December 2020 Newsletter
WIN: Long-Shuttered Former CPS School To Be Transformed Into Community Center
"Some applause is in order for a network of Englewood community organizations working now to transform a vacant and crumbling Chicago public school building...
WIN: Stalled Grace’s Furniture Building Boutique Hotel Plan Moving Forward
"It’s been nearly two years since plans to build a boutique hotel in the heart of Logan Square won City Council approval. Since then,...
THREATENED: No Potential Reuse Plans On Horizon for Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
"The federal government is clutching its pearls at how the city has taken care of the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse since it transferred ownership of...
THREATENED: Uptown’s Preston Bradley Center/ People’s Church with its 1,300-Seat Auditorium Listed for Sale
Preston Bradley Center / Peoples Church, J.E.O. Pridmore, 1925, 941 W. Lawrence Avenue. Photo Credit: Eric Allix Rogers"The Preston Bradley Center could be...
WIN: Clarendon Park Field House & Community Center Renovation Finally Rolling Forward (Chicago 7 2015)
"The Garfield Central Railroad is one of the largest model railroads in the country. Its steward--the Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club--was established in Garfield Park...
OPEN CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for Preservation Chicago’s 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered List
Open Call for nominations for Preservation Chicago's 2021 Chicago 7 Most Endangered List.Worried about a great vintage building or home in your neighborhood...Please let...
RETIRING: Tim Samuelson, a ‘Living Chicago Landmark’ and Chicago’s Cultural Historian, to Retire
"Tim Samuelson, the city’s first and only cultural historian, quietly retired this week, leaving a deep and enduring contribution to the city’s cultural landscape."Samuelson,...
WIN: Washington Park Green Line ‘L’ Station Wins “Preservation Excellence” Award
"The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) won a 'Preservation Excellence' award from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks for its restoration of the original Garfield Green...
WIN: Commission on Chicago Landmark Celebrates Best Preservation Projects of 2020
"On November 17, 2020, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks honored nine unique projects with 2020 “Preservation Excellence Awards,” including the restoration of a former...
LOSS: Wing Hoe Restaurant / Edgewater Mansion to be Demolished.
"The Chinese restaurant at 5356 N. Sheridan Road will close Dec. 12, management announced in a letter posted to the business’s front door."Wing Hoe’s...