Month-in-Review Newsletter
THREATENED: After 150 Years, The Standard Club Closed on May 1, 2020
The Standard Club, long the social nexus for Chicago’s Jewish leaders, is closing May 1 amid financial struggles, Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3/5/2020
THREATENED: Chicago Landmark Leiter II Building In Foreclosure
Investor set to give up vacant Loop landmark; The owner of Robert Morris' former home at 401 S. State St. plans to hand over...
THREATENED: Court Rules that the Public Has No Standing in Public Trust Doctrine and Public Land Use Case Regarding Jackson Park (Chicago 7 2017...
Obama Presidential Center timeline moves forward after lawsuit dismissed by federal appeals court, Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 8/25/20
THREATENED: Rear Brick Walls of Pilgrim Baptist Church / KAM Synagogue Collapse in Storm (Chicago 7 2007)
Historic Pilgrim Baptist Church damaged by windstorm; The historic building’s limestone shell was going to be renovated and expanded to become home to the...
THREATENED: Residential Tower Proposed for Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Lincoln Park (Chicago 7 2019)
Virus and retailers’ hardship challenge Six Corners comeback, An uncertain fate for the Sears site is one of several concerns facing the Portage Park...
THREATENED: Congress Theater Restoration In Jeopardy After Developer Losses Property to Foreclosure
Congress Theater Overhaul Plan Apparently Dead After Developer Defaults — Now, City Seeks Other Options; A court-appointed receiver has taken over the building from...
THREATENED: Six Corners Sears Store Adaptive Reuse to Residential Stalled Out (Chicago 7 2016)
Virus and retailers’ hardship challenge Six Corners comeback, An uncertain fate for the Sears site is one of several concerns facing the Portage Park...
THREATENED: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Threatened by Closure (Chicago 7 2021)
Our Lady of Goner? Historic Ravenswood church may face closure. Peter Von Buol, InsideBooster, 12/16/20
THREATENED: Parkway or Highway? What will the future be for North Lake Shore Drive
Big, green rebuild of North Lake Shore Drive moving forward; the $3 billion project includes beach space and an eye-catching new park, but it...