September 2021 Newsletter

September 2021 Newsletter

September 2021 Month-in-Review Newsletter

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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...
Austin, Garfield Park, Humboldt Park

WIN: After Year of Advocacy, Seth Warner House To Become Designated Chicago Landmark

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"A house in the Austin neighborhood built by a Chicagoan who, prior to the Civil War, hosted anti-slavery meetings in his downtown performance hall...
Wins

WIN: Preservation Chicago Formally Suggests Seven Significant Historic Places for Chicago Landmark Designation

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"Proposals to list Altgeld Gardens, the Ramova Theatre and the Elijah Muhammad house on the National Register of Historic Places cleared a key committee...
December 2021 Newsletter

LOSS: Bulldozers Clear 20 Acres of Jackson Park for OPC Construction, including the Woman’s Garden and 800 Old-Growth Trees, (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019,...

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"Months before the official groundbreaking of the Obama Presidential Center (OPC), residents and commuters were already noticing changes to the landscape near the lakefront. "Yet,...
Editorial/Op-Ed

OP-ED: A Jackson Park landmark was destroyed — is the South Shore Nature Area next? (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)

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"Earlier this month, the Women’s Garden on the Midway at Jackson Park was destroyed to make room for the Obama Presidential Center. "For those of...
Editorial/Op-Ed

Crain’s Op-Ed: Flames That Still Flicker And Destroy

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"Chicago in 1871 was a rather ramshackle affair, without a great deal of architectural distinction. While there was an immediate move to rebuild, there...
Austin, Garfield Park, Humboldt Park

POTENTIAL WIN: INVEST South/West Generates Two Options for Pioneer Bank for Adaptive Reuse

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"The city is asking residents of West Humboldt Park and the surrounding area to weigh in on a pair of competing development proposals for...
September 2021 Newsletter

POTENTIAL WIN: Outpouring of Letters and Aldermanic Support Builds Momentum for Effort to Landmark Promontory Point

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"Many thanks to all who wrote letters of support for the recommendation of Promontory Point for Chicago landmarking. We had a tremendous outpouring of...
September 2021 Newsletter

POTENTIAL WIN: Outpouring of Letters and Aldermanic Support Builds Momentum for Effort to Landmark Promontory Point

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"Many thanks to all who wrote letters of support for the recommendation of Promontory Point for Chicago landmarking. We had a tremendous outpouring of...
Banks

THREATENED: Mega-Development Endangers Archway Standard Oil Station, Stanley Tigerman Walgreens, North Federal Savings Bank Building, and Moody Bible Church Campus

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" Developers have recruited architect David Adjaye to overhaul several properties in Old Town, including the site of the old Treasure Island Grocery Store. "Adjaye,...

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