENED: Chicago Loop Synagogue Faces Uncertain Future
"The Chicago Loop Synagogue was founded in 1929 to serve the religious needs of Jews working downtown as well as Jewish visitors to Chicago....
WIN: Long Vacant Pullman Rowhouses Will Become Affordable Housing After Restoration
"Nearly three dozen historic Pullman homes that have sat vacant for decades are now being restored as part of a collaboration that includes the...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse of Jefferson Park Fire Station Into Brewery Approved
"Plans to turn a former Jefferson Park fire station into a brewery and apartments are set to move forward after a legal battle over...
THREATENED: Opposition to Amtrak’s Plan to Demolish Chicago Union Station Power House Generates over 31k Petition Signatures (Chicago 7 2017 & 2020)
The iconic Art Deco Chicago Union Station Power House is threatened with demolition.This streamlined architectural masterpiece was designed in 1931 by Graham, Anderson, Probst...
POTENTIAL WINS: Long-Vacant Pioneer Bank and Laramie State Bank Could Be Renovated by Invest South/West Initiative
"Maurice Cox is a planning commissioner with a plan. If it works, and early returns are promising, he’ll be making headway against one of...
WIN: Vacant since 1990, St. Boniface Church Adaptive Reuse Finally Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2003 & 2009)
"A well-established developer is taking over the stalled residential conversion of a monumental church in Noble Square that has been out of service for...
THREATENED: Developer Objects to Preliminary Chicago Landmark of Lake Street Schlitz Tied House
Petition to save La Lucé Building/ Schlitz Tied House, 1892, 1393-1399 W. Lake Street. Photo Credit: Ward Miller / Preservation Chicago
UPDATE: The developer of...
WIN: Chicago Cultural Center G.A.R. Room and Art Glass Dome Restoration Progressing
"An archeological dig of sorts is taking place at the Chicago Cultural Center, where a $15 million restoration project is underway to unearth the...
THREATENED: Neighbors Launch Petition to Oppose a New Two-Story Bank Building From Replacing the Historic Two-Story Bank Building
"3179 N Clark St on the corner of Belmont and Clark in Lake View is currently threatened to be demolished. This historic bank building...