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Challenges and opportunities of change: residential and commercial building development in West Town
<i>With the economy on the uptick, the entire area covered by Our Urban Times has begun to get more proposed construction projects. Since various</i> …
Polish Museum of America opens new First Floor Gift Shop and PRCUA
Photo by Julita Siegel<p>If you are Polish or have Polish ancestry and grew up in Chicago, chances are good that your family dragged you to the The …
Free Range Office in Wicker Park Open to Anyone in Need of Work Space
WICKER PARK — If quitting your job and becoming an entrepreneur is one of your New Year's resolutions — or if you've got cabin fever from working out …
Wicker Park/Bucktown Year in Review: 5 Stories That Mattered to Locals
ChicagoParks<p>Enjoy #LincolnParkConservatory's Spring Flower Show #SpringRising. This year's display features kites & …
Man in Gray Peacoat, Face Scarf Robs UK Village Gallery Owner at Gunpoint
ChicagoParks<p>Enjoy #LincolnParkConservatory's Spring Flower Show #SpringRising. This year's display features kites & …
Big Development Could Be Coming to Wicker Park's Main Hub
WICKER PARK — A developer is seeking a zoning change that would allow him to build a four-story apartment building with retail storefronts just north …
East Village Assn. Board asks developer to build to long term community need not current demand…he replies…community answers
With the intent to build a Transit Oriented Development (TOD)* at 1515-17 N. Haddon, Mark Sutherland presented plans for a six-story building with 45 …
Commercial Park
February 13, 2017<p><b>***NOTICE***</b><p>Following are the dates for the next 4 general meetings of the Commercial Park Advisory Council:<p>Monday, February 27, …
UK Village Dominick's Future Uncertain for Employees in Sale to Mariano's
UKRAINIAN VILLAGE — News that a Wisconsin-based supermarket chain would be acquiring a Ukrainian Village Dominick's and turning it into a Mariano's …
Dominicks in Ukrainian Village to become another Mariano's
Roundy's, Inc., owners of the food store chain Mariano's, announced Mon., Dec. 2, that they are acquiring 11 Dominick's stores from Safeway, Inc. …
Developer Cuts Studios, Adds 3-Bedrooms to Apartments Near Division 'L'
EAST VILLAGE — After a community group wanted to see more three-bedroom apartments to give options to families renting in the neighborhood, a …
Moreno to Cut Ribbon on Rehabbed Police Station
Ald. Joe Moreno (1st) will join Sheriff Thomas J. Dart to officially cut the ribbon at Chicago’s new Cook County Sheriff’s Central Warrants Unit, the alderman announced.<p>The duo will host a family-friendly open house Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 6-8 p.m. It’s there they’ll do a ribbon cutting, have …
Appeals court rejects challenge to Chicago landmarks ordinance
Preservationists exhaled Thursday after an Illinois appeals court turned back a challenge to Chicago's landmarks ordinance that had significance for efforts to save historic buildings nationwide.<p>The ruling sided with a lower court in rejecting an argument that the city's ordinance, which is similar …
Art Deco Jewel to Shine Again as Boutique Hotel in Wicker Park
WICKER PARK — After years of talk, plans are underway to convert Wicker Park's Northwest Tower, a 12-story vintage office building, into a boutique …
Grand Avenue bridge closed 2 weeks for emergency repairs
Emergency repairs are forcing a two-week shutdown of the Grand Avenue bridge over the Chicago River.<p>The 100-year-old bridge closed after 7 p.m. Monday and will stay closed through Oct. 7, the Chicago Department of Transportation said.<p>A weekend inspection revealed problems over part of the steel …
Wicker Park Shooting Victim, Emmanuel 'Face' Bass, Dies
ChicagoParks<p>Enjoy #LincolnParkConservatory's Spring Flower Show #SpringRising. This year's display features kites & …
Ashland Express Bus: Group Warns Most Left Turns Will Be Eliminated
WICKER PARK — A grassroots coalition of businesses and residents is appealing to the public to push back against a plan to dramatically turn Ashland …
A Fully-Formed 1611 West Division Awaits Finishing Touches
1611 W Division-construction watch<p>1611 West Division ("Tower of Pizza Hut") [Photo: Kevin Dickert]<p>[Photo: Kevin Dickert]<p>[Photo: Kevin Dickert]<p>[Photo: Kevin Dickert]<p>[Photo: Kevin Dickert]<p>How often does a building come out of the oven looking exactly like its rendering? Not very, but the Wheeler …