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Two Demolition Permits Issued For New BandWith Chicago Facility In East Garfield Park

7:00 am on May 27, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Two demolition permits were issued by the City of Chicago to allow BandWith Chicago to remove remnants of the former Loyal Casket Company from their new location. Assigned as 134 South California Avenue and issued on May 22, the permits address a metal building and a loading dock at the south end of the property, which extends from Wilcox Street south to Adams Street. Alpine Demolition Services is named as the contractor, at a reported combined cost of $32,000. The two demolitions will pave the way for BandWith’s outdoor gathering space and parking lot.

Permits Issued For Chicago Market Co-Op In Uptown

7:45 am on February 25, 2025 By Ian Achong

Permits have been issued for the upcoming Chicago Market within the former Uptown Station house at 4620 N Broadway in Uptown. Located on the intersection with W Wilson Avenue and under the Red Line tracks, the Co-Op has been in the making for nearly 10 years and will become the city’s largest upon opening.

$75 Million Renovation Announced For Ravinia Festival Grounds

7:45 am on February 18, 2025 By Ian Achong

Details have been revealed for the multi-year renovation of the Ravinia Festival grounds at 200 Ravinia park Road in Highland Park. Located around 25-miles north of The Loop, the iconic festival has called its current grounds home for over 100-years and grown to be globally recognized and the nation’s oldest music festival.

Details Revealed For Community Center In Auburn Gresham

7:45 am on February 8, 2025 By Ian Achong

Details have been revealed for a new community center at 7950 S Emerald Avenue in Auburn Gresham. Occupying a nearly half-block site bound by S Halsted Street to the west, the currently vacant lot will eventually be home to the new $8 million center. Efforts for this are being led by locals Eliseo and Valentina Pacheco-Cornejo.

Additional Funding Granted For Sunshine Community Center In Washington Park

7:45 am on February 5, 2025 By Ian Achong

Partial funding has been awarded for the Sunshine Community Center at 6020 S King Drive in Washington Park. Originally revealed in 2023 and approved by the city late last year, the center will replace a vacant lot on the southwest corner of Washington Park. The project is being led by Sunshine Gospel Ministries, which will be relocating from their current location nearby.

Additional Funding Approved For New After School Matters Location In Near North Side

7:45 am on January 27, 2025 By Ian Achong

Additional funding has been awarded for After School Matters’ new location at 1065 N Orleans Avenue in the Near North Side. The project will redevelop an existing school building that was most recently the home of Architectural Artifacts before it relocated to Texas. The project is being designed by local firm Eckenhoff Saunders.

Details Revealed For South Side Community Art Center Expansion In Bronzeville

7:45 am on January 26, 2025 By Ian Achong

Details have been revealed for the renovation and expansion of the South Side Community Art Center at 3831 S Michigan Avenue in Bronzeville. Located just north of the intersection with E Pershing Road, the center currently operates out of a historic mansion with a vacant side yard. Design efforts are being led by Future Firm, with wrkSHäp serving as the preservation architect.

Clarendon Community Center. Rendering by Booth Hansen

Opening Timeline Revealed For Renovated Clarendon Community Center In Uptown

7:45 am on January 24, 2025 By Ian Achong

An opening timeline has been announced for the fully renovated Clarendon Community Center at 4501 N Clarendon Avenue in Uptown. Sitting near the intersection with W Montrose Avenue, we last covered this project in 2022 as it scored all of its $13 million in funding. Now after nearly two years in the making, the center will reopen to the public this spring.

MAAFA Redemption Project demolition permits

Two Demolition Permits Issued For MAAFA Redemption Project In West Garfield Park

7:00 am on January 20, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago has issued a pair of demolition permits that will lead to renovations for the MAAFA Redemption Project in West Garfield Park. The two properties to be razed bookend a church building at 4241 West Washington Boulevard, which will be transformed into the MAAFA Center for Arts & Activism, or The MAC Center.

Details Announced For Redevelopment Of Church At 9546 S Ewing Avenue in East Side

7:45 am on January 7, 2025 By Ian Achong

Details have been revealed for the redevelopment of the St. George Church at 9546 S Ewing Avenue in East Side. Located on the eastern edge of the city near the Indiana border and across the street from Calumet Park, the project will revitalize the closed church into an arts hub and community space.

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