December 2023 Newsletter
WIN: ‘The Most Beautiful Candy Factory in America,’ Mars Candy Factory Receives Final Landmark Recommendation
Austin’s 94-Year-Old Mars Candy Factory Could Become City Landmark; A key city committee granted preliminary landmark status for the building’s architectural design and...
WIN: Final Landmark Recommendation Protects Both Interior and Exterior of Innovative 1970s Netsch Home
The owners of a famous architect's Old Town home are seeking a rare form of landmarking, Dennis Rodkin, Crain's Chicago Business, 1/10/23
Old...
WIN: Florence Crittenton Anchorage / Wolfson Building Sold for Huge Profit After Receiving Final Landmark Approval
West Side Women’s Shelter Building Named A Chicago Landmark, Saving It From Wrecking Ball; Garfield Park’s Wolfson Building was once a save haven...
WIN: Final Chicago Landmark Recommendation Granted to Greater Tabernacle Cathedral / Holy Rosary ‘Irish’ Church in Roseland
Preliminary landmark approved for Greater Tabernacle Cathedral; The historic church was built back in 1890, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 5/26/23
Greater Tabernacle Cathedral...
WIN: Preliminary Landmark Recommendation Approved for Jackson Storage and Van Company Warehouse
Preliminary landmark approved for Jackson Storage and Van Company Warehouse; The historic building stands at 3609 W. Cermak in Little Village, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize...
WIN: 1850s Phoebe and John Gray House Receives Final Landmark Designation
Preliminary landmark approved for Phoebe and John Gray House; The 1850s home was originally surrounded by farmland, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 10/8/23
WIN: Pullman Achieves National Historical Park Status
Pullman National Monument Upgraded to National Historical Park — and the Name Change Makes a Big Difference, Patty Wetli, WTTW Chicago, 1/19/23
Pullman...
WIN: Illegal Construction in Humboldt Park will be Demolished!
Illegal Building in Humboldt Park Will Be Demolished, Museum Leader Apologizes for ‘Missteps’ Patty Wetli, WTTW Chicago, 10/4/23
Puerto Rican museum in Humboldt...
WIN: After Decades Long Advocacy, Washington Park National Park Bank Adaptive Reuse Finally Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2016 & 2020)
Historic Washington Park National Bank Building Gets Approval To Build Luxury Offices; The $40 million redevelopment project, a collaboration between two Black-owned firms,...
WIN: Preston Bradley Center Restoration Underway
Uptown’s Preston Bradley Center Will Be Revived As Concert Venue, Community Center; The historical church and social services building was sold to Daniel Ivankovich,...

