December 2021 Newsletter
WIN: Shuttered Harper High to be Reused as Englewood Community Center (Chicago 7 2018)
"A community organization is reviving vacant spaces in Englewood with interactive weekend programs aimed at neighborhood youth."Teamwork Englewood — a nonprofit that works to...
WIN: The Ramova Theater Will Be Restored and Reopened After 37 Year Closure (Chicago 7 2012)
"The long-awaited revival of Bridgeport’s Ramova Theater has begun. City officials, developers and community members gathered Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of a project...
WIN: Muddy Waters’ Kenwood Home Designated as a Chicago Landmark
"The Chicago City Council landmarked the home of blues great Muddy Waters today, capping a months-long effort by preservationists and the musician’s family to...
WIN: Historic Chicago & North Western Railway Headquarters Building to Reopen as Dual Hotel
"As Chicago's recovering hospitality industry bounces back, construction is nearly complete on a project to transform a historic former office building at 226 W....
WIN: Within Hours of Demolition in December 2020, Lake Street Schlitz Tied House Achieves Permanent Protection Through Chicago Landmark Designation
"The former home of La Luce Italian restaurant, which was nearly torn down late last year, is officially a Chicago Landmark."City Council on Wednesday...
WIN: New Hope for Cook County Land Bank Under Eleanor Gorski’s Leadership
"A Chicago planning department veteran who helped shepherd city approvals for the renovation of Wrigley Field, creation of the Fulton Market Innovation District and...
WIN: ‘We are excited to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore the Blair Mansion to a single-family home.”
"The buyers of a historical Lake Shore Drive mansion owned since the early 1950s by the International College of Surgeons will convert it back...
WIN: After Gut Renovation, Wilson Men’s Hotel Emerges as Micro Apartments
"A vintage single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel dating back to 1914 has reopened as the Wilson Club Apartments. Developer City Pads completed a full gut...
WIN: St. Hedwig’s Long Vacant Convent to be Reused as Housing
"Several years ago, the convent building neighboring St. Hedwig Catholic Church in Bucktown was home to nuns. Soon it may become apartments."In a key...