Month-in-Review Newsletter
South Side Weekly: “It’s Not About Obama; Obama Center CBA Organizers Remain Focused on Black South Siders’ Needs as Rents Climb”
"When Mitzi Haynes’ daughter Taylor moved back to Chicago in 2017, escalating rents forced her to move in with Haynes and Haynes’ mother in...
LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” 1300 W. Carroll Avenue, Fulton Market 1321 S. Ashland Avenue, Near West Side 5534 and 5538 S. Green Street, Sherman...
“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...
LOSS: St. Stephenson Church Demolished
"After demolishing a century-old church on the Near West Side, a developer aims to build an office building in its place. Highland Park-based developer...
THREATENED: O’Leary Mansion Listed for Sale
"On the off chance you’re in the market for a massive 19th century home, the famed O’Leary mansion is back on the market and...
WIN: Goldblatt Building Window Renovation Finally Nearing Completion
"For six years, expensive and unattractive scaffolding has surrounded West Town’s historic Goldblatt’s Building, but the eyesore might finally come down soon."The city-owned historic...
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...
WIN: Morton Salt Warehouse Entertainment Redevelopment Approved By City Council
"Morton Salt’s former warehouse along the Chicago River could soon begin its transformation into a music and events venue, after a $50 million redevelopment...
THREATENED: Demolition Delay Extended for Seminary Avenue Victorian Home After Strong Community Engagement
"Some neighbors who want to preserve a 19th Century, Victorian-era home in Lincoln Park now have more time to try to save the house...
THREATENED: Uncertain Future for Mildred King-Archibald-Hyde Home, Co-Founder of Fannie May Candies Company
"The former home of Mildred King Hyde, who launched with her first husband the Fannie May candy business and may have funded the startup...
WIN: St. Boniface Redevelopment Moving Forward Again After Three Year Delay (Chicago 7 2003 & 2007)
"Despite a three-year delay, a neighbor’s plans to preserve and redevelop the St. Boniface church building in West Town’s Noble Square are still in...