Month-in-Review Newsletter

Now on Sale! Preservation Chicago 2020 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Book

The Preservation Chicago 2020 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Book is now available for purchase at the Preservation Chicago webstore.The Preservation Chicago 2020 Chicago 7...

Check out Chicago History Podcast with Tommy Henry

"Chicago History Podcast From theater, music, sports, and architecture to true crime, disasters and the people behind it all, we discuss Chicago history and learn...

Report: 90+ Converted Apartment Buildings in 7 Decades Make Chicago the U.S. Adaptive Reuse Champ

"Adaptive reuse can be a strong tool for both developers and communities looking to redesign cities while paying homage to their past. Chicago, in...

SavingPlaces.org: Saving Cook County Hospital: Q&A with Lisa DiChiera of Landmarks Illinois

"Often called the Ellis Island of Chicago, the publicly owned Cook County Hospital—constructed between 1912-1914—served as a medical facility where no one would be...

WTTW Chicago: The Influential Plan That Sought to Make Chicago Beautiful

"'At no period in its history has the city looked far enough ahead,' admonished Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett in the 1909 Plan...

WTTW: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…Geoffrey Baer?

"It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s...Geoffrey Baer?"In his new special 'Chicago from the Air,' airing Thursday at 7:30pm on WTTW, Geoffrey Baer shows...

SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: New Landmark Survey Overdue To Protect Chicago’s Architectural and Cultural Heritage

"There’s been some good thinking by the Lightfoot administration as of late regarding the landmarking of buildings, particularly the relatively quick march toward an...

THREATENED: 90-Day Demolition Delay List

The Demolition Delay Ordinance, adopted by City Council in 2003, establishes a hold of up to 90 days in the issuance of any demolition...

LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” 22 & 16 W. Erie Street, River North 1511 W. Irving Park Road, Lake View 540 N. Cicero Avenue, Austin...

“It’s an old, common cry in a city where demolition and development are often spoken in the same breath, and where trying to save...

3837 N. Kenmore Avenue, Wrigleyville – 90-Day Demolition Delay List

Address: 3837 N. Kenmore Avenue, Wrigleyville #100901999 Date Received: 12/4/2020 Ward: 46th Ward Alderman James Cappleman Applicant: Viewpoint Services, DBA Brophy Evacuation Owner: 3837 Kenmore, LLC C/O Kevin Derrig Permit...