December 2022 Newsletter
THREATENED: Built in 1874, 2240 N. Burling to be Demolished for a Side Yard
PLEASE Sign the Petition to Oppose the Demolition of 2240 N. Burling Street for a Side YardChicago community fights to save historic Lincoln Park...
THREATENED: Damen Silos To Be Sold to MAT Asphalt and Demolished
Petition to Save the Historic Damen Silos in Chicago!Southwest Side Environmental Advocates Ask Pritzker To Halt Damen Silos Sale To MAT Asphalt Owner; Groups...
THREATENED: With Flurry of Purchases, Latin School Now Owns Eight of 10 Properties on a Stretch of Dearborn Parkway
Latin School buys 4th home on its block; The elite private school has recently spent more than $10 million on neighboring properties, which it...
THREATENED: Archdiocese Closes The Shrine of Christ the King Again
Emily Nielsen: The Shrine, Beloved Chicago Landmark, Endangered Again, Judy Carmack Bross, Classic Chicago Magazine, 10/29/22Chicago: the Saga of a Cancelled Parish, Trevor Alcorn,...
THREATENED: Restoration Plan Needed for Racine Green Line Station in Englewood
30 Years Ago, Englewood’s Racine Green Line Station Shut Down. Now, Neighbors Are Ramping Up Fight To Bring It Back, Englewood organizers got an...
THREATENED: Fundraising Challenges Delay Avalon Regal Theater Restoration and Reopening (Chicago 7 2012)
After Taking Cash From Kanye, Avalon Regal Theater’s Owner Counting On Crypto To Bring Landmark Back To Life; Owner Jerald Gary needs $1 million...
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,...
THREATENED: 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: Portage Theater Makes Slow Progress, but Needs Significant City Support to Reopen (Chicago 7 2012)
Portage Theater Owner Wants To Bring Venue Back To Life To Revive Six Corners, But He Needs Millions In Funding; Neighbors and local leaders...
THREATENED: William LeBaron Jenney’s 19 S. LaSalle in Foreclosure
Foreclosure suit hits LaSalle Street landlord; The 129-year-old building at 19 S. LaSalle St. could be a candidate for conversion to a residential or...