January 2020 Newsletter

VIDEO: Perspectives from The Chicago Maroon: Reporting on the Obama Presidential Center

Emma Dyer, news editor at the Chicago Maroon, has reported on the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) for over two years. She discusses her experiences...

PRINT: Wait, Are Two-Flats Only A Chicago Thing? Why These Uniquely Chicago Homes Have Thrived For A Century in Block Club Chicago

"Few things scream “Chicago” like a row of two-flats. They’re one of the most common housing types in the city, said Adam Rubin, the...

PRINT: A Better Remedy for Chicago’s Affordable Housing Shortage. How about Rewarding Developers for Building Outside the Hottest Neighborhoods? in Crain’s Chicago Business

"Gentrification is driving up housing costs in areas like Logan Square and Pilsen, as developers convert humble two-flats and bungalows into high-end homes of...

MISSING: Chicago Schlitz Tied House Owners Need Help Finding One-of-a-Kind Window

"Last year, Laura Coffey Medina and her husband Michael Medina bought a gorgeous, triangular former Schlitz tied house tavern at 9401 S. Ewing Ave....

WBEZ: What’s That Building? The Stock Yards Bank on WBEZ Chicago

"The gigantic Stock Yards Bank & Trust building in Canaryville is one of the few visible remnants of the city’s once-booming meatpacking industry."Built in...

WATCH: A Look Inside Bridgeport’s Ramova Theatre Ahead of Proposed Renovation on Chicago Tonight (Chicago 7 2011)

“I went to the Ramova when I was 4 years old to see Bambi, and was hooked ever since then,” Sullivan said. The Ramova...

PRINT: Chicago’s Greatest Remaining Gilded Age Mansions in Curbed Chicago

"The Gilded Age might seem like a distant memory, but not all of the mansions constructed by the city’s well-heeled social elite between the...

LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” 4832-34 N. Leavitt Street, Lincoln Square

“It’s an old, common cry in a city where demolition and development are often spoken in the same breath, and where trying to save...

Chicago Town and Tennis Club / Unity Church, 1925 W. Thome Ave – 90-Day Demolition

Address: Chicago Town and Tennis Club / Unity Church, 1925 W. Thome Ave. #100855839 Date Received: 12/20/2019 Ward: 40th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman Applicant: Heneghan Wrecking & Excavating...

Nordine House, 6106 N. Kenmore Ave – 90-Day Demolition

Address: Nordine House, 6106 N. Kenmore Ave. #100854747 Date Received: 12/12/2019 Ward: 48th Ward Alderman Andre Vasquez Applicant: Precision Excavating, LLC Owner: Ron Emmons Permit Description: Wreck and remove a...