December 2021 Newsletter
WIN: New Developer’s Congress Theater Restoration Plan Gaining Momentum After Earlier Foreclosure
Long-Vacant Congress Theater Could Reopen In 2023 With New Developer On Board; After a previous move to revitalize the historic venue fell through, Baum...
WIN: Laramie State Bank to be Restored by INVEST South/West Program (Chicago 7 2019)
Austin’s Laramie State Bank Is Becoming A Museum. But First, It Needs Emergency Repairs To Fix Severe Water Damage; The building has rapidly deteriorated...
WIN: 127-year-old Vautravers Building Moved 35 Feet Out of Path of New ‘L’ Tracks
Historic Lake View building moving westward — literally — so Red Line tracks can be straightened; The entire Vautravers Building will be moved about...
WIN: Landmark Status Approved for Cluster of Four Historic Buildings at Willow and Halsted
These four Lincoln Park buildings could be landmarks soon; A city panel is considering a preliminary proposal to assign landmark status to historic properties...
WIN: Perkins-Nordine House Landmarked
Edgewater’s Ken Nordine Mansion Made City Historical Landmark After Preservation Effort; The historical designation comes after the home was bought by a wealthy Chicago...
WIN: Approximately 33k Petition Signatures and a Round-the-Clock Advocacy Effort Defeats Proposed House Museum Ban Ordinance
Alderman’s bid to restrict ‘house museums’ draws outrage from emerging tourism sector; An ordinance introduced by Ald. Sophia King (4th) to restrict “house museums”...
WIN: After Years of Advocacy, Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Home Finally Designated a Chicago Landmark!
Emmett Till childhood home now an official city landmark; The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley House in West Woodlawn became an official Chicago landmark...
POTENTIAL WIN: Lakeside Center Bid Emerges as a Front-Runner in Race for New Chicago Casino (Chicago 7 2016 & 2021)
Chicago Tribune Op-ed: Turning McCormick Place’s Lakeside Center into a casino would be a win for Chicago"If a casino is coming to Chicago, then...
WIN: State of Illinois Chooses Renovation Over Demolition for the Thompson Center (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
NBC 5 Chicago interview with Ward Miller regarding the surprise announcement of the restoration plans for the James R. Thompson Center on December 16,...
Last Call for Nominations for Preservation Chicago’s 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered List
Last call for nominations for Preservation Chicago's 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered List.Worried about a great vintage building or house in your neighborhood...Please let...