April 2020 Newsletter

WATCH: Ask Geoffrey – The Story Behind the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium on WTTW Chicago

"A one time tree nursery became a bucolic place of rest and recovery for tuberculosis patients on Chicago’s North Side. Geoffrey Baer shares this...

PRINT: Will ‘The Ave’ In Roseland Really Rise Again With City Hall Plan? (Chicago 7 2020)

"South Michigan Avenue sits on a natural ridge that Native Americans used as trail. Dutch farmers who settled on the vast prairie once known...

WATCH The Fascinating Interview! How the Auditorium Changed Europe with Rolf Achilles and Rich Regan

"This week’s #AudTalk features a conversation between Auditorium CEO Rich Regan and Rolf Achilles, an art historian and historical preservationist who has written and...

LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” 2251 S. Wentworth Ave., Chinatown 5959 S. Morgan St., Englewood 3742 N. Clifton Ave., Wrigleyville 2137 N. Clifton Ave., DePaul...

“It’s an old, common cry in a city where demolition and development are often spoken in the same breath, and where trying to save...

THREATENED: 90-Day Demolition Delay List

The Demolition Delay Ordinance, adopted by City Council in 2003, establishes a hold of up to 90 days in the issuance of any demolition...

THREATENED: The South Side Swedish Club / The Ridgeland Club Listed For Sale

The South Side Swedish Club and later known as The Ridgeland Club is located at 7330 S. Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago’s South Shore Community....

WIN: Grammy-Winning Performer Kanye West Buys His Childhood Home to Prevent Demolition

"Grammy-winning performer Kanye West got a city permit this month to renovate his childhood home, which he bought in late 2018, preventing an announced...

WIN: Long Vacant South Shore High School to be Used for Police and Fire Training Center

"City Council approved a controversial plan to turn the old South Shore High School into a police and fire training center Friday afternoon. In...

WIN: Kosciuszko Park to Receive $1.85M Renovation

"Construction has been pushed back because of coronavirus, but Logan Square’s Kosciuszko Park is still on track to get a major overhaul, according to...