Month-in-Review Newsletter
BUYER WANTED: Former St. Bride Church and Rectory in South Shore For Sale (Chicago 7 2021)
"Truly unique opportunity in Chicago's South Shore community - just steps to Lake Michigan. The former St. Bride Church and Rectory are being offered...
THREATENED: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral Needs Support for Restoration Campaign
"When Serhiy Kovalchuk began preaching at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in 2018, he noticed the church’s ornate beauty — and its deteriorating physical...
THREATENED: Uncertain Future for Bo Diddley’s Childhood Home After Fire
"A fire swept through a three-story apartment building that once was home to singer and guitarist Bo Diddley."Firefighters were called to the scene at...
WIN: Kenwood’s Elijah Muhammad House Nominated for Addition to National Register of Historic Places
"The Elijah Muhammad House in Kenwood is one step closer to landing on the National Register of Historic Places, while advocates for Promontory Point...
THREATENED: Chicago Residents Fighting To Save Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens
"Celine Wysgalla remembers the first time she stepped foot into Crystal Gardens as a 5-year-old, her tiny body overshadowed by ancient trees that towered...
THREATENED: Avalon Regal Theater is Stable, but Needs Significant Funding Support To Continue Restoration Efforts
"When Jerald Gary unlocks the doors of the theater now called the Avalon Regal, he enters a wonderland, almost a museum, from another age...
WIN: Preservation-Sensitive Adaptive Reuse of The Jewel Laundry Building
The adaptive reuse process of "The Jewel Laundry” Building located at 1730 W. Greenleaf Avenue has been in motion since 2017. The plans required...
WIN: On the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire which began on October 8, 1871…
During the Great Chicago Fire, roughly 3.3 square miles of Chicago were destroyed, approximately 300 people lost their lives, 17,450 buildings were destroyed and...
WIN: Vintage Anixter Loft Building to Be Converted Into 136 Apartments
"A team of real estate developers that recently converted an old industrial building into apartments next to the planned Lincoln Yards campus on the...