Year-in-Review Archive
WIN: Strong Community Support for Historic Preservation and Reuse of Historic Mars Candy Factory Building
West Siders settle on plan for redeveloping Mars factory; Community members agree that a mixed-use development would be best for the factory after it...
WIN: Residential Conversion and Restoration Planned for Rector Building at 79 W. Monroe
European investor plans Loop apartment conversion; The upper floors of the vintage office building at 79 W. Monroe St. are poised to be turned...
WIN: After Decade Long Year Effort, Clarendon Park Community Center Breaks Ground on $13 Million Renovation (Chicago 7 2015)
Uptown’s Clarendon Park Community Center, Once Facing Wrecking Ball, Kicks Off $13 Million Overhaul; The renovation will restore the more than 100-year-old field house...
WIN: 226 W. Jackson Renovation and Hotel Adaptive Reuse Complete
Commission On Chicago Landmarks Approves Tax Incentive For Loop Hotel, Ian Achong, Chicago Yimby, 4/11/22Historic Loop office building prepares to reopen as dual hotels,...
WIN: Exceptional Renovation Underway at Belden-Stratford
Lincoln Park’s Belden-Stratford basks in a billionaire’s love; Formerly an apartment hotel, the building is getting a complete makeover backed by a former resident,...
WIN: Laramie State Bank Restoration Powerfully Catalyzes Chicago Avenue Revitalization (Chicago 7 2019)
An economic revival finally reaches Austin; A stretch of Chicago Avenue called the Soul City Corridor sparks opportunities for businesses to revitalize one of...
WIN: Harper Theater Sold to Preservation-Oriented Theater Operator
Harper Theater to close in November, will reopen early next year under new ownership
Nebraska movie theater operator Main Street Theatres to take over the...
WIN: Bronzeville Marshall Field Warehouse to be Transformed into The Lillian Marcie Center for the Performing Arts
Bronzeville’s Lillian Marcie Center, A 350-Seat Theater In The Works, Gets $26 Million In State Funding; The grant will bring actor Harry Lennix one...
WIN: Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Hub Celebrates Grand Opening in Long-Vacant Rusnak Brothers Store
Auburn Gresham’s Healthy Lifestyle Hub Brings Resources Back To The South Side: ‘We Can Make Great Things Happen’; As live music played, families and...
WIN: Capital Garage To Become Bramble Arts Lofts Theatre
Bramble Theatre Company’s New Performing Arts Space In Andersonville Aims To Help Revive A Struggling Industry; Bramble Theatre Co. formed right before the pandemic...

