Month-in-Review Newsletter
TELEVISION: Al Capone Warehouse Demolished Reported by CBS 2 TV
“Decades ago, Al Capone ran the booze business in Chicago. Part of the operation was run out of a brick building south of the...
FEATURE ARTICLE: Meet The Women Who Built Logan Square by Mina Bloom in Block Club Chicago
Meet The Women Who Built Logan Square: We assembled a small list of little known women who have made a lasting impact on the...
FEATURE ARTICLE: The Brilliant Artist That Chicago, and the World, Nearly Forgot: The Idiosyncratic Art of Edgar Miller by Zach Mortice in CityLab
These Edgar Miller sculptures are currently in storage and expected to be installed in the new National Public Housing Museum in Chicago.The Brilliant Artist...
WIN: New Illinois State Historic Tax Credit Becomes Law!
On July 16, 2018, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed SB 3527, a bipartisan bill improving and expanding the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Historic Tax...
WIN: South Side Community Art Center Wins Prestigious National Grant
Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center was one of 16 grant winners among a total of 830 applicants across 42 states to win a...
LOSS: State and Elm Building Demolished!
The historic three-story corner building at the corner of State and Elm Streets on the Gold Coast has been demolished. This brown brick building...
THREATENED: Obama Presidential Center Lawsuit Reveals New Information and Groundbreaking is Postponed to 2019. (Chicago 7 2017 & 2018)
Jackson Park has been a Preservation Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2017 and again in 2018. We are advocating for the protection of this...
THREATENED: Facade Alterations Considered for the former Continental Furniture Building in Wicker Park Landmark District.
More renovations are coming to the Milwaukee Avenue Chicago Landmark District between North Avenue and Division Street. The former Continental Furniture building will be...
THREATENED: Effort to Raise Funds to Save St. Adalbert Church (Chicago 7 2014 & 2016)
The Society of St. Adalbert is looking to raise $1 million dollars to acquire the church property at 1650 W. 17th St. The “11th...