December 2017 Newsletter
5. LOSS: Morgan Park 115th Street Metra Station Destroyed by Fire
On May 28, 2017, a fire caused major damage to the historic Morgan Park Metra Rock Island station. According to Rock Island Director of...
21. WIN: Historic Quincy ‘L’ Station On Track for Landmark Designation
With construction underway since April 2017, the historic CTA Quincy Loop ‘L’ Station at 220 South Wells is on its way to receiving official...
WIN: Old Cedar Hotel Reborn as Viceroy Chicago
After many years of preservation advocacy, the old Cedar Hotel reopened fall 2017 as an 18-story boutique hotel called the Viceroy Chicago. An anchor...
15. WIN: Mark Twain Hotel Renovation
The historic Mark Twain Hotel in the Gold Coast is being renovated. Located at 111 W. Division Street at the corner of Clark, this...
If you value preservation in Chicago… please support Preservation Chicago!
Preservation Chicago is a small organization with a big impact. In a city the size of Chicago, every drop of YOUR support counts.Please CHOOSE to...
CALL FOR 2018 NOMINATIONS for Preservation Chicago 7 Most Endangered Buildings List
Open call for nominations for Preservation Chicago's 2018 Chicago 7 Most Endangered List.If there is a historic building or buildings in your neighborhood that...
18. THREATENED: Future unknown for St. Martin’s on the Dan Ryan
The Chicago Embassy Church, originally known as “St. Martin’s” overlooking the Dan Ryan Expressway has been foreclosed and possibly sold. The future of this...
17. THREATENED: La Lucé Building/Schlitz Tied House Demolition Looms
La Lucé, the old-school Italian restaurant beside the ‘L’ at Lake, Ogden and Loomis is slated for demolition. This wonderful 1892 Queen Anne four-story...
16. THREATENED: Old Town Triangle Landmark District Alarmed by Continued Loss of Historic Homes
Growing redevelopment pressure in Old Town Triangle Landmark District has increased the targeting of historic workers cottages, orange-rated buildings, balloon-frame homes, and even mid-century...
15. THREATENED: Proposed High-Rise at Superior and Wabash Rejected, but Superior Street Row Houses Remain Endangered
Alderman Brendan Reilly rejected the proposal for a 60-story tower to be built on the northeast corner of Superior Street and Wabash Avenue. The...