2022 Year-in-Review
POTENTIAL WIN: Efforts Underway to Designate Bronzeville a ‘National Heritage Area’
Turning Bronzeville Into A National Heritage Area Is One Of Bobby Rush’s Top Priorities Before He Leaves Congress; The longtime Bronzeville resident pledges to...
POTENTIAL WIN: City Seeks Redevelopment for Roseland Theater and other Roseland Sites (Chicago 7 2020)
3 Sites In Roseland, Including Former Gately’s Location, Could Become Homes, Shopping, Business Space And More; The city wants to redevelop the site of...
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,...
Remembering the Jackson Park Trees: A Photo Essay, Jacqueline Serrato, South Side Weekly, 9/30/21
LOSS: Cassidy Tire / Tyler & Hippach Mirror Company Factory Demolished (Chicago 7 2021)
Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building / Tyler & Hippach Mirror Company Factory: West Loop Industrial Lofts, a Preservation Chicago 2021 Most Endangered
WIN: Epworth Church Receives Preliminary Landmark Designation Approval
"Epworth Church is one step closer to becoming a city landmark just as the historical church is set to be redeveloped — possibly into...
LOSS: Demolition Underway For 4155 S. Packers Industrial Building
Demolition Permits Issued For 4155 S Packers Avenue In New City, Bee Ricketts, Chicago Yimby, 5/11/22
LOSS: Antioch Missionary Baptist Demolished Following Massive Good Friday Fire
'We need to find an alternative': Preservation Chicago wants city to do more to protect historic structures from fires, Steven Graves, CBS 2 Chicago,...
LOSS: Ornate Reebie Company Warehouse Building Façade Demolished
CDC approves $10 million in TIF for Timeline Theatre; A new theatre will be built at 5033 N. Broadway, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 5/17/22TimeLine...
LOSS: A Few Months Before Adaptive Reuse as Pool Hall, Smashy Garage Demolished After Fire
After Tragic Fire, Facade Elements at 5006 N Clark Potentially Saved for Reuse, Uptown Update, 4/26/22
LOSS: John Ramcke House at 2028 N. Seminary Demolished for a Side Yard
Should the wealthy be allowed to demolish real estate to create their own open space? Cities should be getting denser and more diverse, not...