Month-in-Review Newsletter
LOSS: Mercy Home Demolishes Beautiful Historic Building at 221 S. Racine for a Parking Lot
Read the full story: LOSS: Mercy Home Demolishes Beautiful Historic Building at 221 S. Racine for a Vacant Lot
LOSS: Crawford Station’s Turbine Hall Demolished (Chicago 7 2014 & 2019)
As Little Village Demolition Restarts, Dust Seen Billowing At Hilco Site In New Video
After a dust cloud descended on Little Village, city officials said...
LOSS: Wrecking Ball Is Response To Written Offer for $1.5 Million to Move Chicago Town and Tennis and Petition with 3,000 Signatures (Chicago 7...
Misericordia Tears Down West Ridge Building, Ending Fight To Save 1920s Tennis Club;
A last-ditch effort to save the building fell short just the night...
WIN: Congress Approves Julius Rosenwald National Park Bill
Julius Rosenwald National Park? Congress approves bill to preserve legacy of Chicago philanthropist, Sears executive, Illinois Democrats Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Danny Davis...
WIN: City Council Reverses Ban from 1957 and Legalizes Coach Houses (ADUs)
City Council OKs easing ban on coach houses; In-law apartments and other accessory dwelling units, forbidden in Chicago since 1957, are now allowed in...
WIN: Iowa Building in Jackson Park Received State Restoration Grant
Jackson Park grant to fund dog park, Iowa Building repairs, Aaron Gettinger, Hyde Park Herald, 1/27/2020
WIN: Alderman Moves to Protect Landmark Ordinance After Wells Street Horse Stable’s Landmark Status is Removed to Allow New Construction
Neighbors Fuming After Historic Old Town Stable Loses Landmark Status, Will Become Modern Condos; The building was built in 1883 as a horse stable...
WIN: Central Camera Owner Vows to Rebuild After Arson
Owner Vows To Rebuild After Central Camera Fire, Charlie De Mar, CBS 2 Chicago, 5/31/20
WIN: Resurrection Project Affordable Housing Plan Includes Renovation of 14 Historic Buildings
City Approves $28.7 Million Affordable Housing Plan In Pilsen, Little Village, Back Of The Yards; The city will help the Resurrection Project renovate 155...
WIN: Chicago Cultural Center’s Grand Army of the Republic Hall To Be Beautifully Restored to Original Appearance by Revealing Existing Tiffany Colors Hidden Beneath...
WIN: Chicago Cultural Center's Grand Army of the Republic Hall To Be Beautifully Restored to Original Appearance by Revealing Existing Tiffany Colors Hidden Beneath...