June 2021 Newsletter
WIN: Morton Salt Complex Adaptive Reuse Receives City Council Green Light
"If you ask developer Zack Cupkovic about Goose Island, he’ll tell you it’s been overlooked for too long."'Goose Island is the ugly, red-headed stepchild...
THREATENED: Jackson Park Road Widening and Tree Cut For OPC Begins While Lawsuit Is Considered by Federal Court
"Protect Our Parks — now suing the city, federal agencies, the Chicago Park District and the Obama Foundation to block construction of the Obama...
THREATENED: Don’t Destroy Promontory Point!
"For over 20 years, the South Side community has worked to save Promontory Point’s limestone revetment from being demolished and replaced with concrete."In 2002,...
THREATENED: After 98 Years in Business, Southport Lanes Contents To Be Auctioned Off
"Southport Lanes is ready to auction off all of its belongings, including the sign hanging over the entrance, bowling lanes and the 99-year-old bar...
THREATENED: TimeLine Theatre Decides to Scrap Reebie Building Historic Façade
"TimeLine Theatre Company is moving forward with its relocation from Lakeview to Uptown, where it plans to overhaul a warehouse into a modern theater...
POTENTIAL WIN: Congress Theater Restoration Gaining Momentum
"The newest developer trying to overhaul Congress Theater wants to reopen the historic venue by summer of 2023, taking the reins on plans to...
WIN: Thompson Center Rally Shines Spotlight on National Register Vote (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"About two dozen people gathered outside the James R. Thompson Center on Wednesday to protest the state’s ongoing efforts to sell the glassy state...
PARTIAL WIN: Vote Recommends National Register Status for Thompson Center Over Objections from State of Illinois (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"'The fact that the state was opposed to its nomination really shows that politics has entered the equation,' Ward Miller of Preservation Chicago told...
THREATENED: Despite Nearly 2,000 Petition Signatures to Save It, Demolition Looming for Lake View State Bank
"3179 N Clark St on the corner of Belmont and Clark in Lake View is currently threatened to be demolished. This historic bank building...
WIN: After Proposed House Museum Ban Defeated, Momentum Growing for Establishing New Black House Museums
"In Chicago and the suburbs right now, there are seven homes of historical Black figures that are in some stage of being turned into...

