February 2023 Newsletter
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Go Back to Square One on Humboldt Park Building
"No one, confronted with a Gordian knot of red tape just to relocate a driveway by a couple of feet, would imagine someone else...
THREATENED: Asphalt Plant Prevents CMD Affordable Housing Reuse From Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2020)
"Unable to secure financing from the city or the state, the developers that planned to build 120 units of affordable housing in an empty...
THREATENED: Jeffery Theater Building & Spencer Arms Hotel: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
The Jeffery Theatre and Spencer Arms Hotel, located at the corner of East 71st Street and South Jeffery Boulevard in the South Shore neighborhood,...
THREATENED: The Warehouse, Birthplace of House Music: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
In 1975, nightlife organizer Robert Williams purchased the commercial warehouse building at 206 S. Jefferson Street with hopes to transform it into a nightclub...
THREATENED: Asphalt Plant Prevents CMD Affordable Housing Reuse From Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2020)
"Unable to secure financing from the city or the state, the developers that planned to build 120 units of affordable housing in an empty...
SUN-TIMES COLUMN – City and Community Seek New Life For Historic Former Industrial Park (Chicago 7 2020)
"Make a list of the city’s most historically important places and the buildings of the old Central Manufacturing District in the McKinley Park neighborhood...
THREATENED: Taft Hall at the University of Illinois Chicago: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
The campus of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) was designed by acclaimed architect Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Executed in...
WIN: After Years of Obstruction, Obsidian Collection to Receives Zoning Approval for Palmer Mansion Restoration. (Chicago 7 2019)
"A project to transform a historical Bronzeville mansion into a digital archive center and members-only coworking hub for Black journalists and creators is finally...
THREATENED: Oldest-Running Movie House in Chicago Likely To Close
"The New 400 Theaters navigated the pandemic and reopened in 2021 to continue its streak as the oldest-running movie house in the city. But...
SUN-TIMES COLUMN – City and Community Seek New Life For Historic Former Industrial Park (Chicago 7 2020)
"Make a list of the city’s most historically important places and the buildings of the old Central Manufacturing District in the McKinley Park neighborhood...