September 2019 Newsletter
THREATENED: After a site visit, Alderman stands by her comments about South Shore Nature Sanctuary “All dead…it’s been dead for some years.” (Chicago 7...
Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) proclaimed in the Sun-Times that the cherished South Shore Nature Sanctuary is “actually all dead...it’s been dead for some years.”...
LOSS: Rest In Peace Crawford Power Plant (Chi 7 2019 and 2014)
The demolition continues on the Crawford Power Station in Little Village. As it works its way through the environmental remediation needed in each phase...
WIN: Restoration Work Progresses at the First Church of Deliverance
If you have never visited the First Church of Deliverance at 4315 S. Wabash in Bronzeville, please consider visiting it during the Open House...
WIN: Exterior and Sanctuary of St. James Methodist Church In Kenwood To Be Preserved As Part of Adaptive Reuse Project
“Almost a decade after the St. James United Methodist Church said goodbye to its congregation, developers are preparing to submit plans to redevelop the...
WIN: Little Village Loft Building to Be Converted to 60 Units of Affordable Rentals
"After recently introducing a proposal for a new affordable housing development in Pilsen, the Resurrection Project will soon pitch plans for another affordable housing...
WIN: Protections Passed for Pilsen Homeowners Against Predatory Brokers and Developers
"Real estate developers will now have to wait six months before contacting homeowners who have previously rejected their offers to scoop up their property...
LOSS: Developer Demolishes Puerto Rican Community Center
"State Sen. Iris Martinez, who has been vocal in the fight to save La Casa Puertorriqueña, is livid the beloved Puerto Rican community center...
WIN: Newly Formed James R. Thompson Center Historical Society “Invites The Public In” (Chicago 7 2016, 2018 & 2019)
"A group of three — an architect, real estate reporter and an architectural historian — have launched the James R. Thompson Center Historical Society...
POTENTIAL WIN: Historic Apartment Building at 2616 N. Clark Street Could Become Boutique Hotel
"The new owner of the vintage apartment building next to the popular hot dog joint plans to convert the North Clark Street property into...
THREATENED: Wrigley Lodge/Salvation Army River West Site for Sale
The Salvation Army is looking to sell its main downtown campus in the River West neighborhood, hoping to cash in on real estate investors'...

