July 2022 Newsletter
BUYER WANTED: West Pullman Victorian at 12207 S. Eggleston Avenue
"STUNNING GORGEOUS GRAND VICTORIAN. MAJESTIC 10 ROOM, 5 BEDROOM GRAND DAME WITH WRAP AROUND PORCH SET ON 2 LOTS. APPROX. 2,300+ SQ FT. THE...
LOSS: Brick 2-Flat at 3440 N. Avers Avenue in Avondale Demolished
"A permit was issued late last week to remove a two-story residence along with a detached frame garage, located at 3440 N Avers Avenue...
WIN: Emmett Till Home Awarded $150K grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
"Blacks in Green, a Woodlawn-based environmental and community revitalization nonprofit, has received a $150,000 grant from an African American history preservation fund as it...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Landmark Chicago Vocational High School
Update: Chicago Vocational High School was approved for National Register of Historic Places application by the Commission of Chicago Landmarks meeting on July 7,...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: When Wall Comes Tumbling Down at Lakeside Center, Action is Needed
"It’s been an open secret for the past decade that McCormick Place’s ragged Lakeside Center needs a major, big-ticket rehabilitation."Additional proof came Monday evening...
Chicago Reader: Living with Muddy
"In 1954, McKinley Morganfield bought his first house, located at 4339 S. Lake Park Avenue in Kenwood. Better known as Muddy Waters, the Father...
THREATENED: Golf Course Threat Looms Over South Shore Nature Sanctuary? (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
"'It's amazing that there's like a space in Chicago where people can just come and visit nature,' said Amal, a rising senior at Disney...
WIN: Morton Salt Reopens as The Salt Shed Music Venue
"Adhering to Chicago tradition, Bruce Finkelman is making no small plans for the Salt Shed. The former Morton Salt complex in West Town is...
PARTIAL WIN: Jefferson Park Firehouse Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward, Despite Lake Effect Brewery Backing Out
"Far Northwest Side neighbors are disappointed and frustrated after Lake Effect Brewing Company bowed out of plans to open a taproom in a historical...
POTENTIAL WIN: Zoning Amendment Submitted for Salvation Army Building Adaptive Reuse as Hotel and Apartments (Chicago 7 2021)
"Thousands of apartment units and a hotel could replace the former Salvation Army property and a neighboring site steps from the city’s first casino...