July 2025 Newsletter
WIN: After 20 Year Vacancy, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives to Restore Historic Pullman Home
"Redevelopment plans are underway for a historic South Side home that’s sat vacant and in disrepair for two decades, according to the Chicago Housing...
THREATENED: 6116-34 S. MLK Drive At Risk of Emergency Demolition
"Dozens of tenants of an apartment building on Chicago's South Side have been given a two-day notice to vacate."That notice says it is from...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Polo Inn in Bridgeport Celebrates 40th Anniversary
"The Polo Inn is not a regular place."The restaurant, banquet hall and bed and breakfast will celebrate its 40th anniversary Aug. 7, 2025. Samber...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Opened in 1978, Les Nomades Will Likely Close After Sale of Building
"The nearly five-decade home of Les Nomades in Chicago is for sale in a deal expected to end a nearly half-century run of the...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Hanig’s Footwear Closing Mag Mile Store After 50 Years
"On a typical day, each shoe rack in the stock room of Hanig’s Footwear would have roughly 120 shoe boxes. But now the racks...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Torstenson Glass Leaving Chicago, Established 1889
"Developers are proposing a five-story apartment complex that would bring 92 apartments to the former Torstenson Glass site in Lakeview, a property that housed...
90-Day Demolition Delay: Arnoowld-Cre House, 3329 W. Washington Blvd., Garfield Park
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Date Received: 08/11/2025
Ward: 28th Ward Ald. Jason Ervin
Applicant: City of Chicago Department of Buildings
Owner: City of Chicago Department of Buildings
Permit Description: Emergency wreck and...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 2018 N. Seminary Avenue, Lincoln Park
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Date Received: 07/07/2025
Ward: 43rd Ward Timmy Knudsen
Applicant: Brophy Excavation, LLC C/O Anne Quinn
Owner: Brian Doherty
Permit Description: Wreck and remove a 2-story masonry multi-unit residence.
Status:...
Chicago Tribune: Uptown Theatre: 100 years of glory and decay
"Before the Uptown Theatre opened its doors to the public on Aug. 18, 1925, advertisements in the Chicago Daily Tribune overflowed with hype for...

