Year-in-Review Archive
WIN: Monumental Baptist Church Final Landmark Designation Approved
Monumental Baptist Church in Bronzeville gets Landmarks Commission approval, Christian Belanger, Hyde Park Herald, 5/5/22A Bronzeville Church Once Known For Its Handel Concerts May...
WIN: Paseo Boricua Gateway Flags Receives Final Landmark Designation
Flags Could Become Chicago Landmarks; The towering flags, which were erected in 1995 to mark the Puerto Rican community, are on their way to...
WIN: Preston Bradley Center Auditorium and Social Services Saved By Preservation-Oriented Buyer
Uptown’s Historical Preston Bradley Center Bought By Local Surgeon, Blues Man Who Plans To Convert It Into Nonprofit Community Hub; Daniel Ivankovich, a renowned...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 1851 N. Leavitt St., Bucktown
Date Received: 07/10/2023
Address: 1851 N. Leavitt St.
Ward: 32nd Ald. Scott Waguespack
Applicant: Ruuk, Inc. DBA Maxym Demolition C/O Dmytro Trotsenko
Owner: 1851 N. Leavitt, LLC C/O...
WTTW Chicago: The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago 2
Chicago is full of beauty. Beginning December 4 at 7 pm, join WTTW’s award-winning host and producer Geoffrey Baer on a new adventure to...
Chicago Sun-Times: As migrant crisis grows will faith groups step up and offer unused buildings?
"As migrant crisis grows will faith groups step up and offer unused buildings?"What are the churches doing? That shorthand covers synagogues and mosques too....
Crain’s Chicago Business: Historian finds two early Frank Lloyd Wright houses have a sibling connection – Foster House
"Two houses from early in Frank Lloyd Wright’s career, built six years and 27 miles apart, have a sisterly connection that was hidden for...
NewCity: Fine Arts Building Act Five: Encore—Today’s Tenants, A Group Portrait (5 of 10)
"The Fine Arts Building’s managers aren’t sure exactly how many studios there are, estimating the number to be somewhere between 175 and 190. The...
Chicago YIMBY: Lost Legends #9: Chicago’s Illinois Central Station In South Loop
"Chicago’s Central Station, once a hub of vibrant activity, represents a significant chapter in American railway history. Constructed in 1893, the station was designed...