September 2022 Newsletter
WIN: Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site Receives Recognition with Illinois Historical Marker
"A Southeast Side site that was part of the Underground Railroad is having a sign dedication event this Saturday."The Jan and Aagje Ton Farm...
THREATENED: Continental Can Company Building Targeted for Demolition (Chicago 7 2021)
"Developers plans to replace a large industrial building in McKinley Park with a cold storage facility, but neighbors are concerned about potential pollution and...
WIN: Rapid Roller Printing Building to Become Affordable Residential Lofts
"Solar panels may soon cover the Near South Side rooftop that used to hold a big sign that read 'Muhammad Speaks.”"The city Plan Commission...
WIN: Austin Pink House Dodges Demolition and Will Be Restored
"The iconic 'Pink House' on Chicago’s West Side is not being demolished, but it also won’t be pink for long, as its new owners...
PETITION: Save the Historic Damen Silos in Chicago!
"'Hog Butcher for the World,
Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat...
Stormy, husky, brawling,
City of the Big Shoulders'
-Carl Sandburg, 'Chicago'"When Sandburg wrote those lines, dozens of grain...
Address: 1542 N. Mohawk Street, Old Town
Address: 1542 N. Mohawk Street, Old Town
#100986304
Date Received: 09/09/2022
Ward: 2nd Ald. Brian Hopkins
Applicant: Precision Excavation, LLC
Owner: Todd and Kara Dziedzic
Permit Description: Wreck and removal...
Address: 1328 N. State Parkway, Gold Coast
Address: 1328 N. State Parkway, Gold Coast
#100984396
Date Received: 08/19/2022
Ward: 2nd Ald. Brian Hopkins
Applicant: Robert Davies
Owner: Robert Davies
Permit Description: Partial demolition of the roof and...
WIN: Historic Bridgeview Bank Lobby to Become WeWork Co-Working Space
"The Chicago developer turning Uptown's landmark Bridgeview Bank building into apartments has enlisted WeWork to operate co-working space on the property's lower floors, the...
THREATENED: Hector Guimard’s Art Nouveau Metra Entrance Slated for Removal as Part of Illinois Central Railroad Station Restoration
"The Grant Park entrance to the Metra Electric and South Shore line’s Van Buren station has given Chicago an added touch of Paris for...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse Progressing of Vintage Fulton Market Industrial Building Into Guinness Chicago Taproom
"Renovation and construction work are rapidly taking shape for Fulton Market’s new Guinness Taproom. Coordinated by developer Fred Latsko, the project is an adaptive...