June 2019 Newsletter
THREATENED: Archdiocese tragically announces closure date for historic St. Adalbert Church in Pilsen (Chi 7 2014, 2016 and 2019)
Unless they can be convinced otherwise, the Archdiocese of Chicago has announced that Sunday, July 14, 2019 will be the final service held at...
THREATENED: St. Adalbert Unity Rally highlights worshippers’ plight (Chi 7 2014, 2016 and 2019)
“Ask your Cardinal!” Ward Miller’s response to a parishioner’s questions about why this is happening to the family at St. Adalbert.Imagine a place that...
“Preservation First” is focus of Preservation Chicago’s 2019-2020 policy agenda
Every week the City of Chicago loses more places that define what Chicago is and how we came to be the city that we...
UPDATE: Alderman Sigcho-Lopez sponsors community meetings to open dialogue on Pilsen Historic District
While the proposal for a Pilsen Chicago Landmark District works its way through the City of Chicago approval process, new 25th Ward Alderman Byron...
THREATENED: 3726-28 N. Lake Shore Drive has a clear path to demolition
A beautiful, Sullivanesque ornamented building fronting North Lake Shore Drive, Lincoln Park and the Chicago lakefront looks to be headed toward demolition.The three-story...
WIN: Cedar Street celebrates restored Bennett Brothers Building opening
Cedar Street Companies was proud to unveil its $45 million restoration of the former Hartmann Building at 30 E. Adams now renamed “The Alfred,”...
UPDATE: One year later: The Uptown Theatre status
The dream of a restored Uptown Theatre is awaiting additional fundraising before restoration can get underway.A year ago, then Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans...
UPDATE: Obama Presidential Center future not settled
Despite a federal judge ruling to dismiss the lawsuit intended to stop construction of the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) in Jackson Park, the future...
THREATENED: McKinley Park’s Central Manufacturing District should be a Landmark District
The grand and magnificent buildings that comprise the Central Manufacturing District (CMD) harken back to a time in the early 1900s to the 1920s...
WIN: Direct Engagement in Bronzeville and Roseland
Having watched demolition, abandonment and neglect erode their communities, Bronzeville and Roseland residents are stepping up with hard work and advocacy to save what...