August 2025 Newsletter
WIN: Historic Greystone Building Incorporated Into Higher Density New Construction at 1539 N. Wells Street
"A permit issued by the City of Chicago will allow an addition to be built at the rear of a vintage greystone rental building...
LOSS: Six Years After Rushed Demolition, 16 W. Maple Remains Vacant Site
"A development site in a busy pocket of the Gold Coast where plans for a residential high-rise fizzled out is on the market."Calmwater Capital...
THREATENED: Ford City Mall Threatened With Demolition
"As a proposed plan to transform Ford City Mall into an industrial campus awaits zoning approval, Ald. Derrick Curtis (18th) warned neighbors that if...
POTENTIAL WIN: Preservation Chicago Formally Suggests Four Significant Historic Places for Chicago Landmark Designation
Preservation Chicago submitted formal suggestions for Chicago Landmark Designation for four significant historic places at the Program Committee of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Founded in 1864 in Chicago, Lyon & Healy Harps Chooses to Stay in Current 168 N. Ogden Location on Near West...
"Harp manufacturer Lyon & Healy is changing its tune about relocating within Chicago."The company, which dates from a sheet music shop that opened Downtown...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Opened in 1965, Beloved Hidden Cove Karaoke Bar Closing
"A Lincoln Square karaoke bar will allow fans to belt out their favorite songs one last time this weekend before the business bids farewell...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Opened in 1978, Les Nomades Will Likely Close After Sale of Building
"The nearly five-decade home of Les Nomades in Chicago is for sale in a deal expected to end a nearly half-century run of the...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Hanig’s Footwear Closing Mag Mile Store After 50 Years
"On a typical day, each shoe rack in the stock room of Hanig’s Footwear would have roughly 120 shoe boxes. But now the racks...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Torstenson Glass Leaving Chicago, Established 1889
"Developers are proposing a five-story apartment complex that would bring 92 apartments to the former Torstenson Glass site in Lakeview, a property that housed...
WIN: The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Selects Lynn Osmond to Lead Foundation
"The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation today announced Lynn Osmond as its next president and executive director, effective Sep. 29."She will replace Anne Lazar, who...

