[remote or in-person] Commission on Chicago Landmarks

Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Development

Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
12:45 p.m. — 2:45 p.m. CST

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121 N LaSalle St Chicago, IL 60602 (Directions)

Room 201A

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Live reporting by William Lu

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks reviewed recommedenations for approving landmark status and presented reports from 2024.

Will Lioux @LiouxW 2/15
The meeting agenda for today has been published online and could be found at chicago.gov/content/dam/ci…
chicago.gov/content/dam/ci…
Will Lioux @LiouxW 3/15
The meeting is held in the City Council Chambers, located on the second floor of Chicago City Hall at 121 N LaSalle St. Settling in now.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 4/15
The meeting was called to order at 12:48pm. Chair Ernest C. Wong, Vice Chair Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz and commission members Suellen Burns, Jonathan Fair, Alicia Ponce, Adam Rubin, and Richard Tolliver are in attendance.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 5/15
The first item under consideration is the proposed landmark designation of Morning Star Baptist Church of Chicago, located at 3993 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive. The motion is approved by the Commission.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 6/15
The second item under consideration is the proposed landmark designation of the WAX TRAX! building, located at 2449 N Lincoln Ave. Commissioner Rubin reported on the public hearing on this and mentioned that members of the public overwhelmingly supported the proposed designation.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 7/15
The current owner of the WAX TRAX! record label is speaking in support of the proposal and highlights the tourism benefits that the landmark designation would have and the cultural significance of the record store to the music scene in Chicago.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 8/15
Another member of the public who grew up in the area spoke critically of the recent architectural transformation of the stretch of Lincoln Avenue close to the WAX TRAX! as a result of new developments: "We're stripping things of their character and charm."
Will Lioux @LiouxW 9/15
A representative of Preservation Chicago just spoke in support of the proposed landmark designation.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 10/15
The motion to approve the proposed landmark designation of WAX TRAX! (2449 N Lincoln Ave) has been adopted unanimously.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 11/15
The next item under consideration is the recommendation to the Illinois National Registry Advisory Council to nominate Our Lady of Lourdes / Pentecostal Church of Holiness located at 4208 W 15th St to the National Register of Historical Places.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 12/15
The Commission just voted to support the nomination.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 13/15
Now the Annual Report for 2024 is being presented to the Commission.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 14/15
Now the Permit Review Committee Report is briefly presented to the Commission.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 15/15
The meeting was adjourned at 1:41 pm. The Commission's next meeting is scheduled for April 3, 2024. This concludes my live-tweeting for today's regular meeting of The Commission on Chicago Landmarks (CCL) for #CHIdocumenters @CHIdocumenters
Note-taking by Jay Tremblay

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks reviewed recommedenations for approving landmark status and presented reports from 2024.

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Commission on Chicago Landmarks

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks is responsible for recommending buildings, structures, sites and districts for legal protection as official Chicago landmarks. Staffed by the Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), the commission is also responsible for reviewing proposed alterations to existing landmarks and districts, as well as proposed demolitions of structures considered to be historically or architecturally significant.

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