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Jackson Park Woman’s Garden after the tree cut for the Obama Presidential Center on September 6, 2021. Photo credit: Protect Our Parks

LOSS: Bulldozers Begin Clearing Woman’s Garden and 800 Old Growth Trees from Jackson Park for Obama Presidential Center Construction (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019,...

Preservation Chicago - September 22, 2021

LOSS: Bulldozers Clear 20 Acres of Jackson Park for OPC Construction, including the Woman’s Garden and 800 Old-Growth Trees, (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019,...

THREATENED: Long Neglected Burnham Designed Pavilion in Jackson Park Struck by Car in Accident (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)

Op-Ed: Midway Plaisance is the Wrong Site to Replace Park Space Taken for Obama Center

OP-ED: A Jackson Park landmark was destroyed — is the South Shore Nature Area next? (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)

WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? The Crumbling Comfort Station In Jackson...

Preservation Chicago - March 31, 2021 0

PARTIAL WIN: Architectural Drawings Demonstrate Strength of Alternate OPC Site

Preservation Chicago - October 30, 2021 0

WIN: Congresswoman Robin Kelly Supports a “True Preservation Approach” for Promontory...

Preservation Chicago - November 30, 2021 0

THREATENED: Jackson Park Road Widening and Tree Cut For OPC Begins...

Preservation Chicago - November 1, 2021 0

LOSS: Bulldozers Begin Clearing Woman’s Garden and 800 Old Growth Trees...

Preservation Chicago - August 31, 2021 0

LIKELY WIN: Historic Bridges Will Be Rebuilt with Historic Limestone and...

Preservation Chicago - August 31, 2021 0

LOSS: Request for Temporary OPC Construction Halt Denied by Supreme Court...

Preservation Chicago - August 31, 2021 0

Crain’s Chicago Op-ed: The South Side Lakefront is Worth Restoring too,...

Preservation Chicago - October 29, 2021 0

THREATENED: Chicago Residents Fighting To Save Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens

Preservation Chicago - September 30, 2021 0

SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Chicago fails to live up to its motto —...

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