December 2022 Newsletter
THREATENED: George Eddy House Targeted for Demolition
"A white-pillared house on Sheridan Road in Edgewater, built in 1900 during the street's heyday as a long strand of upscale homes along the...
Was Humboldt Park’s Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank Built to Last? A Documentary by Rob Reid and The Humboldt Park Moon
"Was Humboldt Park’s Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank Built to Last?"This is the story of Humboldt Park’s Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank building. Constructed...
THREATENED: GSA Initiates Section 106 Hearings, Despite Confirmation of Their Landmark Eligibility and Unanimous Public Opposition to Demolition of Century and Consumers Buildings (Chicago...
Feds urged not to 'waste' vintage State Street buildings, Four early 20th-century buildings that the federal government wants to demolish should be saved and...
THREATENED: Uncertain Future for St. Adalbert’s Church After Removal of La Pietà Statue (Chicago 7 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021)
5 Protesters Arrested Outside Pilsen Church As Workers Remove Beloved Statue After Monthslong Standoff; People have camped outside the closed St. Adalbert's for weeks,...
THREATENED: After 22 year Effort to Save Promontory Point, 500+ Letters to Chicago Officials Urges Landmark Status (Chicago 7 2022)
Promontory Point Supporters Push for Hearing in Front of Chicago Landmark Commission, Patty Wetli, WTTW Chicago, 11/28/22LETTER: Customizable Letter Writing and Sending link
THREATENED: Preservationists Sound Alarm Over Rapid Deterioration of Lake Street Schlitz Tied House
Former Home To La Luce Has ‘Deteriorated’ Despite Landmark Status: Preservationists; The former Schlitz Brewery tied house was landmarked last year, but a preservationist...
THREATENED: Developer’s Plan Chooses Demolition Over Adaptive Reuse for Werner Bros. Storage Building
110 Affordable Apartments Proposed For Corner Across From Howard Street Red Line Station; 'It's not every day you get someone who wants to build...
THREATENED: Continental Can Company Building Targeted for Demolition (Chicago 7 2021)
New Cold Storage Facility That Would Replace McKinley Park Building Would Be ‘Another Blank Wall On Ashland,’ Neighbors Say; Developers want to demolish an...
THREATENED: Concrete Block Building Erected Without Permits Across from Humboldt Park Stables
Growing Pressure for Park District To Demolish Unauthorized Museum Construction on Site of Landmarked Building in Humboldt Park, Patty Wetli, WTTW Chicago, 12/20/22Humboldt Parkers...
THREATENED: Take the Tiger Woods South Side Golf Course Off the Table (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
Take the Tiger Woods South Side golf course off the table; The Chicago Park District should focus instead on upgrading Jackson Park and South...