June 2024 Newsletter
WIN: Bronzeville’s Corpus Christi Church Purchased by Preservation-Oriented Developer for Reuse (Chicago 7 2021)
"Bronzeville’s Corpus Christi Church faced an uncertain future when it was closed by Catholic officials three summers ago. Now the vacated, century-old Italian Renaissance...
WIN: Long-Endangered Frank Lloyd Wright Waller Rowhouse Purchased by Preservation-Oriented Developer
"A veteran Chicago developer has stepped in with a plan to rescue a severely run-down row house in a building Frank Lloyd Wright designed...
THREATENED: Advocacy Efforts Ongoing to Save Frank Lloyd Wright’s Walser House in Austin from Deteriorating Condition and Foreclosure
"A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the Austin neighborhood is deteriorating while mired in a foreclosure mess and needs a rescuer, but...
THREATENED: Pullman’s Greenstone United Methodist Church Blocked From Receiving $1 Million Chicago Adopt-a-Landmark Grants
"With its unique green serpentine limestone exterior and 92-foot bell tower, Pullman’s Greenstone United Methodist Church is among the city’s oldest and most historic...
LOSS: Three Historic Rooftop Bleacher Buildings Across from Wrigley Field to be Demolished
"Three century-old buildings across from Wrigley Field — that once offered rooftop seats to view the stadium — could soon be demolished to make...
POTENTIAL WIN: Restoration and Facade Preservation Incorporated Into Nealey Foods Building Mixed-Use Development at 300 W. Fulton Market
"Plans have been approved for the mixed-use redevelopment of the three-building complex spanning from 900 to 910 W Fulton Market. Located on the northwest...
POTENTIAL WIN: Humboldt Boulevard Expansion of Logan Square Boulevards Landmark District Gaining Momentum
"Historical homes along a portion of Humboldt Park’s boulevards could receive landmark designation after years of advocacy by neighbors."A proposal to extend the Logan...
POTENTIAL WIN: After Years of Advocacy, CHA Finally Announces Plans to Restore Long-Vacant Cabrini Rowhouses (Chicago 7 2022)
"Initial massing and density studies have been presented for the potential redevelopment of multiple Cabrini Green sites within the Near North Side. Roughly bound...
THREATENED: Ongoing Efforts to Save Strangers Home Missionary Baptist Church and All of Mankind Mural (Chicago 7 2024)
"Standing in a vacant lot that sits between the two housing projects he grew up in, Marques 'Merk' Elliston pointed down an alley toward...
THREATENED: After Years of Deferred Maintenance, City of Chicago Sues to Stop Unpermitted Repair Work at Portage Theater (Chicago 7 2012)
"The City of Chicago is now suing the owner of a historic, but neglected theater in the Northwest Side's Portage Park neighborhood. The lawsuit...