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Tag: Planning & Development
Chicago Waits: One Week Until Olympic Announcement, Site of Potential Olympic Village Set for Demolition
The countdown is on. In less than a week Chicagoans–and the rest of the world–will…
Northwest Side to Get Another Library As West Side Fights to Keep Branches Open
One of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Chicago will start work on a third public library…
DePaul Professor: Second Wave of Foreclosures Coming, Need for Affordable Housing Grows
By Dimitrios Kalantzis, Contributing Editor, Lake Effect News Last month the Institute for Housing Studies at…
News and Notes from the 2nd Ward, Town Hall Meeting This Week Will Address Housing Issues
Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd) will hold a Town Hall Meeting Wednesday evening to discuss critical,…
Uptown Celebrates Winthrop Avenue Pioneers, Remembers the Segregation They Faced
By Lorraine Swanson, editor, Lake Effect News For the generations of McKeevers, Browns, Clarks, Jenkins,…
Aldermen Dispute Need for South Side Wal-Mart
It’s coming down to a battle for each aldermanic vote in a fight over the…
Aldermen Make Financial Pledge, Taxpayers Could Pay for Olympics
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted for a measure that saddles taxpayers with…