May 2023 Newsletter
THREATENED: Final Advocacy Push as Meitus House at 6740 S. South Shore Drive Nears End of 90-Day Demolition Delay
"A Mediterranean house in South Shore has survived two developers’ demolition plans in recent decades" but may not survive this third attempt."In 2007, a...
LOSS: Hofsten House at 5545 S. Woodlawn Avenue Demolished
"A second home built in the 1890s on the 5500 block of South Woodlawn Avenue is slated for demolition, leading neighbors to push again...
BUYER WANTED: Edgewater Covenant Church and Rectory at 1400 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue Offered for Sale
"We are pleased to present for sale this beautiful Church and Rectory House. Located on the northwest corner of Bryn Mawr Ave and Glenwood...
THREATENED: Alderwoman Taylor’s Letter Requests Archdiocese of Chicago to Lift the Ban and Reopen The Shrine
"May 9, 2023Archdiocese of Chicago, 835 N. Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611
His Eminence, Blase Cardinal Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago
Ms. Betsy Bohlen, COO of the...
WIN: The Belden-Stratford Reopens After Meticulous Restoration
"Four and a half years after buying the venerable but fading Belden Stratford Hotel, Joe Mansueto's team is reopening it with a new look...
ChiTerraCottaTours.com: Vast Chicago Terra Cotta Tours Website Photo Collection are a Visual Delight
"'Terra cotta has by its facility of formation furnished the architect with a freedom of expression that enabled him to give scope to his...
WIN: Marshall Field’s Warehouse to Anchor Film Sound Studios
"Movie studios and production companies that need space in Chicago to shoot their next show will soon have a new option: the Fields Studios...
Chicago Reader: Starship Chicago II has landed: The tale of the Thompson Center, continued
"Here’s a question: How many elements can you strip from an iconic building before it loses its identity?"Could you pull the clocks off State...
WIN: Lake Meadows Pavilion Exterior Renovation Completed
“‘It’s a jewel on the prairie,’ Lee Bey said.“We love the building,” said Gordon Ziegenhagen, Draper & Kramer’s senior vice president.” (Bey, Chicago Sun-Times,...