July 2023 Newsletter
Pritzker Military Museum & Library presents “Tet and the Battle of Hue” Until October 02, 2023
Pritzker Military Museum & Library presents
Tet and the Battle of Hue
May 16, 2023 - Oct 02, 2023"The Pritzker Military Museum & Library will be...
Society of Architectural Historians Presents The City Beyond the White City: Race, Two Chicago Homes, and their Neighborhoods November 3, 2022 to October 28,...
"Exhibition Explores the History of Race and the Built Environment in Chicago through the archaeology of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the Charnley-Persky House...
WIN: Chicago Landmark W.M. Hoyt Building Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward
"A long-delayed effort to restore a vacant Chinatown landmark may finally get underway next year."The Commission on Chicago Landmarks on Thursday recommended approving a...
THREATENED: Strong Community Opposition to Planned Demolition of Damen Silos (Chicago 7 2023)
"Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) is pushing the city to delay permits to demolish the Damen Silos as neighbors keep pushing to save the site."MAT...
WIN: City of Chicago Files Lawsuit to Block Illegal Construction in Humboldt Park
"The city is suing the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture and the Chicago Park District, accusing museum leaders of trying to...
THREATENED: DePaul Plans to Demolish 80 Units of Student Housing in Five Historic Buildings to Build New Practice Gym
"To make way for its recently announced basketball practice facility, DePaul University will tear down five historical buildings in its Lincoln Park neighborhood."The practice...
THREATENED: Ornate Terra Cotta Holiday Club Building Threatened with Demolition (Chicago 7 2023)
"The Holiday Club is hoping to stay in its longtime Uptown home as its building is slated to be turned into a seven-story apartment...
THREATENED: Great Lakes Elks Lodge Struggling to Remain Open Due to Mounting Maintenance Costs
"In late August, veteran Chicago house DJ and organizer Craig Loftis launched a GoFundMe to try to save the Great Lakes Elks Lodge in...
THREATENED: Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church Listed For Sale
"Neighbors and parishioners of a historic Bronzeville church that once hosted luminaries including Martin Luther King Jr. and former President Jimmy Carter — and...
WIN: Obsidian Collection’s Restoration of the Palmer Mansion Regaining Momentum After Two-Year Aldermanic Delay (Chicago 7 2019)
"It's been two years since Chicago native Angela Ford purchased the historic mansion once owned by the late journalist and organizer Lu Palmer in...