October 2023 Newsletter
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: 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...
THREATENED: OPC Lawsuit Challenges Precedent Set by Transferring Public Parkland for Private Use
"As the Obama Presidential Center’s main building rises higher above Jackson Park, the project’s main opponents on Tuesday made what could be one of...
WIN: Our Lady of Lourdes to be Adaptively Reused for Residential
"Initial details have been revealed for the residential conversion of the Our Lady Lourdes School at 4641 N. Ashland Avenue in Uptown. Located just...
WIN: Proposal to Convert Former Saint Wenceslaus School into Residential Apartments
"The former Saint Wenceslaus School, 3425 N. Lawndale Ave., in the Avondale community would be converted into 28 apartments under a new proposal."A 2022...
THREATENED: Restoration Funds Needed for St. Hyacinth Basilica
"The leaders of a historical Avondale church are asking parishioners, neighbors and fans for help preserving the aging structure."St. Hyacinth Basilica, 3635 W. George...
PARTIAL LOSS: Dome and Interior of Second Church of Christ Scientist Demolished, But Facade Will Be Incorporated into New Construction (Chicago 7 2019)
Preservation Chicago has long been advocating to save the Second Church of Christ Scientist and it was a 2019 Chicago 7 Most Endangered. Second...
WIN: 165 N. Morgan in Fulton Market to be Adaptively Reused
"Fulton Street Companies, along with partner Fred Latsko of Latsko Interests, has announced that Heisler Hospitality has signed a 10,000-square-foot, full building lease for...
PARTIAL WIN: New Construction Plans to Incorporate Dinkel’s Bakery Facade, Neon Sign, and Adjacent Historic Facade
A neighborhood meeting regarding the proposed Dinkel's Lofts project at 3327 N. Lincoln will be held on November 16 at 6:00 pm."Replacing the long-term...