May 2024 Newsletter

COLUMN: As workers repair Northerly Island visitors center, it’s time to rethink the recreational space (Chicago 7 2009)

"Nearly 80 years ago, Northerly Island was being positioned as the potential center of the free world."Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly and the Chicago...

THREATENED: Loyola University Plans Demolition of 1234 W. Loyola Ave. for Vacant Lot

"If you stand in front of the flatiron-style building at 1226-1234 W. Loyola—home to 30 apartments and a trio of businesses on the ground...

WIN: Original Schwinn Bicycle Factory to be Adaptively Reused as Hotel

"A historic building in Chicago’s Fulton Market that housed the original Schwinn bicycle factory in the late 1800s is in line to be converted...

WIN: Long-Neglected Second Phase of Lathrop Homes Finally Approved by Chicago Housing Authority (Chicago 7 2007, 2013, 2022)

"For more than two decades, the Chicago Housing Authority has pledged to rehab and rebuild hundreds of apartments at the Lathrop Homes site in...

THREATENED: Chicago 7 Nomination Amplifies Effort to Save All of Mankind Murals (Chicago 7 2024)

"Former Cabrini-Green residents, and lifelong friends, Marques “MeRk” Elliston and Dr. Cher’Don Reynolds, are spearheading a mission to revitalize, reclaim, and preserve the building...

THREATENED: Engineering Study Confirms Promontory Point Limestone Needs Repair, Not Replacement (Chicago 7 2022)

"For years, members of the Promontory Park Conservancy have been locked in a battle with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the fate...

WIN: Quinn Chapel Enters New Chapter with Grant Funding

e"Leaders of the 180-year-old Near South Side church, 2401 S. Wabash Ave., celebrated paying off the church’s $510,000 debt with a special mortgage burning...

WIN: Growing Recognition for the Freedom Seekers and Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site

"The Netherlands’ ambassador to the United States joined Thursday’s unveiling of a sign honoring the history of Dutch settlers who helped enslaved people traveling...

WIN: JP Morgan Chase Announces Chase Tower Renovation

"Part of the Chicago Loop's magic were the occasional oddball, unexpected, 'How in the heck did this get here?' places that used to dot...

THREATENED: Historic Terra Cotta Facade Might Be Incorporated Into New Construction

"A plan to replace the deteriorating Marcello’s Father & Son restaurant building could bring condos and a new retail spot to Milwaukee Avenue."Halcyon Development...