April 2018 Newsletter

December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Adler and Sullivan’s Jewelers Building at 19 S. Wabash to be converted to Boutique Hotel

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The Adler & Sullivan designed Jewelers Building, originally known as the S.A. Maxwell Store, located at 19 S. Wabash, will be converted to a...
December 2018 Newsletter

PARTIAL WIN: Village Theater Façade Incorporated Into New Development

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The ornate two-story exterior facade of the Village Theater/Germania Theater will be saved and partially reconstructed as necessary. It’s located on the Gold Coast...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: West Pullman Elementary School Landmarked Prior to Adaptive Reuse

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The West Pullman Elementary School served as a Chicago Public School for over 120 years before being closed in 2013, along with 48 other...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: City Approves Steep Fines to End “Demolition by Neglect”

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The real estate markets in the Old Town and East Ukrainian Village Chicago Landmark Districts have gotten so desirable that developers are willing to...
December 2018 Newsletter

LOSS: D.H. Burnham Building at 1217 W. Washington Demolished!

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Despite a vigorous 11th hour preservation effort, the historic D.H. Burnham & Company-designed building at 1217 W. Washington Boulevard was demolished. After the expiration...
December 2018 Newsletter

LOSS: Prairie School Industrial Building at 1401 W. Wabansia Demolished in the North Branch Industrial Corridor

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The Prairie School industrial building located at 1401 W. Wabansia Street at Ada Street was sold on February 21, 2018. The demolition permit was...
December 2018 Newsletter

LOSS: Preservation Chicago’s “Spotlight on Demolition” of 1870’s Lake View Home Draws Television News Coverage.

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The outrage, sadness and grief felt by many Lake View neighbors by the sudden demolition of the 1870’s era Italianate cottage at 702 W....
December 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Potential Insensitive Redevelopment of Jefferson Park Firehouse

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After sitting vacant for five years, an adaptive reuse is planned for the Jefferson Park Firehouse. Located at 4835 N. Lipps Avenue at the...
April 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Obama Presidential Center to go before Chicago Plan Commission on May 17 (Chicago 7 2017 & 2018)

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Jackson Park has been a Preservation Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2017 and again in 2018. We are advocating the protection of this important...
April 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Landmark Illinois Most Endangered List includes Three Chicago Buildings, including Thompson Center (Chicago 7 2016 & 2018), Second Christian Science Church, and The...

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Landmarks Illinois released its annual most endangered building list for 2018. The list included three Chicago buildings including the James R. Thompson Center, the...

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