Preservation Chicago

The city approved the razing of the building at 1450 N. Dayton in just six days.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce the big rehab project near State and Adams street later Thursday. 

"Oh, I love this," said the previous owner at an informational hearing with the Landmarks Commission.

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved the 50-unit Old Town project.

Pilsen parishioners plan to file complaints in Rome if the sale to a secular music school is completed.

The Landmarks Commission also nominated the Lawson YMCA for the National Register of Historic Places.

From the 1920s until the '60s, the stretch was lined with car dealerships, repair shops and showrooms.

Owners appealed at a public hearing for a demolition permit for 1639 N. North Park Ave.

The commission signed off on razing a "squat" Lincoln Park cottage neighbors considered an "eyesore."

The century-old home will be replaced by a new house. 

There were hopes of moving the distinctive building at Fullerton and Lincoln avenues.

City inspectors ruled, "The building is fire-damaged and structurally unstable."

The school's director said developers and city officials are helping finalize a deal to save the church.

The building at 1399 W. Lake St., formerly home to La Luce Restaurant, is set to be razed this summer.

The Zoning Committee also signed off on the former home of Chicago Public Schools as a landmark.