January 2021 Newsletter
WIN: Earle School to Be Adaptively Reused for Affordable Housing
"Plans are underway to convert a closed West Englewood elementary school into a multi-unit affordable housing development."Charles Earle Elementary, 6121 S. Hermitage, was one...
LOSS: Demolition Permit Released for St. Stephenson Church
"A century-old Near West Side church that has served as home to a number of congregations over the years is slated to be demolished....
WIN: City Council Approves Jefferson Park Firehouse Plan
"Lake Effect Brewing Company is moving forward with plans to build its first taproom after the city approved the sale of a more-than-century-old vacant...
WIN: INVEST South/West Development Proposals Unveiled for Englewood, Austin, and Auburn Gresham
"INVEST South/West proposals presented for Austin, Englewood and Auburn Gresham"Key steps in the INVEST South/West RFP process took place this month, when DPD staff,...
THREATENED: Emergency Demolition Order Feared for Phyllis Wheatley Home at March 16 Demolition Court Hearing
"Chicago’s last standing Phyllis Wheatley Home, which offered shelter and resources to young Black women moving north during the Great Migration, is at risk...
LOSS: Hollenbach Building Demolished
The Hollenbach Building at 808 W. Lake Street has been demolished. It was built by Worthmann & Steinbach for Hollenbach Seed Company which was...
WIN: Pilgrim Baptist Church Receives $200k Stabilization Grant from the Chicago Adopt-A-Landmark Fund
"Pilgrim Baptist Church, the Chicago landmark best known as the birthplace of Gospel music, received a grant worth more than $200,000 Thursday from the...
THREATENED: 1,000 State Employees at Thompson Center to Relocate by Spring (Chicago 7 2018, 2019, & 2020)
"The state of Illinois has bought a West Loop office building, a move that ought to erase any doubt it soon will fully vacate...
THREATENED: 7,750 Petition Signatures Helps Push Additional 30 Day Demolition Delay for Lake Street Schlitz Tied House
"A surviving Victorian building in Chicago’s rapidly developing Fulton Market district, originally a Schlitz tavern and later the home of the Italian restaurant La...
THREATENED: An Industrial Legacy Worth Saving: Chicago Union Station Power House MAS Context Essay by Iker Gil
"On January 28, Preservation Chicago tweeted to alert the public about the threat of demolition of the Chicago Union Station Power House, an Art...