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Chicago Plan Commission approves River West apartment-retail development
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the plan to build apartments and retail at the site of the former Gonnella Baking Co.’s river west bakery...
Metra announces $2.4 billion modernization plan
Metra has announced a long-term $2.4 billion plan to modernize its aging fleet of railcars and locomotives through a phased-in process. The multibillion dollar plan also...
Mayor unveils plans to renovate Lincoln Park’s Theater on the Lake
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has unveiled plans to renovate the Theater on the Lake to turn the summer-only theater into an all-season cultural venue during the ground-breaking of...
Alderman, residents support Bloomingdale trail affordable apartments plan
Ald. Joe Moreno (1st) along with some neighbors have supported the Latin United Community Housing Association’s LUCHA affordable 10-building construction plan known as Tierra Linda (meaning "beautiful...
Ground broken on Orland Park Crossing apartment complex
The apartment complex project in Orland Park Crossing at northeast of 143rd St. and LaGrange Rd. has broken ground, the developers announced on Oct....
State announces $35 million Macomb Bypass construction investment
Governor Pat Quinn has announced a $35 million investment to build the Macomb Bypass under the $31 billion “Illinois Jobs Now!” program.
“The Macomb bypass is the...
City seeking developers to transform 43rd St. block
The city of Chicago plans to transform seven vacant properties between Indiana Ave. and Martin Luther King Drive to the east, south and west...
Auburn Park Metra station planned
A new $21.5 million Metra station will be opened the corner of 79th St. and Fielding Ave. in Auburn Gresham on Chicago's far South Side, State...
Sausage warehouse to be converted into arts center
The Puerto Rican Cultural Center has acquired the Ashland Sausage Company’s former warehouse at 2713 W. Division St. in Humboldt Park and plans to...
Civic organizations present ideas for old Cook County Hospital
Five civic organizations presented their development ideas for the old Cook County Hospital (Stroger Hospital) and its 10-acre campus at an Oct. 7 meeting...