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WIN: Former Thillens Building Repurposed for Pickleball Courts
"On the 4200 block of North Elston Avenue, a Chicago institution has a new tenant."'Everybody knows Thillens,' Chris Sears said."Sears opened the Pickleball Clubhouse...
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WIN: 3741 W. Lawrence To Be Adaptively Reused as Performing Arts Center
"A new performing arts and gathering space is a step closer to coming to Albany Park thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the...
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WIN: United Electrical Workers Union Hall Adaptively Reused for Residential
"The residential conversion of the former West End Woman’s Club building at 37 South Ashland Avenue on the Near West Side is now complete....
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POTENTIAL WIN: Puerto Rican Arts Alliance Proposes Expansion Into Adjacent Buildings
"A longstanding arts group on the Northwest Side wants to expand its operations into two adjacent buildings on the same block to increase art...
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WIN: Englewood Food Hub Receives Grant to Restore Vintage Building at 1022 W. 63rd Street
"Plans to build the E.G. Woode Food Hub, a dining development on 63rd Street, are moving ahead months after project leaders faced funding delays...
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WIN: 1500 N. Halsted Will Be Converted to Residential
"A commercial building in Lincoln Park could soon be converted into apartments under a new redevelopment plan."Newcastle Investors is proposing a residential conversion of...
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WIN: After Long Delay, Ornate Terra Cotta Facade at 3244 W. Bryn Mawr Will Be Incorporated Into New Construction
"A renovation permit has been issued for a mixed-use development at 3244 W. Bryn Mawr. Planned by 3244-50 Bryn Mawr LLC, the project site...
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WIN: Rock Bottom Building to Become F1 Arcade
"Global motorsports giant Formula One plans to bring its race-simulator restaurant and arcade concept to Chicago, striking a deal to take over a historic,...
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POTENTIAL WIN: Briar Street Theatre / Former Marshall Field & Co. Warehouse Could Be Incorporated Into Residential New Construction
"The now-defunct longtime home of the Blue Man Group could be transformed into housing and retail, creating 66 residential units in a dense pocket...
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WIN: Former St. Cornelius Church To Be Adaptively Reused for Pickleball Courts
"The former St. Cornelius church in Jefferson Park will soon exchange pews for paddles as it is set to become an indoor pickleball facility...