Year-in-Review Archive
THREATENED: With Flurry of Purchases, Latin School Now Owns Eight of 10 Properties on a Stretch of Dearborn Parkway
Latin School buys 4th home on its block; The elite private school has recently spent more than $10 million on neighboring properties, which it...
THREATENED: Archdiocese Closes The Shrine of Christ the King Again
Emily Nielsen: The Shrine, Beloved Chicago Landmark, Endangered Again, Judy Carmack Bross, Classic Chicago Magazine, 10/29/22Chicago: the Saga of a Cancelled Parish, Trevor Alcorn,...
THREATENED: Restoration Plan Needed for Racine Green Line Station in Englewood
30 Years Ago, Englewood’s Racine Green Line Station Shut Down. Now, Neighbors Are Ramping Up Fight To Bring It Back, Englewood organizers got an...
THREATENED: Fundraising Challenges Delay Avalon Regal Theater Restoration and Reopening (Chicago 7 2012)
After Taking Cash From Kanye, Avalon Regal Theater’s Owner Counting On Crypto To Bring Landmark Back To Life; Owner Jerald Gary needs $1 million...
THREATENED: Chicago Park District Buildings Continue to Crumble
Looking for better judgment at the Chicago Park District; From its mishandling of a sexual abuse scandal to allowing Amazon lockers in public parks,...
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...