Month-in-Review Newsletter

PETITION: Protect and Landmark the Lake Street Schlitz Tied House!

City of Chicago: Thank you for taking emergency steps to halt the demolition of the historic La Luce restaurant building / Lake Street Schlitz...

November 2020 Month-in-Review Newsletter

Table of Contents ADVOCACYOpen Call for Chicago 7 2021 Nominations THREATENED: La Luce / Lake Street Schlitz Tied PETITION: Save the Lake Street Schlitz...

POTENTIAL WIN: City Agrees to Landmark Status for St. Adalbert Catholic Church (Chicago 7 2014, 2016 & 2019)

Column: In a shift, city will take first steps to grant landmark status to Pilsen’s shuttered St. Adalbert, Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune, 10/30/20

WIN: Once a Lost Cause, Superior Street Rowhouses Now Protected as Part of Near North Side Chicago Landmark District

Landmark Status Approved for Near North Side Multiple Property District, City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, 5/20/20

WIN: After Years of Advocacy, Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Home Designated a Chicago Landmark!

Column: Emmett Till house makes strides toward becoming an official city landmark and a museum, Bliar Kamin, Chicago Tribune, 11/6/20

PETITION: La Lucé/Lake Street Schlitz Tied House Petition Receives Over 7,000 Signatures

Petition to save La Lucé Building/ Schlitz Tied House, 1892, 1393-1399 W. Lake Street. Photo Credit: Ward Miller / Preservation ChicagoCity of Chicago: Thank...

December 2020 Year

The Chicago Theatre in the Snow. Photo Credit: Joshua Mellin https://www.instagram.com/joshuamellin/Prints available by contacting photographer Joshua Mellin, joshuamellin.com/contactOriginally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre,...

THREATENED: Midcentury Modern Sapphire Building on Peterson Threatened with Demolition

"A West Ridge building that preservationists say is historically significant is set to be razed after a demolition permit was issued December 16, but...

THREATENED: Parishioners Fights St. Matthias Church Closure at the Vatican

Determined To Save St. Matthias, Lincoln Square Community Takes Fight Over Church’s Closure To Vatican; “We're trying to play out every legal opportunity available...

THREATENED: Demolition Permit Released for Jeffery Theater and Spencer Arms Hotel (Chicago 7 2014)

City Lifts Hold On Tearing Down Jeffery Theater, But Developer Doesn’t Plan To Demolish Immediately. City law delays permits to tear down historically significant...