Month-in-Review Newsletter
LOSS: Made Famous From‘Blues Brothers’ Film Scene, Ray’s Music Exchange Building and Mural Demolished After Arson
"The Ray’s Music Exchange mural in Bronzeville that celebrated Black musicians and drew “Blues Brothers” fans from around the world for the past 40...
BUYER WANTED: 4607 N. Magnolia Avenue Needs a Preservation-Oriented Buyer!
Preservation Chicago is working with Sheridan Park neighbors to bring the beautiful historic home at 4607 N. Magnolia Avenue in the Sheridan Park National...
BUYER WANTED: Argus Brewery in Roseland/Pullman Landmark for Sale
"Argus Brewery, which quietly stopped operating on Chicago’s Far South Side in late March, is available on the people’s internet marketplace for $2.5 million....
THREATENED: Englewood Brewery Renovation Grinds to Halt Due to Lease Dispute
"Englewood Brews, once a promising enterprise planned for a beleaguered Southwest Side neighborhood, may be dead in the water as owners, a local development...
WIN: Invest South/West Funds Adaptive Reuse of 839 W. 79th St. in Auburn Gresham
"Auburn Gresham and North Lawndale are getting $11 million in funding for two health-focused projects as part of Invest South/West. The funding will allow...
THREATENED: Old Irving Park Historic Church and Home Threatened with Demolition
"Two nearly 100-year-old buildings in Old Irving Park are going to be demolished to make way for housing developments. Several single-family homes are planned...
THREATENED: Demolition Permit Released for Jeffery Theater and Spencer Arms Hotel (Chicago 7 2014)
A Preservation Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2014, the historic Jeffery Theater is located at the crossroads of what was once the bustling heart...
LOSS: Crawford Station’s Turbine Hall Facade Demolished (Chicago 7 2014 & 2019)
"Companies that win multimillion-dollar tax incentives to bring industrial jobs to Chicago could be stripped of those benefits if they “betray the public’s trust”...
THREATENED: Jackson Park Remains Threatened by Obama Center Development, But Some Positive Movement as Illinois State Historic Preservation Office Letter Calls for “Additional Design...
To many observers it appears that the city, state and federal agencies required to review the proposed Obama Center plans in Jackson Park have...
WIN: West Side YMCA/YWCA Adaptively Reused for Residential Apartments
"A set of red brick buildings that over the course of a century held first a YMCA/YWCA and later the Salvation Army is set...