May 2022 Newsletter

"Most people aren’t aware of the drastic differences that exist between varying prisoner of war (POW) experiences. The camp and captor greatly determined the...

"The Community Development Commission has approved $10 million in TIF funding for Timeline Theatre. Currently located in a church building in Lakeview East, the...

4155 S. Packers Avenue, Stockyards Roy Boyd Gallery, 739 N. Wells St., River North 1757 W. Superior Street, West Town 2834 S. Normal...

"Target will be the anchor tenant of the Sears redevelopment project at Six Corners that’s also bringing luxury apartments to the area."Ald. Jim Gardiner...

Altgeld Gardens 'Up-Top' Commercial Building 1945-46, Keck & Keck, 13106-13128 S. Ellis Avenue. Image credit: Preservation ChicagoAltgeld Gardens 'Up-Top' Commercial Building Preservation Chicago 2022 Chicago...

"When Sears Tower opened in 1974, its status as the tallest building in the world kept people looking upward, serving to distract from its...

#100970529 Date Received: 05/12/2022 Ward: 48th Ald. Harry Osterman Applicant: Heneghan Wrecking & Excavating Co., Inc. Owner: LS 5251, LLC C/O Steve Ciaccio Permit Description: Demolition of a one-...

Epworth United Methodist Church, 1890, designed by architect Frederick Townsend, with additions by Fred J. Thielbar of the architectural firm of Theilbar & Fugard,...

#100956171 Date Received: 03/14/2022 Ward: 20th Ald. Jeanette Taylor Applicant: McDonagh Demolition, Inc. Owner: City of Chicago Permit Description: Emergency wreck and removal of a two-story, multiple-unit, masonry building...

#100944882 Date Received: 02/23/2022 Ward: 47th Ald. Matt Martin Applicant: Longford Design, Development + Construction C/O Brian Connolly Owner: 3914 N. Lincoln Permit Description: Demolition of a three-story masonry...