September 2022 Newsletter

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ADVOCACY

WIN: Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site Receives Recognition with Illinois Historical Marker

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"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...
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THREATENED: Continental Can Company Building Targeted for Demolition (Chicago 7 2021)

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"Developers plans to replace a large industrial building in McKinley Park with a cold storage facility, but neighbors are concerned about potential pollution and...
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WIN: Revised Hollander Warehouse Building Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward

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"Developer GW Properties has come back to the community to propose a new plan for the rehabilitation of the Hollander Building. Located at 2422...
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WIN: Rapid Roller Printing Building to Become Affordable Residential Lofts

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"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...
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THREATENED: Pilsen Food Pantry’s Purchase Offer for former Holy Trinity Croatian Church Delayed as Archdiocese Appears to Wait for Higher Offer From Developer

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"A food pantry in Pilsen has been operating out of a former church for the last two years. "The founder is hoping to buy the...
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WIN: Austin Pink House Dodges Demolition and Will Be Restored

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"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...
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THREATENED: State Seeks to Unload Damen Silos

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"Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to sell off an abandoned industrial site in Chicago best known as a backdrop for the 2014 Hollywood blockbuster 'Transformers:...
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PETITION: Save the Historic Damen Silos in Chicago!

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"'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...
90-Day Demolition Delay

Address: 1542 N. Mohawk Street, Old Town

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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...
90-Day Demolition Delay

Address: 1328 N. State Parkway, Gold Coast

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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...

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