October 2023 Newsletter

WIN: Driehaus Museum Celebrates Murphy Memorial Auditorium Restoration and Rooftop Addition with Beam Raising Ceremony

"It was a great day for lovers of Chicago architecture and history, as the Driehaus Museum marked a major milestone in its expansion."Wednesday morning,...

THREATENED: Strong Community Opposition to DePaul’s Plan to Demolish 80 Units of Student Housing in Five Historic Buildings to Build New Practice Gym

DePaul University plans to build a new athletic complex, but if the school gets its way, it would come at the cost of some...

WIN: Little Village Firehouse to be Adaptively Reused for Community Youth Center

"After being vacant for more than a decade, a firehouse in Little Village is not only on the way to getting landmark status but...

WIN: After 37-Year Closure, the Restored Ramova Theater Will Host Ramova Grill and Microbrewery (Chicago 7 2012)

"The reopened Ramova Theatre will also be home to Chicago’s newest brewery. Other Half Brewing will open a brewery and taproom inside the Ramova...

THREATENED: Strong Community Opposition to Planned Demolition of Damen Silos (Chicago 7 2023)

"The immediate fate of the long-abandoned Damen grain silos will remain up in the air as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviews plans...

THREATENED: Benedictine Sisters’ St. Scholastica Monastery to be Closed and Sold

"A bittersweet end is coming for the longtime home of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago — but if it’s God’s will, so be it,...

WIN: $1 Million Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Grant to Restore Historic Sears Sunken Garden

"Sears famously abandoned the campus for the Sears Tower in the 1970s. But most of the original Sears buildings are still there, as is...

WIN: Walt Disney’s Childhood Home Hosts Public Tours for the First Time

"In Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood, a modest two-story home sits on North Tripp Avenue. While typically unassuming, dozens of people lined up outside it Sunday,...

PARTIAL WIN: Building Court Grant More Time to Great Lakes Elks Lodge / Panorama Theater to Correct Code Issues

Preservation Chicago is working closely with Craig Loftis, leadership of the Great Lakes Elks Club, their architect and lawyers, and other stakholders prevent the...

WIN: Chicago Detroit Freedom Trail Gaining Momentum

"Of those traveling the Underground Railroad through Chicago, 'almost all of them were on their way to Detroit and freedom in Canada,' said Larry...