House of the Good Shepherd Campus, Chicago
A site that served women and children for more than a century is being converted from social-service infrastructure into a proposed expansion...
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A century of shelter use gives way to proposed Wrigleyville parking
The Cubs demolished a former domestic-violence shelter campus before the team's proposed 368-space expansion of its Camry Lot received city approval.
May 28, 2026
House of the Good Shepherd Campus, Chicago
Updated 2026
The Grace Street site is now a loss record linking more than a century of social service to the expanding land footprint of Wrigley Field parking.
The House of the Good Shepherd campus has been demolished for a use that is not yet approved. The Cubs began removing the three Grace Street buildings in late April as the team pursued permission to expand its adjacent parking lot by 368 spaces.
The campus served women and children escaping domestic violence from 1907 into the 2020s. Its loss converts a social-service landscape into land intended for event parking near Wrigley Field.
Read the institutional site record in House of the Good Shepherd Campus, Chicago.
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The campus disappeared before the parking proposal finished public review.
What Was Removed
Three two-story buildings dating from the mid-1970s replaced the campus's earlier structures. Demolition permits were issued April 20, and most removal was visible by mid-May.
Their architectural age does not capture the site's full significance: House of the Good Shepherd reports serving more than 6,000 women and children.
The Replacement Is Still A Proposal
The Cubs seek to enlarge the 579-space Camry Lot to 947 spaces. The additional parking requires city review beginning with the Plan Commission.
Demolition therefore eliminated the prior use before the replacement completed the public process, reducing the range of possible outcomes on the land.
What To Watch Next
Plan Commission materials, traffic analysis, landscaping, stormwater treatment, seasonal use, and approval conditions are the next records.
Public writing should protect former residents' privacy while keeping the site's domestic-violence service history visible.