May 2025 Newsletter
POTENTIAL WIN: Olivet Baptist Church Proposed as Centerpiece of Large Mixed-Use Development (Chicago 7 2025)
"During the 1860s, Olivet Baptist Church was an active stop on the Underground Railroad, helping escaped slaves with food and a warm place to...
POTENTIAL WIN: Nonprofit Buyer Plans Renovation of Up Top Building at Altgeld Gardens (Chicago 7 2017 & 2022)
"A 79-year-old Altgeld Gardens commercial building that has spent years in disrepair despite being designed by noted Chicago architects Keck & Keck could soon...
WIN: McCormick Mansion Will Be Transformed Into The Hand & The Eye, a $50M Magic Theater
"With a $50 million investment in the struggling Magnificent Mile, the Chicago healthcare entrepreneur Glen Tullman is opening a massive new live entertainment venue...
WIN: Former Hillshire Foods Building Will Become Medical School
"Construction has begun on the redevelopment of the former Tyson Foods building at 400 S Jefferson Street in West Loop Gate. Located at the...
WIN: Chicago Daily News Building Sold to Developer with Extensive Historic Preservation Experience (Chicago 7 2008)
"A Chicago real estate firm known for redeveloping historic properties plans to buy the historic former home of the Chicago Daily News from the...
POTENTIAL WIN: Landmarked Superior Street Rowhouses Listed For Sale
"The lender that seized a River North development site after the years-long saga of a failed high-rise project there has listed the property for...
WIN: Developer Plans Residential Adaptive Reuse for 7-Story Western Methodist Book Concern Building at 50 E. Superior Street
"Initial details have been revealed for the residential conversion of the former office building at 50 E Superior Street in River North. Located mid-block...
PETITION: Make Damen Silos a Park and Festival Grounds!
"Sign below to stand up for the Silos! Responses will be shared with public officials involved in this issue."Ever since the State of Illinois...
THREATENED: 120-year-old Jackson Park Pavilion Sits as a Park District Ruin (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
"As warm weather eases its way into the city, the Burnham Building, a 120-year-old pavilion in Jackson Park, ought to be a perfect little...
WIN: Chinatown’s On Leong Merchants Association Building Proposed for National Register of Historic Places
"The former On Leong Merchants Association Building has been a symbol of Chinatown for nearly a century, carrying with it a history as colorful...