December 2018 Newsletter

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December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Morton Salt Warehouse to be Saved and Adaptively Reused as Salt District Mixed-Use Redevelopment.

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The 4.25 acre riverfront Morton Salt industrial campus will be adaptively reused by developer R2 Company, which recently purchased the property from Morton Salt...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: New Illinois State Historic Tax Credit Becomes Law!

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On July 16, 2018, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed SB 3527, a bipartisan bill improving and expanding the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Historic Tax...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: South Side Community Art Center Wins Prestigious National Grant

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Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center was one of 16 grant winners among a total of 830 applicants across 42 states to win a...
December 2018 Newsletter

LOSS: State and Elm Building Demolished!

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The historic three-story corner building at the corner of State and Elm Streets on the Gold Coast has been demolished. This brown brick building...
December 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Urgent Action Needed to Protect 70 Historic Buildings Near Lincoln Yards Development Site

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“There was an electric atmosphere among the standing-room-only crowd of 500 people at Wicker Park’s Near North Montessori School Wednesday night. The school hosted...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: West Side YMCA/YWCA Complex at Ashland and Monroe to be Adaptively Reused

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The Chicago Plan Commission approved the adaptive reuse of the former West Side YMCA/YWCA and Salvation Army complex at Monroe and Ashland by Cedar...
December 2019 Newsletter

THREATENED: From Parkway Boulevard to Interstate Highway; Massive Changes Considered for North Lake Shore Drive

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Since first established over 80 years ago as a parkway boulevard along Chicago’s lakefront, planners have struggled to strike a balance between increasing traffic...
December 2019 Newsletter

If You Value Preservation In Chicago… Please Support Preservation Chicago !

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Preservation Chicago is a small organization with a big impact. In a city the size of Chicago, every part of your support counts. ...
December 2019 Newsletter

WIN: Hollander Warehouse Building to be Adaptively Reused

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The historic Hollander Warehouse Building located at 2418 N. Milwaukee Avenue near Fullerton Avenue in Logan Square will be adaptively reused for boutique offices...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Rector Building/Bell Federal Savings to be Renovated

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A renovation will soon be underway for the 14-story Rector Building/Chicago Trust Building/Chicago Title and Trust Building /Bell Federal Savings & Loan Building located...

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