Month-in-Review Newsletter
THREATENED: Developer Objects to Preliminary Chicago Landmark of Lake Street Schlitz Tied House
Petition to save La Lucé Building/ Schlitz Tied House, 1892, 1393-1399 W. Lake Street. Photo Credit: Ward Miller / Preservation Chicago
UPDATE: The developer of...
WIN: Chicago Cultural Center G.A.R. Room and Art Glass Dome Restoration Progressing
"An archeological dig of sorts is taking place at the Chicago Cultural Center, where a $15 million restoration project is underway to unearth the...
THREATENED: Jackson Park OPC Construction Announced On Same Day as New Lawsuit to Prevent it in the Park
"On Wednesday, state and local officials including Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot assembled in Jackson Park to announce the start of preliminary construction work...
WIN: Despite Continued Aldermanic Delays, Obsidian Collection Purchases Palmer Mansion for House Museum Zoning Use
"On April 22, Angela Ford of The Obsidian Collection closed on a $1.25 million loan to become new owner of Bronzeville’s long vacant, historic...
THREATENED: Neighbors Launch Petition to Oppose a New Two-Story Bank Building From Replacing the Historic Two-Story Bank Building
"3179 N Clark St on the corner of Belmont and Clark in Lake View is currently threatened to be demolished. This historic bank building...
THREATENED: State of Illinois Invites Developers to Buy Thompson Center (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
The iconic postmodern Thompson Center in the heart of Chicago’s Loop will be sold either for demolition or adaptive reuse.It was built for the...
April 2021 Month-in-Review Newsletter
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Table of ContentsPETITIONSTHREATENED: Thompson Center
THREATENED: Lakeview State Bank
PARTIAL WIN: Proposed The...
Chicago History Shorts from Dilla, The Urban Historian: The Chicago Flag
"The Chicago Urban Historian is bringing his history lessons from the small screen to the city’s streets in a series of South Side tours."Shermann...
WBEZ Chicago: What’s That Building? Chicago Loop Synagogue
"There’s a glorious secret concealed behind a relatively modest, opaque façade on Clark Street just south of Madison Street in the Loop."In the tall...
WTTW Chicago: Ask Geoffrey: Restoration of GAR Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center
"A piece of Civil War history is being restored in one of Chicago’s most well-known public buildings. But what was it doing there in...