2023 Year-in-Review
WIN: Turn of the Century Loft Building at 153 W. Ohio to Be Converted to Residential
Residential Conversion Proposed For 153 W Ohio Street In River North, Ian Achong, Chicago YIMBY, 1/25/23
Developer plans residential conversion at 153 W....
WIN: After 40 Years, Union Station’s Clinton Street Entrance Reopens through former Fred Harvey Restaurant Space (Chicago 7 2018)
New Union Station entrance opens on Clinton Street; Amtrak plans to open a food court near the new entrance. The food hall project...
POTENTIAL WIN: Our Lady of Victory Church Parishioners Challenge Closure in Vatican Court and Win! (Chicago 7 2021)
Victory — for now — at Northwest Side church after Vatican appeal; Parishioners were upset when the archdiocese decreed in 2022 that Our...
POTENTIAL WIN: OPC Lawsuit Challenges Precedent Set by Transferring Public Parkland for Private Use
Park advocates make another legal argument against Obama Presidential Center even as construction continues, A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10/24/23
Protect Our Parks Website...
POTENTIAL WIN: Plan to Convert Jackson Park and South Shore Nature Sanctuary into PGA Golf Course ‘Dead in the Water’
Plans for Tiger Woods golf project near Obama Presidential Center have stalled, but hopes remain for restoration of existing courses; Robert McCoppin, Chicago...
WIN: Chicago Detroit Freedom Trail Gaining Momentum
Landmarks: A trail that starts in Chicago could ‘connect the dots’ of a powerful episode in African American history, Paul Eisenberg, Daily Southtown,...
WIN: The Belden-Stratford Reopens After Meticulous Restoration
At the rehabbed Belden Stratford, it's 1923 all over again, Dennis Rodkin, Crain's Chicago Business, 6/6/23
Renovated Belden-Stratford Opens To Residents In Lincoln...
WIN: Art Deco Lawson House YMCA Renovation Underway
Sneak Peek At Lawson House YMCA Renovation, Bringing 400 Apartments To Gold Coast In 2024; The Lawson House will have 409 studios, three...
WIN: Obsidian Collection’s Restoration of the Hammer / Palmer Mansion Regaining Momentum After Two-Year Aldermanic Delay (Chicago 7 2019
Bronzeville’s Palmer Mansion Will Become Obsidian Collection Archive, Coworking For Black Creators; City Council also approved $6 million for the construction of the...
WIN: Lillian Marcie Center for the Performing Art Adaptive Reuse of Bronzeville Marshall Field Warehouse Receives TIF Funding
Bronzeville’s Palmer Mansion Will Become Obsidian Collection Archive, Coworking For Black Creators; City Council also approved $6 million for the construction of the...