March 2021 Newsletter
March 2021 Month-in-Review Newsletter
ADVOCACYWIN: Proposed House Museum Ban Ordinance Defeated
WIN: Lake Street Schlitz Tied House / La Luce Saved
THREATENED: Chicago Union Station Power House
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THREATENED: 90-Day Demolition Delay List – March 2021
The Demolition Delay Ordinance, adopted by City Council in 2003, establishes a hold of up to 90 days in the issuance of any demolition...
4500 N. Spaulding Avenue, Albany Park- 90-Day Demolition Delay
Address: 4500 N. Spaulding Avenue, Albany Park
#100908603
Date Received: 02/18/2021
Ward: 33rd Ward Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez
Applicant: D. S. Construction, Inc
Owner: Chicago Milal Church
Permit Description: Demolition and removal...
1399 W. Lake Street, West Loop (Lake Street Schlitz Tied House / La Lucé)-90-Day Demolition Delay
Address: 1399 W. Lake Street, West Loop (Lake Street Schlitz Tied House / La Lucé)
#100901650
Date Received: 12/02/2020
Ward: 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett
Applicant: Spirit Wrecking...
Second Church of Christ Scientist 2700 N. Pine Grove Avenue, Lincoln Park-90-Day Demolition Delay
Address: Second Church of Christ Scientist 2700 N. Pine Grove Avenue, Lincoln Park
(A Chicago 7 Most Endangered 2019)
#100903102
Date Received: 01/07/2021
Ward: 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith
Applicant:...
Chicago Crusader Investigative Report: “Important to Black history, they are unprotected and a new owner can demolish them anytime without any opposition”
"Alderman Sophia King (4th Ward) had a problem in her ward in 2017. Developers were jockeying for some fresh real estate to build skyscrapers...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? The Salvation Army Building (Chicago 7 2021)
"One of Chicago’s most intriguing buildings from the 1940s sits on an isolated patch in the West Loop, mostly hidden from view by elevated...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? The Crumbling Comfort Station In Jackson Park (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
"When WBEZ listener Kevin Borgia bikes along the Lakefront Trail, he regularly passes a 'seemingly abandoned building in Jackson Park.'"'It is kind of a...
WTTW Chicago: Ask Geoffrey – Chicago’s Old Passenger Rail Stations
"Chicago’s old passenger railroad stations for decades acted as the city’s front door, where people from all over the country arrived seeking out a...