August 2026 Newsletter
WIN: Austin Coming Together Acquires Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1903 J.J. Walser House and Launches a Restoration Campaign (Chicago 7 2025)
“In the Austin community on Chicago’s West Side sits the J.J. Walser House, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1903. A...
WIN: Ongoing Media Coverage Generates Awareness Regarding the Challenge and Vision of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church (Chicago 7 2026)
“Just over one year since the world greeted a new pope, a pope born in America’s heartland, Chicago. Since the elevation of Pope Leo...
WIN: City Council Approved Landmark and Class L for Holabird & Root’s 1929 Chicago Daily News Building at 2 N. Riverside Plaza ...
“The Chicago City Council has approved the landmark designation and Class L tax incentive for the Chicago Daily News Building. Located at 2 N....
LOSS: DePaul University Demolishes the Sheffield-Belden Group for Practice Gym (Chicago 7 2024)
“DePaul University demolished five campus buildings over the summer to make way for its $42.3 million athletics practice facility that is expected to open...
WIN: City Council Approves Landmark Designation and Renovation of Up Top Building at Altgeld Gardens (Chicago 7 2017 & 2022)
POTENTIAL WIN: Chicago Plan Commission Approves By The Hand Club For Kids’ Renovation of Altgeld Gardens’ Historic “Up Top” Building, Home to the Birthplace...