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The additions will expand the library by 2,000 square feet with new areas for kids.
Sterling Bay is donating a 2-story building once part of the Harpo campus for the library.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the innovative developments on Friday.
The library branch will reopen in its former leased digs while the city tries to buy the land.
Plans to rehab the Independence Library in its current location met with disappointment.
Brian Bannon will attend a community meeting regarding the future of the Independence Library.
The push would take several years, said Brian Bannon, Chicago Public Library commissioner.
Special design elements have been incorporated into the new $18 million library.
The state-of-the-art branch, to open by next May, is part of a series of neighborhood improvements.
The new effort, focusing on areas with low home broadband use, would be one of the first of its kind.
City leaders say the innovative design will serve as a "gateway" for Chinatown.
The new library will be 6,000 square feet larger than the previous branch.
Hundreds flocked to the library Saturday morning to check out the facility - and the books.
The Humboldt Park Library reopened Feb. 9 after a $4.5 million renovation.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.