Year-in-Review Archive
WIN: Emmett Till Home Awarded $150K grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and $250,000 Adopt-a-Landmark Renovation...
Emmett Till Home gets $150K grant for Blacks in Green project, Herald Staff Report, Hyde Park Herald, 7/26/22
WIN: In Partnership with Preservation Chicago, Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative Completes Surveys in Logan Square, McKinley Park and South Chicago
See the full survey results at Chicago Workers Cottage InitiativeCataloging and Celebrating the Workers Cottage, One of Chicago’s Original Affordable Homes, Nick Blumberg, WTTW Chicago,...
WIN: The Forum Receives $1 Million Restoration Grant from Andrew M. Mellon Foundation
Bronzeville’s The Forum Gets $1 Million Grant To Build Arts And Culture Hub In Historic Building; The grant from the Andrew M. Mellon Foundation...
WIN: Commission on Chicago Landmarks Recognizes and Celebrates the Best Chicago Preservation Projects of 2022
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks honored eight successful development projects and seven advocacy leaders at the 2022 Preservation Excellence Awards."The Preservation Excellence awards have...
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