September 2025 Newsletter
WIN: Landmarked Carnival Foods Corner Building to be Incorporated Into New Residential Construction at 458 W. Dickens
"The Chicago City Council has approved a proposed addition to the existing building at 458 W. Dickens. Planned by Carnival Grocery owner Arthur Paris,...
WIN: David Fireproof Storage Warehouse at 3240 W. Lawrence Will Be Adaptively Reused for Residential
"A mixed-use development is being planned at 3240 W. Lawrence in Albany Park. Planned by APZ Holdings LLC, the project site is located midblock...
WIN: First Church of Deliverance Receives $500,000 Restoration Grant
"The historic Chicago landmark First Church of Deliverance was awarded a $500,000 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the organization announced Tuesday."The...
WIN: Former St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Will Become Community Center
"A center for arts and activism is coming to a closed Garfield Park church, which will also become the headquarters for a program that...
LOSS: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1896 Demolished For New Single Family Homes
"Even as some Chicagoans are still coming to grips with the demolition of a vintage church in Ravenswood, another has been slated for demolition...
WIN: Historic Three-Flat at 3641 N. Wilton Will Be Renovated With Addition and ADU, Not Demolition
"A second permit has been approved to expand a residential building at 3641 North Wilton Avenue in the Wrigleyville neighborhood. The later permit, issued...
THREATENED: Ford City Mall Threatened With Demolition
"As a proposed plan to transform Ford City Mall into an industrial campus awaits zoning approval, Ald. Derrick Curtis (18th) warned neighbors that if...
POTENTIAL WIN: Preservation Chicago Formally Suggests Four Significant Historic Places for Chicago Landmark Designation
Preservation Chicago submitted formal suggestions for Chicago Landmark Designation for four significant historic places at the Program Committee of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Gale Street Inn to Reopen With New Owner
"A local guy is reopening the Gale Street Inn – Chicago, 4914 N. Milwaukee Ave., a local landmark that closed last June."Paulo Villabona’s family...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Italian Village celebrates 98 years with ‘blast from the past’ menu
"An iconic restaurant is bringing back some of its original recipes, to celebrate 98 years in the Loop."Italian Village is fourth generation owned on...