June 2018 Newsletter

December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Congress Theater Renovation Receives TIF Support

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On June 12, 2018, the City of Chicago Community Development Commission unanimously approved the renovation of the Chicago Landmark Congress Theater including a $9.6...
December 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Historic Wicker Park Church School Building Reuse Proposal

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The historic school building adjacent to the First Bethlehem Evangelical Church owned by the Franciscan Outreach Association and currently used as a soup kitchen...
December 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Wayman AME Church Sold for New Development

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After receiving multiple offers on the same day it was listed for sale, the Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church and its 2.72-acre property has...
August 2018 Newsletter

FEATURE VIDEO: Gertrude Lempp Kerbis: Modern Architect, A Short Film by Karen Carter

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Gertrude Kerbis was a groundbreaking architect and was one of the first women at the forefront of Chicago architecture working the modern style during...
June 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: “ Fourth-Rate Design” Addition Proposed for Chicago Union Station Rooftop “W ould Bring to the Forlorn But Grand Train Station All the Grandeur...

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Preservation Chicago included Chicago Union Station as a 2018 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” based on conceptual rooftop addition renderings released by the development team...
June 2018 Newsletter

WIN: After 35 Years of Advocacy, Uptown Theatre Restoration Announced!

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After 35 years, the Uptown Theatre will finally be restored! Shuttered since December 1981 following water damage from burst frozen pipes, the effort to...
June 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Historic Chicago Avenue Bridge Targeted for Demolition

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Built in 1914 by the Ketler-Elliot Erection Company of Chicago, the historic Chicago Avenue Bridge is scheduled for demolition and replacement with a new...
June 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Old Post Office Signs Walgreens as First Tenant

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The redevelopment of the Old Post Office has reached another important milestone with the signing of Walgreens to lease 200,000 square feet of office...
June 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Upper Four Floors of 208 S. LaSalle to be Repurposed as Luxury Hotel

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The four top floors of office space in the D.H. Burnham & Company designed Continental and Commercial National Bank Building, located at 208 S....
June 2018 Newsletter

PARTIAL WIN: LGBTQ Legacy Walk in East Lake View to be Landmarked

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In recognition and celebration of Chicago’s trailblazing LGBTQ community, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the City of Chicago would seek Landmark Designation for the...

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