August 2020 Newsletter

90-Day Demolition Delay

4500 N. Spaulding Avenue, Albany Park- 90-Day Demolition Delay

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Address: 4500 N. Spaulding Avenue, Albany Park #100908603 Date Received: 02/18/2021 Ward: 33rd Ward Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez Applicant: D. S. Construction, Inc Owner: Chicago Milal Church Permit Description: Demolition and removal...
90-Day Demolition Delay

1500 N. Wieland Street,Old Town – 90-Day Demolition Delay

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Address: 1500 N. Wieland Street,Old Town #100883600 Date Received: 07/23/2020 Ward: 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett Applicant: Precision Excavation, LLC Owner: Ner Holdings, Inc. C/O Nader W. Hindo Permit Description: Wreck and removal of a 2.5-story masonry, multi-family...
August 2020 Newsletter

August 2020 Month-in-Review Newsletter

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Table of Contents ADVOCACY WIN: Emmett Till Home Designated Preliminary Chicago Landmark THREATENED: Second Church Threatened by New Construction (Chicago 7 2019) THREATENED: Rear Brick...
August 2020 Newsletter

THREATENED: After Owners Reject Sale to Foundation for Community Performance Arts Center, Residential Tower Proposed for Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Lincoln Park...

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The Second Church of Christ, Scientist at 2700 N. Pine Grove Avenue has been an architectural masterpiece in the Lincoln Park community for nearly...
August 2020 Newsletter

THREATENED: Rear Brick Walls of Pilgrim Baptist Church/KAM Synagogue Collapse in Storm (Chicago 7 2007)

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"It didn’t take long for Cynthia Jones to find out how badly Pilgrim Baptist Church had been damaged when winds of nearly 100 mph...
September 2020 Newsletter

WIN: After Years of Advocacy, Emmett Till Home Designated Preliminary Chicago Landmark!

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"Preservationists and the family of Emmett Till moved a step closer in efforts to landmark the childhood home of the Chicago teen whose murder...
August 2020 Newsletter

THREATENED: Court Rules that Public Citizens Have No Standing in Public Trust Doctrine and Public Land Use Case Regarding Jackson Park (Chicago 7 2017...

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"A lawsuit over the planned Obama Presidential Center’s campus in Jackson Park has stalled after a federal appeals court panel ruled the plaintiffs did...
December 2020 Newsletter

THREATENED: Asphalt Plant’s Toxic Pollution Blocks Affordable Housing Adaptive Reuse of Key Central Manufacturing District Building (Chicago 7 2014 & 2020)

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"Chicago planning officials are exploring whether a McKinley Park asphalt plant owned by a politically connected businessman can be moved to another location following...
December 2020 Newsletter

WIN: City Launches $750 million Invest South/West Initiative to Revitalize Disinvested Communities With a Focus on Neglected Historic Neighborhood Buildings & Commercial Corridors

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"Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration has spent the past 10 months preparing to reshape blighted commercial corridors on the city's South and West sides. Now...
December 2020 Newsletter

WIN: New Chicago Program Designed to Stabilize Distressed Housing Stock

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"Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Community Investment Corp. are set to announce today a $330 million lending commitment for private landlords to buy and...

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