Image by Brooklyn Museum via Flickr By LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Enjoy three short tours of South Chicago online, thanks to YoChicago.com and NewHomeNotebook.com.
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Gary Grossinger walked out of the Aug. 20 Chicago Plan Commission meeting grinning ear-to-ear. The commission had just approved a developer’s plan for a 15-story building on the site of  Grossinger’s auto dealership at 1233-41 N. Wells St. “I really want the sale of the property to happen,” he said. The site became a...
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Image via Wikipedia Chicago’s newest tourist attraction could be floating over Navy Pier within days  – a soon-to-be welcome sight for business owners coping with sluggish sales this summer. On Aug. 20, the Chicago Plan Commission unanimously approved the installation of a balloon ride that will operate until the end of October just outside...
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By Jeanette Almada of LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Two new affordable apartment buildings are benefiting Pilsen residents in two ways: they’re providing residents with high-quality, low-cost housing, and they’re occupying vacant industrial sites that had become neighborhood eyesores. The recently completed 45-unit Casa Morelos Apartments – one of the two resident buildings –...
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Chicago’s historic parks and its rich architectural legacy are among the strongest selling points for promoters seeking to attract the 2016 Summer Olympics to this city. In selling the games to Chicago’s residents, meanwhile, promises of park enhancements and sports programs for kids, as well as affordable housing, have been featured alongside visions of...
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By Michael Robinson The Chicago Plan Commission has given a thumbs up to a new South Loop dormitory that could house 1,200 students.  If the plan receives approval from City Council, the 37-story dorm at the corner of East Van Buren Street and South Wasbash Avenue could be finished by 2012. Despite the Plan...
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The future of the Mega Mall in Logan Square remains uncertain as Chicago officials continue to exert pressure on its owner to sell the property to the city. City Hall  has already taken steps that would eventually lead to a sale under eminent domain, according to John McDermott of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association....
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July 22, 2009 – Students and teachers in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood who are tired of overcrowded classrooms will get some relief this fall when a new school opens. The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the zoning for Brighton Park Elementary II – a three-story school to be built in the Brighton Park Industrial...
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On July 15, the Chicago Plan Commission unanimously approved changes to the Metropolis redevelopment project in Bronzeville.  The commission gave the green light for additional retailers and a grocer in the shopping center to be built at  39th and State Street.  For more information on the project, read the story below. By Jeffrey Biertzer...
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July 15, 2009 – Real estate developers will present changes to a Bronzeville redevelopment project at a July 15 meeting of the Chicago Plan Commission. Metropolis 39th and State LLC wants to turn a vacant lot at 39th and State into a community shopping center. The original plan for housing and retail development was...
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