Februray 2024 Newsletter

WIN: Landmark Biograph Theater Reopens After Being Shuttered for Years

"After a long fallow period, the landmark Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., once again opens its doors for regular patronage this week, thanks...

WIN: Renovated Ramova Theatre Begins Landmark Process and Hosts First Even Since 1985 (Chicago 7 2012)

"McHugh Construction has announced that it has completed the $30 million adaptive reuse transformation of Chicago’s historic Ramova Theatre from a long-shuttered single-screen cinema...

WIN: Illinois Designates 10 Cultural Districts and $3 Million in Funding

"Ten state-designated cultural districts in Illinois were recently announced by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, including Little Village and 'Puerto Rico Town' in Humboldt Park."The program...

WIN: Momentum Growing for Restoration of Quinn Chapel and Recognition of Freedom Trail, an Underground Railroad Initiative

"At 180 years old, Quinn Chapel A.M.E. has been around for nearly all of Chicago’s modern history."It formed as a seven-person prayer band in...

WIN: JPMorgan Chase Announces Chase Tower Renovation

"JPMorgan Chase is kicking off a massive renovation of Chase Tower, giving a major boost to the COVID-battered Loop office market and showing the...

THREATENED: Little Flower Church / St. Therese the Infant Jesus Church Condition Worsens During Extended Vacancy

"When an urban explorer stumbled across the old, boarded-up church at the corner of 80th and Wood streets, the signs of its neglect and...

THREATENED: Ann Sather and Belmont Army Buildings Targeted for Demolition

"The Lakeview building housing Belmont Army Vintage and Ann Sather could be redeveloped into 11 stories of apartments under a new proposal."Mavrek Development wants...

WIN: 4100 W. Fillmore Redevelopment Receives $7M TIF Award

"A nearly vacant five-story brick building on the West Side will come back to life this summer as The Fillmore Center, eventually employing hundreds...

POTENTIAL WIN: After Many Delays, Hollander Storage Building Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward Again

"Developers hoping to renovate the dilapidated Hollander Storage & Moving site have shared updated plans for their apartment proposal with the community after almost...

THREATENED: South Shore Community Urges Protection and Reinvestment in South Shore Nature Sanctuary (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)

"South of downtown Chicago—about 8.6 miles—is a vast, undeveloped area that sits along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There, benches and firepits and silence are...