PRESERVATION CHICAGO https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html WIN: Chicago Landmark Plaques Installed at the c.1856 Phebe and John Gray House at 4362 W. Grace Street, the Oldest Residence in Old Irving Park THREATENED: The 1888 “Big Jim” O’Leary Mansion at 726 W. Garfield Boulevard in Englewood Is Vacant, Boarded, and Headed to Demolition Court THREATENED: Years of Unpermitted Alterations Continue at the 1874 Wacker House at 1838 N. Lincoln Park West in the Old Town Triangle District WIN: Renovation Permit Issued for the Adaptive Reuse of the Former Precious Blood Church and School at 2401 W. Congress Parkway POTENTIAL WIN: Residential Adaptive Reuse Moves Forward for the 1918 Illinois Bell Telephone Company Building at 3601 W. Cortland Street in Logan Square POTENTIAL WIN: Adaptive Reuse Proposed for the Vacant Milshire Hotel at 2525 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square, with the Historic Neon Sign to Be Restored THREATENED: The 1940 Art Deco Mann Furniture Building at 6130 N. Broadway in Edgewater, Home of the Broadway Antique Market, Is Listed for Sale as a Redevelopment Opportunity THREATENED: Full Building Permit Issued for 4006 N. Sheridan Road New Construction as Demolition Permits Remain Pending for the Ornate Terra Cotta Holiday Club Building (Terra Cotta: Chicago 7 2023) WIN: The 400 Theater in Rogers Park Reopens After Three Year Closure WIN: Portage Theater Foundation Launches a $3 Million Restoration Campaign with Marquee Repairs Beginning and a Reopening Targeted Within a Year (Chicago 7 2012) WIN: Restoration of the 1907 Sears Sunken Garden Pergola Is Back on Track in North Lawndale with Additional Driehaus Foundation Funding WIN: Glass Atrium Work Begins at Humboldt Park’s Historic Stable and Receptory Building as National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture Earns National Accreditation WIN: Adaptive Reuse of the Chicago Landmark Immaculata High School Moves Forward at 640 W. Irving Park Road THREATENED: Loyola University Proposes Demolition of the Former St. Ignatius School and Andrew Rebori Designed Gymnasium and Auditorium from 1931 WIN: The 1897 Charles Warrington Earle School at 6121 S. Hermitage Avenue in West Englewood Reopens as 50 Units of Affordable Housing After Twelve Years Vacant WIN: University of Chicago Selects Steven Holl Architects and JLK Architects for the Renewal of the 1916 Ida Noyes Hall at 1212 E. 59th Street in Hyde Park THREATENED: Foreclosure and Lost Financing Stall the Redevelopment of the Landmark Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank Building at 4000 W. North Avenue in Humboldt Park WIN: Vintage Loft Leahy Building at 226 W. Ontario Street in River North Sold for Conversion to 70 Apartments PARTIAL WIN: Exterior Nears Completion at the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Where Solon S. Beman’s 1901 Facades Have Been Integrated Into New Construction WIN: Owner Albert Friedman Plans the Next Adaptive Reuse of the Landmarked 1912 Medinah Temple as Bally’s Prepares to Move Out LOSS: Demolition Permit Issued for the 1951 Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America Building at 2800 N. Sheridan Road (Chicago 7 2026) Donate Case for Giving Preservation Chicago: From Impossible to Inevitable Impactful Giving Options: Donor Advised Funds (DAF), IRA Gift, Securities or Stock, Legacy Planned Giving Preservation Donor Circle Header Template 19 – City News Footer – Makeup Shop (2) Preservation Chicago: Chicago 7 Most Endangered Preservation Chicago: Events LOSS: Mercy Home Demolishes Beautiful Historic Building at 221 S. Racine for a Parking Lot THREATENED: “Actually all dead…it’s been dead for some years.”Alderman’s Comments Regarding South Shore Nature Sanctuary Cause Outrage THREATENED: Moody Bible Institute Buildings For Sale THREATENED: Ukrainian Village Worker’s Cottages Threatened by New Condo Construction THREATENED: Nordine Home Endangered Despite Interested Preservation-Oriented Buyer THREATENED: Demolition Threat for Chicago Town and Tennis Club/Unity Church THREATENED: Second Christian Science Church Declines Purchase Offer from Major Chicago Foundation to Fully Restore and Convert to Lincoln Park Community Cultural Arts Center THREATENED: Thompson Center Sale Approved by Governor Pritzker (Chicago 7 2016, 2018 & 2019 THREATENED: Jackson Park and Midway Plaisance Threatened by Proposed Obama Presidential Center, and South Shore Cultural Center Threatened by Proposed Golf Course (Chicago 7 2017 and 2018) LOSS: Terra Cotta Facade at 1315 W. Loyola Avenue Demolished LOSS: Falling Bricks from St. James Temple/St. Nicholas Church in Roseland Trigger Emergency Demolition LOSS: American Taxi Service Building Demolished By the University of Chicago for a Vacant Lot LOSS: Historic Apartment Building Fronting Humboldt Park Demolished PARTIAL WIN: Gately’s Peoples Store Demolished Following Heartbreaking Fire but Historic Sign to be Saved WIN: Dated Uptown Office Building Converted to Mid-Century Inspired Apartments WIN: Terra Cotta Facade Eagles Return to Building at Broadway and Sheridan WIN: Landmarked Ukrainian Village Church Converted to Residential Building WIN: Lincoln Park Zoo’s Kovler/Pepper Lion House Renovations Moving Forward WIN: Three Humboldt Park Warehouses to Be Converted into “Creative Office Campus” WIN: Historic Apartment Building at 2616 N. Clark Street to Become Boutique Hotel Home