July 2025 Newsletter
WIN: After 11 Year Effort and 11th Hour Negotiations, City Council Approves Final Landmark Designation for St. Adalbert’s Church (Chicago 7...
"A late compromise helped landmark status for Pilsen’s St. Adalbert Catholic Church finally move ahead Tuesday, a decisive step in a fierce preservation battle."The...
LOSS: Damen Silos Demolished Despite Strong Support for Public Park and Permanent Festival Grounds Reuse Alternative Plan
"The demolition of the Damen Silos is underway and moving quickly. Just five days in, the smaller buildings surrounding the massive structures near South...
WIN: Original Portrait of Chicago’s First Architect, John Mills Van Osdel Donated to Church of the Holy Family
"Unveiled amid towering Victorian Gothic walls and stained-glass biblical figures at a Near West Side church, was an oil portrait of the late architect...
WIN: Preliminary Landmark Designation Approved for Bankers Building / Clark Adams Building at 105 W. Adams Street
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a preliminary landmark recommendation for the Bankers Building at 105 W. Adams. Located at the southwest corner...
WIN: Thompson Center Google HQ Reuse Drives “The Narrative in the Central Loop” (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Tech giant Google’s reshaping of one of Chicago’s quirkiest buildings is coming into clearer view for downtown workers and elevated train passengers, with the...
LOSS: Block of Vintage Greystones Interrupted by 1300 W. Newport Avenue Demolition
"Neighbors on a rare stretch of historical greystones in Lakeview are scrambling to stop a full demolition they say could permanently alter the character...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse of Werner Brothers Storage Building Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2023)
"An affordable housing project in Rogers Park that’s been years in the making is moving forward after securing essential state tax credits. The development...
WIN: Improvements Moving Forward at Humboldt Park Receptory Building and Stable Building After Illegal Construction Was Stopped and Demolished
"Work is underway at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture’s campus to build a garden and educational space."The sculpture garden broke...
COLUMN: Captivating, Nourishing, Sacred: What Promontory Point Means to South Siders
"On a sunny morning in May, Connie Lowery rested against Promontory Point’s limestone rocks and gazed out at the twinkling blue water of Lake...
WIN: First Church of Deliverance Receives $150,000 Grant From National Trust for Historic Preservation
"Bronzeville’s historic First Church of Deliverance, a Chicago landmark that is one the city’s few examples of streamline Art Moderne architecture, has been awarded...