December 2021 Newsletter
WIN: City of Chicago Approves INVEST South/West Program Development Proposal which includes Renovation of Landmark Pioneer Bank
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...
WIN: Schlitz Tied House at 9401 S. Ewing Avenue Granted Landmark Status!
East Side Schlitz Tied House Set To Become Landmark As Owners Prepare To Reopen Bar; Owners Mike Medina and Laura Coffey Medina plan to...
THREATENED: Washington Park National Bank Threatened with Demolition (Chicago 7 2016)
"The Cook County Land Bank is still working out the details of the sale of former Washington Park National Bank site to a prominent...
WIN: 30 Vacant Homes In North Pullman to be Rehabbed Into Affordable Housing
"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...
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...
THREATENED: Midcentury Modern Sapphire Building on Peterson Threatened with Demolition
"A West Ridge building that preservationists say is historically significant is set to be razed after a demolition permit was issued December 16, but...
THREATENED: Demolition Permit Released for Jeffery Theater and Spencer Arms Hotel (Chicago 7 2014)
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...
THREATENED: After 150 Years, The Standard Club Closed on May 1, 2020
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
THREATENED: Residential Tower Proposed for Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Lincoln Park (Chicago 7 2019)
Virus and retailers’ hardship challenge Six Corners comeback, An uncertain fate for the Sears site is one of several concerns facing the Portage Park...