December 2023 Newsletter
THREATENED: Alderwoman Taylor’s Letter Requests Archdiocese of Chicago to Lift the Ban and Reopen The Shrine
Read the full letter at SaveTheShrine.org
Emily Nielsen: The Shrine, Beloved Chicago Landmark, Endangered Again, Judy Carmack Bross, Classic Chicago Magazine, 10/29/22
Chicago:...
THREATENED: Strong Community Opposition to Planned Demolition of Damen Silos (Chicago 7 2023)
Damen Silos will remain in limbo as Army Corps reviews application to demolish, Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10/3/23
Threatened Damen Silos a remnant...
THREATENED: Closed in 2014 After Being Declared Unsafe, Darrow Bridge / Columbia Bridge Languishes
Is Jackson Park ready for its future? A closer look at plans to reopen the Darrow Bridge, revamp the Garden of the Phoenix and...
THREATENED: Asphalt Plant Prevents CMD Affordable Housing Reuse From Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2020)
McKinley Park asphalt plant controversy dooms affordable housing project, Alby Gallun, Crain's Chicago Business, 3/6/23
THREATENED: Logan Square SOM-Designed Blue Line Station Threatened With Replacement
Meet The Women Who Built Logan Square; We assembled a small list of little known women who have made a lasting impact on...
THREATENED: Happy Wash Terra Cotta Building Threatened with Demolition
5-Story Apartment Building Coming To Wilson Avenue In Uptown After Developers’ Third Try Gets Approved; The development will bring 28 apartments and 25 parking...
THREATENED: Code Issues Prevent Great Lakes Elks Lodge / Panorama Theater From Reopening
The venue will go into receivership and shut for good without the necessary funding, Resident Advisor, 9/27/23
House veteran Craig Loftis needs help...
THREATENED: Ornate Terra Cotta Holiday Club Building Threatened with Demolition
Holiday Club's Fate Uncertain As Its Longtime Uptown Home Could Become 7-Story Apartment Building; The popular bar is hoping there is room for...
THREATENED: Sale of United Electrical Workers Union Hall Endangers Mural
Near West Side union hall’s sale could mean ‘heartbreaking’ destruction of historic union-themed mural; Completed in 1974 by Chicago artists John Pitman Weber and...
THREATENED: Benedictine Sisters’ St. Scholastica Monastery to be Closed and Sold
Benedictine Sisters Selling West Ridge Campus, Their Home For Nearly 120 Years; The Benedictine Sisters of Chicago have lived on a sprawling West Ridge...