January 2023 Newsletter
THREATENED: Walgreens Closure Leaves Landmarked Noel State Bank Vacant
"The shelves are barren, the Vitamin Vault is half-empty and the remaining employees are mopping and cleaning up as Walgreens prepares to close its...
THREATENED: CVS to Close Wicker Park Located in Landmarked Home Bank and Trust Company Building
"CVS is closing its retail store and pharmacy at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Division Street in Wicker Park."The location in the historic...
BUYER WANTED: Pair of Prairie Avenue “Millionaire’s Row” Mansions Offered For Sale
"The U.S. Soccer Federation has listed two adjacent South Loop mansions that it long has owned and used as its headquarters for a combined...
BUYER WANTED: Condo in Carl Street Studios at 155 West Burton Place Listed for Sale
"This one-of-a-kind property is a work of art by Edgar Miller and Sol Kogen at Carl Street Studios.Nestled behind a secure iron gate in...
BUYER WANTED: Chicago Landmark Victorian at 610 W. Fullerton in the Mid-North District
"A standout among standouts, this red stone Victorian is one bead in a string of jewels along the 600 block of Fullerton Parkway. Several...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 2240 N. Burling Street, Lincoln Park
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Date Received: 11/18/2022
Ward: 43rd Ald. Timmy Knudsen
Applicant: Evergreen Solutions, LLC C/O Ewelina Chojniak
Owner: 2224 N Burling, LLC C/O Thaddeus Wong, Manager
Permit Description: Demolition of...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 1325 W. Carmen Avenue, Andersonville
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Date Received: 05/17/2022
Ward: 47th Ald. Matt Martin
Applicant: Demox, Inc. C/O Vitalii Grygorashchujk
Owner: Jerald and Pamela Kreis
Permit Description: Wreck and removal of a 2-1/2 story...
WBEZ Chicago: The Altgeld Gardens Memorial Wall is Part of Chicago History. But Its Future is Uncertain. (Chicago 7 2022)
"A hundred and thirty blocks south of the Chicago Loop, there’s a stretch of brick wall, painted yellow, covered in hundreds and hundreds of...
MAS CONTEXT: Chicago School Closures: Ten Years Later (Chicago 7 2014)
"In the spring of 2013, Chicago Public Schools announced that the district would be closing forty-nine public schools, the largest school closure in the...