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In many cities in the U.S., public transportation is not a reliable way to get to and from a job but, here in Chicago it is sometimes the best way to travel. Starting Nov. 29, the Halsted Bridge at Division Street was closed, creating a detour and extra congestion for residents living in the...
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The Chicago Plan Commission last week unanimously approved what would be the first sulfur processing facility in the city. But at least one commissioner had reservations, stating that he hoped he wouldn’t regret his vote since he doesn’t know what the facility could do to the environment or residents living near the Port of...
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Swedish Covenant Hospital won approval Thursday from the Chicago Plan Commission to move forward with plans to expand its Lincoln Square medical center. The 238,000-square-foot building will include a surgical center, medical office space and a 260-spot parking garage. The building’s first five levels will be for parking. The first floor also will include...
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The Chicago Plan Commission approved a proposal last week to expand the property boundaries for a $114-million redevelopment of the Harper Court shopping center in Hyde Park. The development plan calls for tearing down existing buildings, including three of the four structures in the 40-year-old shopping complex at 5211 S. Harper Ave. and East...
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The Belmont – Central Chamber of Commerce is having a meeting for business owners about what they need to qualify for a Small Business Improvement Fund Grant. These grants let businesses clean up their act — or at least their facade and street view. The SBIF Grant Meeting will be held at Los Magueyes...
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A key Chicago alderman said last week that he hopes state lawmakers will consider a proposal to build a casino on the site of the now-closed Michael Reese Hospital. Ald. Richard Mell (33rd) said he walked the entire parking lot outside of a Northwest Indiana casino this summer counting license plates – and spotted...
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A Cook County-funded foreclosure program designed to keep people in their homes is being criticized from a county board member. Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica said the “Foreclosure Mediation Program” targets the wrong demographic. “What disturbs me in particular is that the majority of the people receiving assistance are unable to afford to live...
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By John McCarron, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Spend a morning making the rounds with Keith Muhammad and you’re reminded why even the mightiest bridges – think Golden Gate, or maybe Brooklyn – rely on their smallest parts. Muhammad is NCP organizer for Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. and a builder of human bridges between mostly...
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Historic warehouses in Pilsen that would have been converted into low-rent workspaces for struggling artists were rezoned recently for a 200-room hotel with a restaurant and ballroom.
The Chicago Plan Commission unanimously voted to change the zoning at the W.M. Hoyt Co. building at 465 W. Cermak Rd. in the near Southwest Side neighborhood...
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The construction of a new playground in Grand Crossing Park on Chicago’s South Side is the site of the first community building project in a decade, and no one could be happier about it than Friends of the Parks’ Director of neighborhood parks and community relations Maria Stone. “This project took about a year...
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