March 2024 Newsletter
POTENTIAL WIN: Momentum Growing for Chicago Lakefront National Park (Chicago 7 2021)
"Some people who live along the Chicago lakefront on the North Side voted in favor of turning the lakefront into a national park."This is...
THREATENED: Community Urges Protection of South Shore Nature Sanctuary (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
"South of downtown Chicago—about 8.6 miles—is a vast, undeveloped area that sits along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There, benches and firepits and silence are...
THREATENED: New Construction to Replace Former Holy Angels School at 545 E. Oakwood
"The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a series of variations for the residential development planned at 545 E. Oakwood. With Eagle OZB II...
WIN: After Adaptive Reuse, Capital Garage Reopens as Bramble Arts Lofts Theatre
"Bramble Theatre Company is opening a performing arts space in Andersonville this weekend."Bramble Arts Loft, 5554 N. Clark St., will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
WIN: Nonprofit Workforce Development Receives Building Renovation Grant for 3410 W. Lake Street
"Revolution Workshop has received $2.5 million in funding as a recipient of a Community Development Grant. Located at 3410 W. Lake, Revolution Workshop is...
LOSS: 1530 W. Touhy Avenue House Demolished by St. George Cathedral Despite Community Rejection of Parking Lot Proposal
"A Rogers Park church demolished a single-family home this week after neighbors rallied to reject the congregation’s proposal to replace the house with a...
WIN: Funds Raised to Rescue United Electrical Workers Union Hall Mural
"The United Electrical Workers union is teaming up with an art group to save a historic mural inside its Near West Side meeting hall,...
LOSS: Blommer Chocolate Company Factory to Close After 85 Years
"Blommer Chocolate Co. will close its factory in the heart of Chicago at the end of May due to increasing costs of running the...
BUYER WANTED: Bertrand Goldberg Designed Helstein House Listed For Sale
"Before he designed Marina City, River City and other icons of Chicago modernism, architect Bertrand Goldberg designed 12 individual houses. This one, in Hyde...