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Join us at Delta Institute's Spring Convening on Thursday, May 28 alongside McKay Landscape Architects, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and public partners to explore real solutions that address flooding, safety, and investment along the South Shore lakefront.

A comprehensive community planning process is essential to ensuring a resilient and healthy future for South Shore! Neighbors and community members are invited to this public meeting to:

📣 Hear updates from public agencies and local organizations on shoreline initiatives

🌿 Explore and respond to proposed green infrastructure and resilience designs

🎯 Learn how proposed solutions address flooding, safety, affordability, and economic development

🗯️ Share your input through interactive activities

🌱 Shape and decide which projects move forward

Community-led Shoreline Resiliency Planning
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 6–8pm
St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church
7262 S Coles Ave
Chicago, IL 60649
To register, visit https://bit.ly/3tMxEkw or scan the QR

*Access Notes:
Entrance to St. Lukes at 73rd Street is wheelchair accessible. Access to the restrooms will require one flight of stairs.

Celebrating the Last Days of Deco Month! ⚜️ Many thanks to and for this profile of the beloved Lawson House, Jewel of the Gold Coast, in Preservation Magazine 💜

Images:

1: Scan of the cover of Preservation Magazine featuring a woman standing on the front stoop of a residential building framed by a lilac tree.

2: Scan of magazine spread featuring Lawson House article by Wanda Lau and color photo of the chapel by . Also included is a multi-image composition with aerial view of the art deco building, a residential apartment unit, and laundry room. Aerial courtesy of

3: Historic black and white photo of the gymnasium paired with video of the current gym and resident shooting hoops and cameos by .e.miley and .

4: Historic black and white photo of swimmers in the pool paired with color photo of ribbon cutting ceremony with . The audience is seated in the area where the pool has been infilled (a process that can be reversed in the future!).

5: Historic black and white photo of the barber shop paired with color photo of the updated space that now serves as laundry facility for residents. Laundry photo by

6: Pull quote that reads “To preserve the building’s original use and not gentrify it… the vision was remarkable.” Quote by Sharon C. Park, Preservation Architect & Associate Director Emerita at the Smithsonian Institute