June 2021 Newsletter
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...
THREATENED: Save the Thompson Center Petition Generates Over 20,000 Signatures (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
“Governor Pritzker has the opportunity, after years of neglect by his predecessors, to lead through the sale of the Thompson Center by giving it...
June 2021 Month-in-Review Newsletter
Photo by Steven Vance / Chicago CityscapeThe restored and renovated Clinton Street entry to the Union Station food court, formerly the fire-damaged Fred Harvey...
10943 S. Homewood Avenue, Morgan Park-90-Day Demolition Delay
Address: 10943 S. Homewood Avenue, Morgan Park
#100912834
Date Received: 5/20/2021
Ward: 19th Ward Alderman Matthew O'Shea
Applicant: KLF Enterprises
Owner: Righteous Oaks, LLC
Permit Description: Wreck and remove a two-story...
WIN: Driehaus Museum Acquires Murphy Memorial Auditorium
"The board of directors of the Richard H. Driehaus Museum today announced the acquisition of the adjacent John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium from the...