2022 Year-in-Review

THREATENED: Phyllis Wheatley Home at Risk for Emergency Demolition (Chicago 7 2021)

Demolition Court Looms For Chicago’s Last Phyllis Wheatley Home, Which Sheltered Black Women During The Great Migration; Researchers and residents are calling for the...

THREATENED: Portage Theater Makes Slow Progress, but Needs Significant City Support to Reopen (Chicago 7 2012)

Portage Theater Owner Wants To Bring Venue Back To Life To Revive Six Corners, But He Needs Millions In Funding; Neighbors and local leaders...

THREATENED: William LeBaron Jenney’s 19 S. LaSalle in Foreclosure

Foreclosure suit hits LaSalle Street landlord; The 129-year-old building at 19 S. LaSalle St. could be a candidate for conversion to a residential or...

THREATENED: 209-227 S. State Street Listed For Sale and New Construction

State Street site could be primed for high-rise development; A broker is seeking buyers for the building between Adams Street and Jackson Boulevard, which...

THREATENED: Neighbors Prefer Preservation of St. Ignatius Over Loyola’s Plans

Loyola Expresses Interest in Building New Dorms on St. Ignatius Campus Prompting Pushback From Residents, St. Ignatius was a Catholic church founded by the...

THREATENED: Give an A+ for effort to grant landmark status for Bowen High School

Give an A+ for effort to grant landmark status for Bowen High School; It’s time to landmark Bowen and bring more architecturally-significant school buildings...

THREATENED: Petition Started to Landmark Our Lady Of Victory Church to Prevent Potential Demolition (Chicago 7 2021)

Our Lady Of Victory Church Should Be A Protected Chicago Landmark, Northwest Side Group Says; A petition calls on elected officials to work with...

THREATENED: No Potential Reuse Plans On Horizon for Chicago Harbor Lighthouse

Feds to city: Give us back Chicago Harbor Lighthouse; The city of Chicago has been unable to do anything with the deteriorating lighthouse in...

THREATENED: Hector Guimard’s Art Nouveau Metra Entrance Slated for Removal as Part of Former Illinois Central Railroad / Metra Electric Station Restoration

Metra bids au revoir to Van Buren station’s Parisian-styled entrance; The commuter agency is replacing the ornate portal with a new and accessible entrance...

THREATENED: Fire Engulfs Stickney School Building from 1903 by J.E.O. Pridmore

Fire Engulfs Historical Edgewater Building But No One Injured, Fire Department Says The fire is at 1054 W. Hollywood Ave., just east of the Red...