June 2025 Newsletter
WIN: After 11 Year Effort and 11th Hour Negotiations, City Council Approves Final Landmark Designation for St. Adalbert’s Church (Chicago 7...
"A late compromise helped landmark status for Pilsen’s St. Adalbert Catholic Church finally move ahead Tuesday, a decisive step in a fierce preservation battle."The...
THREATENED: Despite Creative Public Park and Festival Grounds Reuse Proposal, Permit Released for Demolition of Damen Silos
"The Chicago Department of Buildings issued a permit Thursday for the demolition of the iconic Damen Silos, a relic of the Lower West Side’s...
WIN: After 10-Year Effort, Clarendon Park Community Center Ribbon-Cutting After Comprehensive Preservation-Oriented Renovation (Chicago 7 2015)
"Uptown neighbors can once again enjoy the Clarendon Park Community Center, which reopened Monday after a years-long renovation project."The $13 million renovation of the...
WIN: TIF Funds Awarded for Pioneer Arcade Affordable Housing Adaptive Reuse Plan (Chicago 7 2015)
"The Chicago Community Development Commission has approved TIF funds for the residential redevelopment of the former Pioneer Arcade building in Humboldt Park. Located at...
WIN: Closed Corpus Christi Catholic Church To Become Nonprofit Community Center (Chicago 7 2021)
"Four years after Corpus Christi Catholic Church closed its doors, the Grand Boulevard building it once called home will become a youth community center."The...
WIN: Preliminary Landmark Designation Approved for Bankers Building / Clark Adams Building at 105 W. Adams Street
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a preliminary landmark recommendation for the Bankers Building at 105 W. Adams. Located at the southwest corner...
WIN: New Genesis Assembly of God Baptist Church / Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at 1400 N. Laramie Avenue in Austin Receives Final Landmark Recommendation
"Austin's New Genesis Assembly of God Baptist Church, 1400 N. Laramie Ave., received a final landmark recommendation from the Landmark Commission today. Built from...
WIN: Former Newman-Rudolph Lithographing Company Building / Hillshire Foods Building Will Become Medical School
"Construction has begun on the redevelopment of the former Tyson Foods building at 400 S Jefferson Street in West Loop Gate. Located at the...
WIN: TIF Approved for Pershing Road Central Manufacturing District Building Adaptive Reuse (Chicago 7 2014 & 2020)
"The Chicago Community Development Commission has approved TIF funds for the mixed-use redevelopment of part of the Central Manufacturing District on the southern edge...
WIN: Francis Scott Key Elementary by Dwight Perkins Reopens as Field School After Comprehensive Renovation (Chicago 7 2015)
"Come next school year, the two buildings that once held Francis Scott Key Elementary students will house the Field School’s kindergarten through eighth graders....