December 2021 Newsletter

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December 2021 Newsletter

WIN: City of Chicago Approves INVEST South/West Program Development Proposal which includes Renovation of Landmark Pioneer Bank

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City taps developers for Humboldt Park, South Shore projects; The latest batch of Invest South/West proposals pushes the program over $300 million in development...
December 2021 Newsletter

WIN: Schlitz Tied House at 9401 S. Ewing Avenue Granted Landmark Status!

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East Side Schlitz Tied House Set To Become Landmark As Owners Prepare To Reopen Bar; Owners Mike Medina and Laura Coffey Medina plan to...
December 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: Washington Park National Bank Threatened with Demolition (Chicago 7 2016)

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"The Cook County Land Bank is still working out the details of the sale of former Washington Park National Bank site to a prominent...
December 2021 Newsletter

WIN: 30 Vacant Homes In North Pullman to be Rehabbed Into Affordable Housing

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"Thirty empty homes in the North Pullman neighborhood may soon be rehabbed into affordably priced for-sale housing, if the Chicago City Council approves a...
December 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: No Potential Reuse Plans On Horizon for Chicago Harbor Lighthouse

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"The federal government is clutching its pearls at how the city has taken care of the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse since it transferred ownership of...
December 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: Uptown’s Preston Bradley Center/ People’s Church with its 1,300-Seat Auditorium Listed for Sale

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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...
December 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: Midcentury Modern Sapphire Building on Peterson Threatened with Demolition

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"A West Ridge building that preservationists say is historically significant is set to be razed after a demolition permit was issued December 16, but...
December 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: Demolition Permit Released for Jeffery Theater and Spencer Arms Hotel (Chicago 7 2014)

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City Lifts Hold On Tearing Down Jeffery Theater, But Developer Doesn’t Plan To Demolish Immediately. City law delays permits to tear down historically significant...
December 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: After 150 Years, The Standard Club Closed on May 1, 2020

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The Standard Club, long the social nexus for Chicago’s Jewish leaders, is closing May 1 amid financial struggles, Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3/5/2020
December 2021 Newsletter

THREATENED: Residential Tower Proposed for Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Lincoln Park (Chicago 7 2019)

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Virus and retailers’ hardship challenge Six Corners comeback, An uncertain fate for the Sears site is one of several concerns facing the Portage Park...

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