March 2026 Newsletter

WIN: Thompson Center Will Keep Its Name After Renovation (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)

"The Thompson Center is keeping its name, with Google set to move into the historic and newly renovated Loop office building next year, according...

WIN: The Hand & The Eye’s Remarkable and Extraordinary Reuse of the McCormick Mansion

""Glen Tullman made his fortune in the health care industry, especially from business ventures in the world of electronic prescriptions."'Maybe you’ll just talk to...

WIN: Beautifully Restored Laramie State Bank Will Include Blues Museum, Cafe, and Business Incubator (Chicago 7 2019)

"The redevelopment of a historic Austin bank is hitting its first milestone, with the project nearing completion on its mixed-income apartment building."The Laramie State...

WIN: New Owner Begins Restoration of Long-Vacant Portage Theater (Chicago 7 2012)

"Chris Bauman’s dreams of turning the 106-year-old Portage Theater into a community gathering space that hosts everything from concerts to film screenings and indoor...

WIN: Patio Theater Will Reopen After Current Round of Repairs

"Repairs to the 99-year-old Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Road, recently began as part of an overall plan to reopen the theater after...

THREATENED: Neighbors Effort to Create Newport Landmark District Threatened After City Recommended Much Larger District Receives Push Back

"The demolition of a century-old greystone in Lakeview has prompted city officials and neighbors to explore whether a larger stretch of the neighborhood should...

WIN: Statue of the Republic To Be Regilded After 33 Years of Deferred Maintenance (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)

"On just the right morning, when things are crisp and clear enough, the sun rises over the lake and lights up the gilded two-story...

THREATENED: Neighbors Make Impassioned Case To Save Beloved Morgan Shoal

"A few hundred feet off the shoreline of Kenwood and Hyde Park lives an underwater marvel few Chicagoans ever see: the remnants of a...

THREATENED: After Decades of Neglect, CDOT Announces Two-Year Delay for Restoration of Burnham and Root’s Darrow Bridge (Chicago 7 2025)

"Reconstruction of the Darrow Bridge has been pushed back to fall 2028, the Chicago Department of Transportation wrote in an April 6 email to...

THREATENED: Long-Term Owner Wants to Sell Midcentury Modern Pride Cleaners

"On Feb. 28, the last orders of crisply pressed dress shirts passed through the doors of 79th Street’s iconic Pride Cleaners. After nearly 70...