THREATENED: Uncertain Future for St. Adalbert’s Church After Removal of La Pietà Statue (Chicago 7 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021) By Preservation Chicago December 31, 2022 0 13 FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestWhatsAppEmailPrint St. Adalbert Church, Henry J. Schlacks, 1636 W. 17th Street. Photo Credit: Eric Allix Rogers Former parishioners are taken into police custody after blocking the truck carrying the La Pietà statue, which was removed from St. Adalbert’s and moved to St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Pilsen on Nov. 29, 2022, after months of activism to keep the statue in its original home.. St. Adalbert Church, Henry J. Schlacks, 1636 W. 17th Street. Photo Credit: Colin Boyle / Block Club Chicago 5 Protesters Arrested Outside Pilsen Church As Workers Remove Beloved Statue After Monthslong Standoff; People have camped outside the closed St. Adalbert’s for weeks, hoping to prevent workers from moving the La Pietà statue to St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Madison Savedra and Colin Boyle, Block Club Chicago, 11/29/22 ADVOCACYThreatenedMonth-in-Review NewsletterDecember 2022 NewsletterYear-in-Review Archive2022 Year-in-Review FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestWhatsAppEmailPrint Previous articleTHREATENED: GSA Initiates Section 106 Hearings, Despite Confirmation of Their Landmark Eligibility and Unanimous Public Opposition to Demolition of Century and Consumers Buildings (Chicago 7 2011, 2013 & 2022)Next articleTHREATENED: After 22 year Effort to Save Promontory Point, 500+ Letters to Chicago Officials Urges Landmark Status (Chicago 7 2022) LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Comment: Please enter your comment! Name:* Please enter your name here Email:* You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Math Captcha + 58 = 68 Captcha verification failed! CAPTCHA user score failed. Please contact us!