November 2020 Newsletter
LOSS: Wing Hoe Restaurant / Edgewater Mansion to be Demolished.
"The Chinese restaurant at 5356 N. Sheridan Road will close Dec. 12, management announced in a letter posted to the business’s front door."Wing Hoe’s...
WIN: Following Community Opposition, North Lawndale Schools Closure Plan Withdrawn For Now
"Opponents are celebrating the withdrawal of a proposal that would close three under-enrolled elementary schools and build a new school for North Lawndale, while...
WIN: Milwaukee Avenue Downzoning Approved as an Effort to Protect Existing Buildings
"A long-discussed plan to block dense development in gentrifying Logan Square and Avondale has resurfaced after more than a year and is headed to...
WIN: Alderman Moves to Protect Historic Garage After Vote Changes Status to “Non-Contributing”
"A North Side alderman is trying to block a planned apartment building in Old Town, saying it clashes with a historic building that's part...
WIN: Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank Building / Uptown National Bank / Bridgeview Bank to be Adaptively Reused
Uptown National Bank Building, Marshall & Fox, 1924, 4753 N. Broadway. Photo Credit: Max Chavez / Preservation Chicago"One of the most prominent and...
WIN: Former West Pullman School Adaptively Reused for Senior Housing
"Anyone who enters the nearly block-long brick structure in West Pullman expecting to find a typical collection of apartments for seniors is in for...
WIN: Miracle House Becomes Preliminary Chicago Landmark
"The Chicago Commission on Landmarks voted unanimously during its Dec. 3 virtual meeting to grant the preliminary landmark designation to Galewood's so-called Miracle House...
THREATENED: Congress Theater Restoration In Jeopardy After Developer Losses Property
"Around the same time the lawsuit became public, a judge appointed a receiver to 'care for' the 1920s theater, which has fallen into disrepair,...
WIN: Preliminary Landmark Status Approved for Cluster of Four Historic Buildings at Willow and Halsted
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks approved on Dec 3, 2020 the preliminary landmark proposal for a cluster of four late 19th century buildings in...
THREATENED: Thompson Center Sale Delayed Due to Pandemic Economy (Chicago 7 2018, 2019, & 2020)
"Count the state of Illinois’ plan to line up a buyer for the James R. Thompson Center by the end of 2020 as another...