December 2021 Newsletter
WIN: Workers Cottage Initiative Grows To More Chicago Neighborhoods
"As developers continue to raze workers cottages for single-family homes and condos in gentrifying Logan Square and other parts of the city, preservationists are...
WIN: Neighbors Pool Resources to Buy and Renovate Historic South Shore Apartment Building
"More than two dozen South Shore neighbors pooled their funds to buy and renovate a blighted apartment building over the last year, offering a...
WIN: Double Door Renovation of Wilson Theater Building Moves Forward
"Double Door is working toward a debut next year in its Uptown home, more than four years after the beloved rock club was evicted...
THREATENED: Neighborhood Effort Fails to Prevent Closure of Our Lady of Victory Church, But Advocacy Continues (Chicago 7 2021)
"After 115 years, the oldest Catholic parish on the Far Northwest Side will hold its last Mass this weekend — but neighbors hope it...
WIN: Lincoln Park Zoo Kovler/Pepper Lion House Renovation Beautifully Blends Historic Building and Creative Innovation
"Goettsch Partners has announced the completion of the Pepper Family Wildlife Center, a $41 million renovation, restoration, and expansion of the historic lion house...
WIN: City of Chicago Awards $4.3 Million Adopt-a-Landmark Restoration Funds to 12 Designated Chicago Landmarks
"A Pullman church, a Kenwood synagogue and two homes associated with the Great Migration of Black Americans to Chicago are among 12 recipients that...
WIN: Ludlow Typography Company Building / Anixter Loft Building Granted Preliminary Landmark Designation Before Residential Conversion
Apartments planned next to Lincoln Yards; The team that recently converted a former industrial building next to Sterling Bay's planned megaproject hopes to replicate...
THREATENED: Avalon Regal Theater is Stable, but Needs Significant Funding Support To Continue Restoration Efforts (Chicago 7 2012)
Driven by dreams but strapped for cash, owner strives to restore Avalon Regal Theater; Jerald Gary has been the landmark building’s steward, but he...
Phyllis Wheatley Home at Risk for Emergency Demolition (Chicago 7 2021)
Demolition Court Looms For Chicago’s Last Phyllis Wheatley Home, Which Sheltered Black Women During The Great Migration; Researchers and residents are calling for the...
THREATENED: Chicago Park District Buildings Continue to Crumble
Looking for better judgment at the Chicago Park District; From its mishandling of a sexual abuse scandal to allowing Amazon lockers in public parks,...