July 2023 Newsletter
THREATENED: Logan Square SOM-Designed Blue Line Station Threatened With Replacement
"The Logan Square CTA Blue Line station will be getting a rehab at the corner of N. Kedzie Ave and N. Milwaukee Ave. Planned...
POTENTIAL WIN: Lake Street Bridge to be Comprehensively Renovated
"The historical Lake Street Bridge will be getting a much-needed overhaul next year."Build in 1916, the bridge is one of three double-decker bascule bridges...
WIN: Historic Earle Elementary School to be Adaptively Reused for Affordable Housing
"The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a proposal to adaptively reuse a shuttered school into affordable apartments at 6121 S. Hermitage. Located at the...
PARTIAL LOSS: Dome and Interior of Second Church of Christ Scientist Demolished, But Facade Will Be Saved (Chicago 7 2019)
Preservation Chicago has long been advocating to save the Second Church of Christ Scientist and it was a 2019 Chicago 7 Most Endangered. Second...
PARTIAL WIN: New Construction to Incorporate Dinkel’s Bakery Facade and Neon Sign
"A meeting time has been set to review the zoning application for the mixed-use development at 3327 N Lincoln Avenue in Lake View."Replacing the...
WIN: Vintage Chicago Signs Protected by New Law (Chicago 7 2015)
"One of Chicago’s best commercial signs — certainly the most unusual — once adorned the former Rosario’s Italian deli in the Ashburn neighborhood. Anyone...
WIN: Rooftop Addition Adds Density Without Demolition to Fulton Market Loft Building
"A new mixed-use development has been proposed at 167 N. Racine by developer 167 Racine LLC. Located midblock between W. Lake St and W....