May 2025 Newsletter
BUYER WANTED: Landmarked Row House by John Wellborn Root at 1312 N. Astor Street Listed For Sale
"At an 1880s Gold Coast row house, up for sale for the first time since the mid-1980s, the architectural significance is both about what's...
BUYER WANTED: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Landmarked Roloson House Listed for Sale
"A row house in an early project designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and saved from ruin decades later is on the market in a...
90-Day Demolition Delay : 2628 S. Wabash Avenue, Motor Row
#101067339
Date Received: 04/01/2025
Ward: 43rd Ward Ald. Timmy Knudsen
Applicant: Viewpoint Service, Inc. d/b/a Brophy Evacuation C/O Anne Quinn
Owner: Wreck and removal of a 3-story, masonry,...
90-Day Demolition Delay : 950 W. Willow Street, Lincoln Park
#101067339
Date Received: 04/01/2025
Ward: 43rd Ward Ald. Timmy Knudsen
Applicant: Viewpoint Service, Inc. d/b/a Brophy Evacuation C/O Anne Quinn
Owner: Wreck and removal of a 3-story, masonry,...
90-Day Demolition Delay : 6553 N. Oliphant Avenue, Edison Park
#101065005
Date Received: 02/05/2025
Ward: 41st Ward Ald. Anthony Napolitano
Applicant: MK Construction & Builders, Inc. C/O Marcin Kawa
Owner: MK Construction & Builders, Inc. C/O Marcin Kawa
Permit...
90-Day Demolition Delay : 4500 S. Michigan Avenue, Bronzeville
#101063337
Date Received: 01/07/2025
Ward: 43rd Ward Ald. Pat Dowell
Applicant: James Kirk Irwin
Owner: JTM & Associates, LLC C/O Tracy Hughes, Manager
Permit Description: Removal and replacement of...
Chicago Tribune: As State Street’s Bridge is Closed for Repairs, an Appreciation of Our Bridges Over the Chicago River
""The man with a briefcase was stunned for a moment. Getting out of a cab early Monday morning at State Street and Wacker Drive,...
Jewish Insider: The most famous Jewish philanthropist you may have never heard of and the campaign to amplify his legacy with a national park
"Of the 423 park sites within the U.S. National Park System, which includes national parks, monuments, historical sites and other features, few are named...
BOOK PRE-ORDER : THE UPTOWN: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace by Robert Loerzel and Andy Pierce
Preservation Chicago is thrilled to support the new book, The UPTOWN: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace by Robert Loerzel and Andy Pierce."This new book from...