May 2021 Newsletter
WIN: Historic Morse Avenue Building Will Be Renovated, Not Demolished, with 16-Unit Rear Addition
"A Rogers Park apartment building near the Red Line will get an addition after the project received City Council approval Wednesday."Property investor Mark Falanga...
THREATENED: Shrinking Membership Threatens Chicago Loop Synagogue Faces Uncertain Future
"The Downtown economy has sputtered during the pandemic — and the relative emptiness of the streets is also hurting houses of worship. The president...
WIN: Pentecostal Church of Holiness, formerly Our Lady of Lourdes, Becomes Designated Chicago Landmark
"The West Side has a new Chicago landmark: the 90-year-old Pentecostal Church of Holiness in the K-Town neighborhood of North Lawndale."The landmark designation was...
THREATENED: Chicago Sun-Times Op-Ed: Modernist building’s slated demolition exposes weaknesses in Chicago’s landmark laws – 90-Day Demolition Delay
"The building’s official address on Fullerton Parkway is a parking lot, so odds are you’ve never really noticed the beautiful structure on Cleveland Avenue,...
POTENTIAL WIN: New Adaptive Reuse Plan Proposed for Sears Building at Six Corners (Chicago 7 2016)
"On Thursday evening Novak Construction revealed its vision to redevelop the shuttered Sears store at Six Corners in Portage Park into a mixed-use complex...
THREATENED: Skyrocketing Rents Due to Obama Presidential Center Confirm Woodlawn Residents’ Fear of Displacement
"Construction of the Obama Presidential Center is expected to begin this fall in Chicago after years of debate over whether the complex will benefit...
WIN: Construction Begins to Convert Wilson Theater Building into New Home For Double Door
"Prolific North Side development firm Cedar Street has broken ground on two major projects in Uptown and Edgewater, including on the long-promised new home...
WIN: City Council Vote Gives The Forum Access to $250,000 Rehab Grant
"The restoration of The Forum is one step closer to reality after the City Council approved a zoning change allowing the 19th-century building to...
POTENTIAL WIN: New Developer Pursuing Congress Theater Restoration
"After a years-long effort to revitalize Congress Theater stalled and fizzled last year, another developer has stepped forward to take over the beloved Logan...
THREATENED: Are the Landmark Pittsfield Building’s Legal Woes Finally Coming to End?
"Within days, a judge could decide the fate of the Pittsfield Building in the Loop. Will she order it put up for sale? Or...

