Month-in-Review Newsletter
Chicago Tonight on WTTW: Restorations and Revelations at a Far South Side Tavern Headed For City Landmark Status
On June 4, 2020, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted to award preliminary Landmark designation to the former Schlitz Brewery-Tied House located at 9401...
2114 N. Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Park – 90-Day Demolition Delay
Address: 2114 N. Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Park
100855857
Date Received: 04/22/2020
Ward: 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith
Applicant: JAR Corp.
Owner: Frederic Boyer
Permit Description: Partial demolition to accommodate third...
BUYER WANTED: 4706 Malden Needs a Preservation-Oriented Buyer!
Preservation Chicago is working with Sheridan Park neighbors to bring the beautiful historic home at 4706 N. Malden Street in the Sheridan Park National...
THREATENED: Two Redevelopment Proposals Have Fallen Through for St. Paul’s Church in Wicker Park
"A 19th-century church building on North Avenue where two proposed residential conversions have failed in recent years is back on the market, at $2.4...
WIN: City Council Approves $1.5M to Little Village Chamber to Redevelopment of 3523 W. 26th Street into Coworking Space
"A $1.5 million Neighborhood Opportunity Fund grant introduced to City Council today by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot would help create a cross-cultural business incubator...
WIN: $10 Million Awarded to Transform Vacant Auburn Gresham 1920s Terra Cotta Building into Healthy Neighborhood Hub
"A shuttered 1920s terra cotta building and a vacant former Chicago police impound lot will be transformed into neighborhood hubs of healthy living, health...
WIN: Former Logan Square Synagogue Adaptively Reused as Residential Apartments
"A building that for a century served Palmer Square neighbors, either through religious services or after-school programming, has been transformed into more than a...
WIN: 30 Vacant Homes In North Pullman to be Rehabbed Into Affordable Housing
"Thirty empty homes in the North Pullman neighborhood may soon be rehabbed into affordably priced for-sale housing, if the Chicago City Council approves a...
BUYER WANTED: Astor Street Mansion to be Sold at No Reserve Auction
"A long-unsold mansion on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s block of Astor Street is going up for auction, with a promise that no matter what the...
WIN: After Years of Decay, Muddy Waters’ House Wins Restoration Grant Funds
"The National Trust for Historic Preservation has given the Muddy Waters Mojo Museum a $50,000 grant to begin renovations on legendary bluesman's long-derelict former...