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If You Block A Bike Lane Downtown, You’ll Now Get An Automatic Ticket Or Warning
Drivers blocking bike and bus lanes Downtown will start receiving warnings and tickets in the mail under the two-year Smart Streets pilot program. by Melody Mercado November 4, 2024 Block Club DOWNTOWN — A pilot program that automatically sends tickets to drivers blocking bike and bus lanes Downtown launched Monday — nearly two years after…
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Kasey’s Tavern Celebrates 50 Years
On October 19th, 2024, Kasey’s turned 50. Bill White purchased it in the mid-1980’s. A wonderful article in the October issue of Newcity (another stalwart of the neighborhood) traces the early beginnings of Kasey’s and how the neighborhood around the tavern has changed. Check out the article written by June Sawyers. Here is an excerpt.…
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Grant Park Framework Workshop, October 15th
How would you like to see the south end of Grant park developed? Neighborhood park, bathrooms, facility for park district programming, enhanced dog park, decking over of the railroad tracks, etc? The 2002 Grant Park Framework Plan noted pending residential growth in the South Loop and the need to develop part of the south end…
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“Mr. Downtown” Dennis McClendon RIP
Hearing about the death of “Mr. Downtown”—Dennis McClendon—stirred up a small memory of city history that even his closest friends likely don’t know. I’d even forgotten it myself. Dennis designed one of the earliest Newcity logos, our second in fact. The first one was a particularly amateur, if somewhat ambitious, creation I’d made on one…
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ZBA approves residential conversion at 739 S. Clark; The office space will become 68 residential units
April 09, 2024, Lukas Kugler , Urbanize The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a set of variances for the planned office to residential conversion at 739 S. Clark. Planned by CMK Companies, the existing office building was part of the Imprint development completed just before the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-story commercial building was…
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necessary and sufficient Coffee
Tropicake is at the Necessary and Sufficient Coffee at 728 S Dearborn. Tropicake is there Mondays, Fridays and Sundays. However, they are currently visiting the Philipines. Will return April 4. https://tropicakechicago.com/ As seen in the March 30, 2024 issue.
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Here’s What A New Sox Park In The South Loop Could Look Like
The developer of a proposed Sox Park at Roosevelt and Clark released renderings of the a future ballpark. by Block Club Chicago Staff SOUTH LOOP — A developer’s drawings of what a new Sox Park could look like in the South Loop’s The 78 megadevelopment show a glitzy ballpark surrounded by new buildings and…
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DEVELOPMENT NEWS
The Bears might be looking at the Soldier Field south parking lot as a site for a new stadium. The rumor was reported in early December, and the Bears and city have declined to comment. That land, however, is subject to the Public Trust Doctrine, meaning a private organization such as the Bears could not…
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Chicago Public Schools Leaders Want To Move Away From School Choice
Chicago Public Schools Leaders Want To Move Away From School Choice The move puts in motion Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign promise to reinvigorate Chicago Public Schools’ neighborhood schools. by Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago and Becky Vevea, Chalkbeat Chicago December 13, 2023 The Chicago school board is voting on a resolution this week to “transition away…
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McCormick Place Lakeside Center Will Close Blinds Every Night To Protect Migrating Birds
The building owners are exploring other ways to protect birds, including installing bird-safe film and adding more shades. by Kayleigh Padar November 1, 2023 DOWNTOWN — Leaders at McCormick Place Lakeside Center plan to close the blinds every night to prevent bird collisions following increased criticism from advocates after 1,000 birds died from crashing into…