July 2021 Newsletter
WIN: Roberts Temple Awarded $150k African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grant
"The Grand Boulevard church where Emmett Till’s mother showed his brutalized body to the world can make much-needed repairs thanks to a grant."Roberts Temple...
POTENTIAL WIN: Reviving the Landmark Laramie State Bank by Darnell Shields of Austin Coming Together (Chicago 7 2019)
"When you think of your community, some key places stand out. In Austin, several spots immediately come to mind. One of those buildings everyone...
POTENTIAL WIN: INVEST South/West Prioritizes Pioneer Bank Building for Adaptive Reuse
"A plan to transform a vacant bank building into affordable housing aimed at preventing displacement is headed to City Council for a vote after...
PARTIAL WIN: New Adaptive Reuse Plan Gains Momentum for Sears Building at Six Corners (Chicago 7 2016)
"Since 2018, the old Six Corners Sears building has sat vacant, frustrating neighbors and business owners who hoped to see something — anything —...
THREATENED: After 98 Years in Business, Auction Clears Out Southport Lanes
"Southport Lanes sold at auction all of its belongings, including the sign hanging over the entrance, bowling lanes and the 99-year-old bar surface, after...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Catholic Archdiocese Should Work More Openly to Preserve Historic Chicago Churches
"The neo-Gothic church, convent building and rectory at 31st and Aberdeen streets have served the Bridgeport community for more than 110 years — first...
WIN: Landmark Status for Group of Four Historic Buildings at Willow and Halsted Recommended to City Council!
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks on , landmark status for a cluster of four late 19th century buildings in Lincoln Park, including one...
WIN: Muddy Waters House Recommended to City Council for Landmark Status!
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks on Thursday granted final approval of landmark status for the South Side home where blues legend Muddy Waters lived...
THREATENED: Promontory Point’s Historic Limestone at Risk…Again
"Nearly 20 years after organizing against the city’s push to replace the decades-old limestone steps at Promontory Point with concrete, Hyde Parkers concerned about...
PARTIAL WIN: Chicago Architecture Club’s Thompson Center Competition Generates Creative Adaptive Reuse Ideas (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
“Governor Pritzker has the opportunity, after years of neglect by his predecessors, to lead through the sale of the Thompson Center by giving it...

