Month-in-Review Newsletter
LOSS: Church from 1903 to be Demolished for Single Family Home
"An early 1900s church on Cortland Street in Logan Square will soon come down to make way for a single-family home, much to the...
LOSS: Wicker Park Worker’s Cottage Collapses During Construction
"A two-story worker’s cottage that collapsed in Wicker Park on Tuesday will be rebuilt, according to a realtor."The house, 1243 N. Marion Ct., collapsed...
WIN: Final phase of Improvements to Drexel Boulevard Targets Spring 2021 Completion
"Elected officials and residents celebrated the pending completion of renovations to Drexel Boulevard at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday afternoon."The $4 million project to bring...
THREATENED: Three North Lawndale Schools Threatened With Closure and Consolidation
Formerly the Jewish People's Institute, Built 1927 by architects Klaber & Grunsfeld. Designated a Chicago Landmark in 2000"Some West Side parents are pushing back...
THREATENED: After 101 Years, “The Blue Church of Chicago”/Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Closed
"Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in South Shore held its final Mass Sunday, just a day shy of its 101st anniversary. As part...
WIN: Long-Vacant Loft Building to be Converted to Residential Apartments
"Ald. Matt Martin’s office (47th) said in a letter Friday he has approved developer Hayes Properties’ proposal to turn the old screw factory, which...
WIN: Long-Shuttered Former CPS School To Be Transformed Into Community Center
"Some applause is in order for a network of Englewood community organizations working now to transform a vacant and crumbling Chicago public school building...
THREATENED: Historic Lofts Buildings Potentially Threatened by Development on former Moody Bible Property
"A Chicago developer wants to build 2,680 residential units on the Near North Side, one of the most ambitious proposals in the city in...
WIN: Stalled Grace’s Furniture Building Boutique Hotel Plan Moving Forward
"It’s been nearly two years since plans to build a boutique hotel in the heart of Logan Square won City Council approval. Since then,...
THREATENED: No Potential Reuse Plans On Horizon for Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
"The federal government is clutching its pearls at how the city has taken care of the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse since it transferred ownership of...