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Month-in-Review NewsletterJanuary 2025 Newsletter

January 2025 Newsletter

    ADVOCACY

    WIN: Wax Trax! Building Receives Final Landmark Recommendation After Strong Public Support at Hearing

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    "For more than two decades, a two-story building in Lincoln Park was home to Wax Trax! Records, an iconic storefront and record label that...
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    THREATENED: Demolition Permit Issued for Damen Silos by Army Corps, But Preservation Chicago Continues to Advocate for a Park/Music Venue Adaptive Reuse Plan ...

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    "A federal agency on Monday approved a permit to demolish the Damen Silos, a collection of grain elevators on the Southwest Side abandoned after...
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    THREATENED: Preservation Chicago’s Rapid Response Advocacy Effort to Save Elim/Reformation Lutheran Church from Demolition Gains Traction

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    Preservation Chicago has mounted a Rapid Response advocacy effort to save Elim/Reformation Lutheran Church from demolition together with community and preservation partners. We have...
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    POTENTIAL WIN: “Can The Google Effect Revive The Loop? Experts Say Yes” (Thompson Center – Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)

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    "Google’s $105 million purchase of the Thompson Center in 2022 marked a turning point for Chicago’s struggling financial district. Plagued by high office vacancies...
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    POTENTIAL WIN: Chicago Collaborative Archives Center Development Team Submits Adaptive Reuse Proposal for Century and Consumers Buildings to GSA (Chicago 7 2011,...

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    "After initially planning to demolish the buildings, the GSA relented over the summer and endorsed their adaptive reuse. But when the agency issued a...
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    Preservation Chicago is committed to strengthening the vibrancy of Chicago’s economy and quality of life by championing our historic built environment. Preservation Chicago protects and revitalizes Chicago’s irreplaceable architecture, neighborhoods and urban green spaces.  We influence stakeholders toward creative reuse and preservation through advocacy, outreach, education, and partnership.

     

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