November 2019 Newsletter

Monadnock Building Tours With Chicago Detours Free 30 Minute Walking Tours Friday, December 6 at Noon

This free Chicago walking tour of the Monadnock Building showcases its monumental architecture, gorgeous interiors and fascinating history. The groundbreaking restoration of this 19th-century...

Englewood Brews Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise Funds to Open Brewery in Historic Englewood Building

"Englewood Brews, a taproom and brewery scheduled to open next spring near Kennedy-King College, is turning to crowdfunding to make the South Side brewery...

Raise the Roof! Fund The Forum!

"Fund Bronzeville’s future by helping us repair a piece of its past."Before its decline in the late 20th century, The Forum served as a...

Keep St. Matthias Parish Open! Petition

St. Matthias Parish is one of the oldest catholic churches in Chicago and has been a major pillar in the Lincoln Square community for...

PRESS: How One Man’s Obsession With Chicago Bricks Spawned A Community Of Masonry Nerds

"Take a stroll around Chicago with Will Quam and he’ll show you things you’d never noticed before, like all the soldiers and sailors hiding...

PRESS: A trip back in time to the World’s Columbian Exposition; Travel tips for Chicago from 1893 (yes, you should tip your servers).

"In November 1893, the journalist Kate Field asked what should be done with the buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition, the great majority of...

OPINION: A Design Agenda for a New Mayor by Edward Keegan

" In Chicago, architecture matters Recent mayors often sided with the economic interests of real estate developers, deploying architects as public relations window dressing. That’s...

2434 S. Albany Ave. – 90-Day Demolition Delay List

Address: 2434 S. Albany Ave. #100842060 Date Received: 11/15/2019 Ward: 12th Ward Alderman George A. Cardenas Applicant: Teo Scorte Owner: Teo Scorte Permit Description: Renovation and conversion of existing mixed...

WIN: Yellow Brick Road Celebrates Place Where Frank Baum Wrote “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”

"Soon Humboldt Park neighbors will be able to follow the yellow brick road just like Dorothy and Toto near where creator L. Frank Baum...