Month-in-Review Newsletter

WIN: Ryerson Mansion Completes Comprehensive Renovation

"The Lincoln Park mansion built for a wealthy Chicagoan who survived the sinking of the Titanic has been extensively rehabbed and now is being...

WIN: Long-Vacant Fullerton State Bank Converted to Condos

"The first condos are for sale in a long-vacant pillared building on Fullerton Avenue building that began life in the 1920s as a bank...

WIN: Wilson Theater Adaptive Reuse for The Double Door Approved

"The Double Door is one step closer to reopening after City Council approved plans Wednesday for the club’s eventual move to Uptown — and...

WIN: Earle School to Be Adaptively Reused for Affordable Housing

"Plans are underway to convert a closed West Englewood elementary school into a multi-unit affordable housing development."Charles Earle Elementary, 6121 S. Hermitage, was one...

LOSS: Demolition Permit Released for St. Stephenson Church

"A century-old Near West Side church that has served as home to a number of congregations over the years is slated to be demolished....

WIN: City Council Approves Jefferson Park Firehouse Plan

"Lake Effect Brewing Company is moving forward with plans to build its first taproom after the city approved the sale of a more-than-century-old vacant...

WIN: INVEST South/West Development Proposals Unveiled for Englewood, Austin, and Auburn Gresham

"INVEST South/West proposals presented for Austin, Englewood and Auburn Gresham"Key steps in the INVEST South/West RFP process took place this month, when DPD staff,...

THREATENED: Emergency Demolition Order Feared for Phyllis Wheatley Home at March 16 Demolition Court Hearing

"Chicago’s last standing Phyllis Wheatley Home, which offered shelter and resources to young Black women moving north during the Great Migration, is at risk...

LOSS: Hollenbach Building Demolished

The Hollenbach Building at 808 W. Lake Street has been demolished. It was built by Worthmann & Steinbach for Hollenbach Seed Company which was...

WIN: Pilgrim Baptist Church Receives $200k Stabilization Grant from the Chicago Adopt-A-Landmark Fund

"Pilgrim Baptist Church, the Chicago landmark best known as the birthplace of Gospel music, received a grant worth more than $200,000 Thursday from the...