December 2018 Newsletter
WIN: Morton Salt Warehouse to be Saved and Adaptively Reused as Salt District Mixed-Use Redevelopment.
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...
WIN: New Illinois State Historic Tax Credit Becomes Law!
On July 16, 2018, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed SB 3527, a bipartisan bill improving and expanding the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Historic Tax...
WIN: South Side Community Art Center Wins Prestigious National Grant
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...
LOSS: State and Elm Building Demolished!
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...
THREATENED: Urgent Action Needed to Protect 70 Historic Buildings Near Lincoln Yards Development Site
“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...
WIN: West Side YMCA/YWCA Complex at Ashland and Monroe to be Adaptively Reused
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...
THREATENED: From Parkway Boulevard to Interstate Highway; Massive Changes Considered for North Lake Shore Drive
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...
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 part of your support counts....
WIN: Hollander Warehouse Building to be Adaptively Reused
The historic Hollander Warehouse Building located at 2418 N. Milwaukee Avenue near Fullerton Avenue in Logan Square will be adaptively reused for boutique offices...
WIN: Rector Building/Bell Federal Savings to be Renovated
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...