July 2019 Newsletter

July 2019 Newsletter

July 2019 Month-in-Review Newsletter

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Reserve your spot today for the Preservation Chicago 2019 "7 Most Endangered" Coach Tour Saturday, August 17 10 to 3Join us for Preservation Chicago's 2019 Chicago 7 Most...
July 2019 Newsletter

UPDATE: Section 106 Report Confirms OPC would have “Adverse Effect” on Jackson Park (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, & 2019)

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A Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2017, 2018 and again in 2019, Preservation Chicago has consistently advocated for the protection of Jackson Park, a...
July 2019 Newsletter

CALL TO ACTION: Letter and email comments on Obama Presidential Center “Adverse Effect” due by August 30, 2019

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The proposed Obama Presidential Center will have multiple adverse effects on historic Jackson Park in the Woodlawn and Hyde Park neighborhood. The federal review process...
July 2019 Newsletter

WIN: Alderman Introduces Downzoning Ordinance to Protect St. Adalbert Church (Chi 7 2014, 2016 and 2019)

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"After its parishioners spent years fighting to keep it open, St. Adalbert Church in Pilsen held its final mass on Sunday. Now, the fight...
July 2019 Newsletter

THREATENED: Creative Design Competition reimagines long-vacant Guyon Hotel (Chicago 7 2013, 2014 & 2018)

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"A plan to preserve and repurpose West Garfield Park’s 1927 Guyon Hotel building eluded preservationists and developers since it was abandoned in the 1990s....
July 2019 Newsletter

THREATENED: Adaptive Reuse Options Offered for Lakeside Center at McCormick Place (Chicago 7 2016)

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With little to no discussion, the Illinois State Senate approved an end-of-session bill that would allow the demolition of Lakeside Center at McCormick Place...
July 2019 Newsletter

THREATENED: Czech Athletic Club Buildings Would be Protected by Pilsen Landmark District

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"It’s fitting that the words 'Plzensky Sokol' etched into the stone facade of a vacant building in Pilsen are now covered up by a...
December 2019 Newsletter

WIN: 3244-3250 W. Bryn Mawr Façade Will Be Incorporated into New Construction

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The historic facade of 3244-3250 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue will be saved as part of the new proposed four-story building at the site. The...
July 2019 Newsletter

THREATENED: Chicago Town and Tennis Club / Unity Church Threatened by Expansion of Misericordia Home, under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Chicago and...

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The historic Chicago Town and Tennis Club/Unity Chicago, also known as Unity Church in Chicago and “Unity in Chicago” located at 1925 W. Thome...
July 2019 Newsletter

LOSS: Roseland’s St. Nicholas Church/ St. James Temple Demolished

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Originally known as St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, later known as St. James Temple Church of God, and more recently as Cathedral of Faith...

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