June 2019 Newsletter
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,”...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...