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POTENTIAL WIN: Preservation Chicago Formally Suggests Four Significant Historic Places for Chicago Landmark Designation
Preservation Chicago submitted formal suggestions for Chicago Landmark Designation for four significant historic places at the Program Committee of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks...
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WIN: Former Danish Baptist Church / Congregation Tzemach Tzedek / Mt. Gilead Bible Church Will Be Adaptively Reused as Residential Apartments
"The Chicago City Council has approved a rezoning for a residential development at 1459 N. Talman. Planned by Mo2 Properties, the vacant church sits...
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WIN: First Church of Deliverance Receives $500,000 Restoration Grant
"The historic Chicago landmark First Church of Deliverance was awarded a $500,000 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the organization announced Tuesday."The...
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WIN: Landmarked Carnival Foods Corner Building to be Incorporated Into New Residential Construction at 458 W. Dickens
"The Chicago City Council has approved a proposed addition to the existing building at 458 W. Dickens. Planned by Carnival Grocery owner Arthur Paris,...
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WIN: Construction Begins for Hudson Motor Car Company Building Adaptive Reuse as Hotel
"An interior renovation permit has been issued for the adaptive reuse of the existing structure at 2222 S. Michigan. Developed by Hudson Michigan Avenue...
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PARTIAL WIN: Former Precious Blood Church and School at 2401 W. Congress to Be Adaptively Reused for Residential, But Adjacent Rectory Will Be Demolished
"A zoning application has been filed for a proposed residential development at 2401 W. Congress. Planned by 4Corners LLC, the project site is located...
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WIN: Ave Maria Church at 6336 S. Kilbourn Ave in West Lawn Will Be Saved By New Nonprofit Owner
"On Kilbourn Avenue, just south of 63rd Street and a block over from the grocer Save A Lot — not too far from Taqueria...
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WIN: 616 W. Arlington Will Be Converted Into Apartments
"An interior demolition permit has been issued for the adaptive reuse residential project at 616 W. Arlington. Planned by Validus Capital, the project site...
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WIN: Pullman’s Hotel Florence Will Be Restored and Reopened as Hotel
"On Nov. 1, 1881, the Hotel Florence opened in Pullman, at the time a railcar manufacturer’s company town south of the city of Chicago....
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WIN: South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) Receives $2M Restoration Grant from the Driehaus Foundation
"The South Side Community Art Center — a Bronzeville landmark that has been an artistic home for generations of Black creatives such as Margaret...