June 2021 Newsletter
PlaceEconomics: Missing Middle Housing: A Micro-Analysis from Andersonville, Chicago
"Last week, as I was walking around my Andersonville neighborhood in Chicago, I noticed the above scene. These three buildings–a 3-unit apartment building built...
Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University: Patterns of Lost 2 to 4 Unit Buildings in Chicago
"The 2 to 4 unit housing stock plays a unique and critical role in Chicago’s overall housing supply by providing affordable rental housing, homeownership,...
Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative Seeks to Survey and Protect Endangered Workers Cottages
Logan Square Workers Cottages. Image credit: Tom Vlodek / Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative"As developers continue to raze workers cottages for single-family homes and condos in...
Chicago Patch: It’s ‘Insane’ Chicago Isn’t The Sweet Home Of A Blues Museum
Roger Stolle, a blues-loving promoter, tourism director and owner of Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art shop in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Photo: Credit: Mark...
Ward Miller radio interview regarding the Thompson Center and the tragic loss of famed architect Helmut Jahn
"Ward Miller, executive director of Preservation Chicago, joins Anna to talk about the importance of preserving the Thompson Center and the tragic death of...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? The Henry Gerber House
"The first gay rights organization in America formed right here in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood — decades before the Mattachine Society in 1950s Los...
Chicago Architectural Club Announces 2021 Chicago Prize Competition: James R. Thompson Center
“Governor Pritzker has the opportunity, after years of neglect by his predecessors, to lead thru the sale of the Thompson Center by giving it...
WBEZ Chicago: Preservation Advocates Continue Pursuit Of Landmark Status For Thompson Center
"Reset gets an update on efforts to save the James R. Thompson Center from being demolished after a state panel recommended that the building...
WIN: New Hope for Cook County Land Bank Under Eleanor Gorski’s Leadership
"A Chicago planning department veteran who helped shepherd city approvals for the renovation of Wrigley Field, creation of the Fulton Market Innovation District and...
THREATENED: “I want to save a historic Chicago home. I’m up against developers who would rather raze it.”
"When I pulled the creaky front door shut, the bungalow’s weathered door knob popped off in my hand. I ran my fingers over its...