March 2025 Newsletter
POTENTIAL WIN: At 5th Building Court Hearing, Judge Requires Owner to Provide Onyx360 with an Interior Inspection Before Proceeding with Ownership Transfer...
Preservation Chicago has mounted a Rapid Response advocacy effort to save Elim/Reformation Lutheran Church from demolition together with community and preservation partners. We have...
WIN: Morning Star Baptist Church of Chicago Receives Final Landmark Recommendation
"Morning Star Baptist Church is on its way to becoming a Chicago landmark."The 113-year-old building got approved for preliminary landmark status from the Commission...
WIN: Strong Community Support for Adaptive Reuse Plan Including Public Library Branch Advances for Long-Endangered Washington Park National Bank (Chicago 7 2016 & 2020)
"Residents of the 20th Ward voted to approve a developer’s plan to rehabilitate the dilapidated Washington Park Bank building, clearing the way for a...
THREATENED: Unusual Split Ownership Complicates Stabilization and Restoration of the Central Manufacturing District Clock Tower (Chicago 7 2014, 2020 and 2025)
"The McKinley Park neighborhood’s iconic clock tower in the Central Manufacturing District is one of Chicago’s most endangered buildings according to a recently released...
THREATENED: Extended Vacancy and Deferred Maintenance Endanger Frank Lloyd Wright’s Walser House (Chicago 7 2025)
"A historic Frank Lloyd Wright home has been added to a list of endangered architecture in Chicago. Located in the Austin neighborhood, the J.J....
THREATENED: After Decades of Neglect, Will the Darrow Bridge be Restored or Replaced? (Chicago 7 2025)
"Jackson Park’s Darrow Bridge is one of Chicago’s 'most endangered' public assets, according to an annual list released by Preservation Chicago."Published last Tuesday, the...
WIN: Annual Clarence Darrow Memorial at Darrow Bridge Draws Larger Crowd (Chicago 7 2025)
"Nina Helstein has been celebrating the memory of lawyer and Hyde Park resident Clarence Darrow with other Chicagoans nearly every March 13 at a...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse Begins for Rector Building / Bell Federal at 79 W. Monroe Street After Becoming a Designated Chicago Landmark
"Mayor Brandon Johnson, Alderman Bill Conway and city officials joined Lagfin, R2 Companies, and community leaders to break ground on 79 W. Monroe, a...
WIN: Harris Bank at 111 W. Monroe Approved for Class L Designation
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved the Class L tax incentive for the adaptive reuse and conversion of 111 W. Monroe. Planned by...
WIN: Class L Tax Incentive Approved for Congress Theater Redevelopment
"The Chicago City Council has approved the Class L tax incentive for the redevelopment of the long-vacant Congress Theater. Located at 2135 N. Milwaukee,...