September 2023 Newsletter
THREATENED: Strong Community Opposition to Planned Demolition of Damen Silos (Chicago 7 2023)
"The immediate fate of the long-abandoned Damen grain silos will remain up in the air as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviews plans...
WIN: $1 Million Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Grant to Restore Historic Sears Sunken Garden
"Sears famously abandoned the campus for the Sears Tower in the 1970s. But most of the original Sears buildings are still there, as is...
WIN: The Ramova Theater to Reopen After 37-Year Closure (Chicago 7 2012)
"Ramova, a name first given to a grand movie palace and its tiny diner grill nearly a century ago, may finally reopen as a...
THREATENED: Receivership Possible for Great Lakes Elks Lodge Unless Maintenance Costs Can Be Raised
"Chicago venue The Lodge has been shut down by the authorities."The historic venue will go into receivership and close for good unless it can...
POTENTIAL WIN: Plan to Convert Jackson Park into PGA Golf Course ‘Dead in the Water’
"While the Obama Presidential Center is rising in Chicago’s Jackson Park, a closely related project favored by the former president continues to languish."Backers still...
WIN: Chicago Detroit Freedom Trail Gaining Momentum
"Of those traveling the Underground Railroad through Chicago, 'almost all of them were on their way to Detroit and freedom in Canada,' said Larry...
THREATENED: Closed in 2014 After Being Declared Unsafe, Darrow Bridge Languishes
"The Chicago Department of Planning and Development estimates that some 700,000 people will visit the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) each year after its completion...
LOSS: Meitus House Demolished to Reduce Land Banking Costs
"After outlasting three proposals to replace it, a historical house on a prime site in South Shore has been demolished along with its latter-day...
PARTIAL WIN: New Construction Plans to Incorporate Dinkel’s Bakery Facade and Neon Sign
"A meeting time has been set to review the zoning application for the mixed-use development at 3327 N Lincoln Avenue in Lake View."Replacing the...
WIN: Rooftop Addition Adds Density Without Demolition to Fulton Market Loft Buildings
"A new mixed-use development has been proposed at 167 N. Racine by developer 167 Racine LLC. Located midblock between W. Lake St and W....