May 2025 Newsletter
WIN: Zoning Approved for Conversion of Former Inn at Lincoln Park Hotel at 601 W. Diversey Into Residential
"Redevelopment plans have been approved for the former Inn at Lincoln Park, located at 601 W Diversey Parkway in Lincoln Park. Situated at the...
WIN: After 11 Year Effort and 11th Hour Negotiations, City Council Approves Final Landmark Designation for St. Adalbert’s Church (Chicago 7...
"A late compromise helped landmark status for Pilsen’s St. Adalbert Catholic Church finally move ahead Tuesday, a decisive step in a fierce preservation battle."The...
POTENTIAL WIN: Rapid Response Advocacy Campaign to Landmark Pope Leo’s Childhood Church Gains Traction
"Preservation Chicago is recommending that St. Mary of the Assumption, Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church, receive landmark status on the heels of Leo’s historic...
POTENTIAL WIN: At 6th Building Court Hearing, Substantial Progress Towards Ownership Transfer of Elim/Reformation Lutheran Church to Onyx360 for Renovation and Adaptive Reuse
Preservation Chicago has mounted a Rapid Response advocacy effort to save Elim/Reformation Lutheran Church from demolition together with community and preservation partners. We have...
WIN: Successful Rapid Response Advocacy Effort Results in Final Landmark Recommendation for Erie Street Row at 161 E. Erie
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a final landmark recommendation for the Erie Street Row, a set of three rowhouses at 161 E....
WIN: Preliminary Landmark Designation Approved for Bankers Building / Clark Adams Building at 105 W. Adams Street
"The Chicago Community Development Commission has initially approved TIF funding for the redevelopment of 105 W. Adams Street in The Loop. Located at the...
. WIN: Final Landmark Designation and CLass L Approved for Harris Trust & Savings Bank Hotel
"The Chicago City Council has approved city funding including $40 million in TIF for the adaptive reuse and conversion of 111 W. Monroe. Planned...
WIN: Austin’s New Genesis Assembly of God Baptist Church / Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at 1400 N. Laramie Avenue Receives Preliminary Landmark Recommendation
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a preliminary landmark recommendation for the New Genesis Assembly of God Baptist Church. Located at 1400 N....
WIN: Wax Trax! Building Becomes Designated Chicago Landmark After City Council Vote
"The former Wax Trax! Records building in Lincoln Park is now an official Chicago landmark after City Council approved the designation Wednesday."Located at 2449...