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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 of the Wrigley Field Camry Lot.
House of the Good Shepherd Campus
1114 West Grace Street, Chicago, Illinois 60613
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- House of the Good Shepherd occupied the site from 1907 into the 2020s and served more than 6,000 women and children escaping domestic abuse.
- Its original buildings were replaced by three two-story structures in the mid-1970s.
- The Cubs bought the property in 2024 and demolished the campus in 2026 while a 368-space parking expansion still awaited city approval.
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Why It Matters
The campus represents more than its 1970s buildings. For generations, House of the Good Shepherd provided refuge and services to women and children experiencing domestic violence.
Demolition for a proposed parking use creates a sharp land-value comparison near Wrigley Field: social-service space has been removed before the new vehicle-storage use completed public review.
The research record must preserve the institutional history without romanticizing shelter life or exposing private information about former residents.
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Research Narrative
A Century Of Shelter Work
House of the Good Shepherd established its Lake View presence in 1907. The organization reports serving more than 6,000 women and children seeking safety from domestic abuse.
The original campus buildings were removed and replaced in the mid-1970s, meaning the demolished structures were not the site's earliest fabric but still embodied decades of service delivery.
Demolition Before Parking Approval
The Cubs purchased the property from Catholic Charities in 2024. Three demolition permits were issued April 20, 2026, and most of the campus was rubble by mid-May.
The team proposes adding 368 spaces to the adjacent 579-space Camry Lot. That expansion still requires city approval, making the sequence—certain demolition before uncertain replacement—central to the record.
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April 20, 2026
Demolition Permit
Three campus demolition permits issued
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Permits covered the north, south, and west buildings.
May 2026
Demolition
Campus demolition substantially underway
by Public record Current
Removal preceded city review of the proposed lot expansion.
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House of the Good Shepherd Campus, Chicago, Illinois
Demolition of Lake View women's shelter underway as Cubs eye site for parking lot expansion Chicago Sun-Times
Open StoryDemolition Of Former House Of The Good Shepherd Campus Underway As Cubs Seek Parking Lot Expansion Chicago YIMBY
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May 28, 2026
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...
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Has the parking expansion been approved?
The campus was demolished, but reporting states the 368-space expansion still required Chicago Plan Commission and other city approvals.
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Chicago Sun-Times: Women's shelter demolition and Cubs parking proposal
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Institutional history, sale, demolition, service totals, and approval status.
Chicago YIMBY: Campus demolition underway
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Permit numbers, dates, building count, and parking-space proposal.
Place Snapshot
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- House of the Good Shepherd Campus
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- 1114 West Grace Street, Chicago, Illinois 60613
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Key Facts
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- Chicago, Illinois / Midwest
- Location type
- Former domestic-violence shelter campus
- Institutional use
- 1907 into the 2020s
- Current status
- Demolished; parking expansion proposed
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