July 2022 Newsletter
WIN: Second Presbyterian Church Receives $250,000 Adopt-a-Landmark Grant for Interior Restoration
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved Adopt-A-Landmark funding for Second Presbyterian Church. Located at 1936 S. Michigan, the church is designed as a...
Medinah Temple to be Updated for Temporary Casino Use
"Medinah Temple’s three-story interior will need renovations as it becomes home to a temporary casino for Chicago, officials said Tuesday."The city held its first...
THREATENED: Cook County Scavenger Sale Undermines South and West Side Housing Stock
"An extraordinary report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas reveals what happens when government not only doesn’t get out of its own way, but...
WIN: McKinley Park Workers Cottages Surveyed
In April 2022, the Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative again partnered with Preservation Chicago and students from the Preservation Planning Studio class at the School...
THREATENED: Bridgeport Restaurant Closing and Building Listed For Sale
"A Bridgeport staple near the home of the White Sox is closing next week, ending its long history serving diner classics and its famed...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Are the Endangered Century and Consumer Buildings Headed Toward Landmark Status? Let’s Hope So. (Chicago 7 2011, 2013 & 2022)
"The Century and Consumers buildings, two vacant downtown skyscrapers that are shamefully rotting away and now targeted for demolition by the federal government, might...
LOSS: After 49 Years, Beloved Lincoln Park Cycle Smithy To Close In September
"Cycle Smithy has been helping Chicagoans find the perfect bike for 49 years — but the shop will close in September."Owner Mark Mattei, 71,...
WIN: After Personal One-Hour Promontory Point Tour, Mayor Announces Support for Limestone Revetment Restoration (Chicago 7 2022)
"The repair and restoration of Promontory Point has been a subject of debate and contention in Hyde Park for more than 20 years. And...
WIN: After Decades of Delays, St. Boniface Residential Adaptive Resuse Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2003 & 2009)
"Construction on a long-delayed project to turn a historical Noble Square church into condos will begin as soon as the city grants a key...
BUYER WANTED: Austin Foursquare at 5400 W. Washington Boulevard
"This HUGE stately, oversized Austin foursquare-style home on Washington Boulevard is overflowing with vintage charm and is ready for its next chapter. Five bedrooms...