July 2018 Newsletter

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THREATENED: From Parkway Boulevard to Interstate Highway; Massive Changes Considered for North Lake Shore Drive

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Since first established over 80 years ago as a parkway boulevard along Chicago’s lakefront, planners have struggled to strike a balance between increasing traffic...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: West Side YMCA/YWCA Complex at Ashland and Monroe to be Adaptively Reused

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The Chicago Plan Commission approved the adaptive reuse of the former West Side YMCA/YWCA and Salvation Army complex at Monroe and Ashland by Cedar...
July 2018 Newsletter

LIKELY LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” Nearly 2,000 Signatures to Oppose Demolition of 1441 W. Carmen Avenue!

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“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...
December 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Urgent Action Needed to Protect 70 Historic Buildings Near Lincoln Yards Development Site

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“There was an electric atmosphere among the standing-room-only crowd of 500 people at Wicker Park’s Near North Montessori School Wednesday night. The school hosted...
July 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Effort to Raise Funds to Save St. Adalbert Church(Chicago 7 2014 & 2016)

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The Society of St. Adalbert is looking to raise $1 million dollars to acquire the church property at 1650 W. 17th St. The “11th...
July 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Facade Alterations Considered for the former Continental Furniture Building in Wicker Park Landmark District.

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More renovations are coming to the Milwaukee Avenue Chicago Landmark District between North Avenue and Division Street. The former Continental Furniture building will be...
July 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Obama Presidential Center Lawsuit Reveals New Information and Groundbreaking is Postponed to 2019. (Chicago 7 2017 & 2018)

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Jackson Park has been a Preservation Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2017 and again in 2018. We are advocating for the protection of this...
December 2018 Newsletter

LOSS: State and Elm Building Demolished!

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The historic three-story corner building at the corner of State and Elm Streets on the Gold Coast has been demolished. This brown brick building...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: South Side Community Art Center Wins Prestigious National Grant

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Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center was one of 16 grant winners among a total of 830 applicants across 42 states to win a...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: New Illinois State Historic Tax Credit Becomes Law!

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On July 16, 2018, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed SB 3527, a bipartisan bill improving and expanding the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Historic Tax...

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