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WIN: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and Parish House Landmarked

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After many years of preservation advocacy, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and the adjoining parish house will be landmarked. The Parish House will be sold...
May 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Jackson Park (Chicago 7 2017 & 2018) City Council Approves Obama Center Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Block Transfer of Public Park Land for...

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Jackson Park has been a Preservation Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2017 and again in 2018. We are advocating the protection of this important...
May 2018 Newsletter

Is Chicago Experiencing a Historic Preservation Crisis? By AJ LaTrace in Chicago Magazine

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Is Chicago Experiencing a Historic Preservation Crisis? By AJ LaTrace Excerpts from Chicago Magazine Article published on May 16, 2018 Lots of buildings flagged by preservationists for...
May 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Increase in Andersonville Tear-Downs Raises Neighborhood Concern

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In 2017, the intense, sustained and widespread opposition to the planned demolition and redevelopment of the historic greystone at 1436 W. Berwyn Avenue yielded...
May 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Ravenswood Manor Considers Chicago Landmark District to Prevent New Wave of Demolition

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Ravenswood Manor has a “picture graceful, tree-lined streets; tidy 100-year-old single-family homes beautifully crafted from brick and stucco; blooming gardens; and a centrally located...
May 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Old Cook County Hospital Redevelopment to Begin (Chicago 7 2003 & 2004)

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After 15 years of advocacy by Preservation Chicago, Landmarks Illinois, and other preservation partners, the vacant and historic Old Cook County Hospital located at...
May 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Preservation Chicago Nominates for Chicago Landmark Status the O’Hare Rotunda Building by Gertrude Kerbis and Historic Jackson Park Northwest Chicago Historical...

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A few times per year, the City of Chicago Commission on Chicago Landmarks welcomes ideas and suggestions from the public for potential future landmark...
May 2018 Newsletter

THREATENED: Temptation Chocolates Building Approaching End of Demolition Delay Hold

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The Temptation Chocolates Building was added to the 90-Day Demolition Delay list on December 1, 2017 requesting “removal of existing terra cotta cladding and...
May 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Boutique Hotel Proposed For Historic Grace’s Furniture Building in Logan Square

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After sitting vacant for many years, there is a proposal for the Grace’s Furniture Building located at 2618 N. Milwaukee Avenue to be adaptively...
May 2018 Newsletter

WIN: Hudson Motor Building To Be Adaptively Reused

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There are plans to renovate the three-story terra cotta Hudson Motor Building, located at 2222 S. Michigan Avenue. Designed by notable Chicago architect Alfred...

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