Saint Boniface Catholic Church in Noble Square.

Sadly, we saw this coming, didn’t we.

Saint Boniface Catholic Church, at 905 North Noble Street in Noble Square, was issued a demolition permit by the City of Chicago yesterday. The church was built in 1904, and has been empty since 1990.

The demo permit lists “Saint Boniface Senior Living” of Oak Park as the property owner. That might give us some insight as to what to look for next on the site once demolition is complete.

Crunch Incorporated will perform demo work. That almost sounds cruel.