November 2022 Newsletter

Starship Chicago: Thompson Center A Film by Nathan Eddy (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)

"Architect Helmut Jahn’s kaleidoscopic, controversial State of Illinois Center in Chicago, which shocked the world when it opened in 1985, may not be long...

THREATENED: George Eddy House Targeted for Demolition

"A white-pillared house on Sheridan Road in Edgewater, built in 1900 during the street's heyday as a long strand of upscale homes along the...

OPEN CALL for Nominations for Preservation Chicago’s 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered List

Open Call for nominations for Preservation Chicago's 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered List.Worried about a great vintage building or home in your neighborhood...Please let...

THREATENED: After 22 year Effort to Save Promontory Point, 500+ Letters to Chicago Officials Urges Landmark Status (Chicago 7 2022)

"Promontory Point Conservancy has formally submitted a request to the Chicago Commission on Landmarks to designate Promontory Point as a Chicago city landmark. Included...

THREATENED: Unanimous Public Opposition to Demolition of Century and Consumers Buildings at Public Scoping/Section 106 Hearings (Chicago 7 2011, 2013 & 2022)

"Tearing down a pair of early 20th-century towers and their neighbors on State Street would be a waste of money, natural resources and the...

WIN: Sweetgreen Restaurant to Open in Lincoln Common Boiler House (Chicago 7 2011 & 2016)

"Sweetgreen is opening a restaurant this week in Lincoln Park."The Sweetgreen opens Tuesday at Lincoln Common, 2361 N. Lincoln Ave., Suite A1-110."The 2,769-square-foot space...

WIN: Commission on Chicago Landmarks Celebrates Best Preservation Projects of 2022

"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks honored eight successful development projects and seven advocacy leaders at the 2022 Preservation Excellence Awards."The projects included the restored...

THREATENED: Five Parishioners Arrested While Protesting Removal of La Pietà Statue from St. Adalbert’s Church (Chicago 7 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021)

"The battle over a beloved statue inside a shuttered Pilsen church came to a crescendo Wednesday as work crews removed the Michelangelo replica and...

Emily Nielsen: The Shrine, Beloved Chicago Landmark, Endangered Again

"When we first reported on Emily Nielsen in a 2016 'Women to Watch' column, the fate of her campaign, #SaveTheShrine, was a cliffhanger. The...

WIN: After Seven Year Effort, Greater Union Baptist Church Receives Preliminary Chicago Landmark Recommendation

The following is a letter from Ward Miller on December 8, 2022 to Commission on Chicago Landmarks in support of Chicago Landmark Designation for...