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The green space replaces the former parking lot used by patrons at a defunct theater nearby.
"We don't want this to be the criminals' favorite fishing hole," Sgt. Shawn Sisk told residents.
"Creating something beautiful like this, people would come all over to see it."
"This has never been done in the United States ... this is innovative ladies and gentlemen."
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the innovative developments on Friday.
Ald. Debra Silverstein (50th) has not yet said if she supports the idea.
An adjacent dilapidated movie theater is in the process of becoming a five-story self-storage building.
A traffic signal will go where the infamous "Berny's Wall" once stood on the Chicago/Evanston border.
Ald. Debra Silverstein's proposal to allow Tree House cat shelter's new café can pave the way for more.
The new shelter in West Ridge will begin its move from Uptown in three months.
The experience includes a day in City Hall, meeting the mayor, and lunch with Ald. Debra Silverstein.
Attorney Thomas Moore argued that a city zoning board never officially rejected the dispensary.
Half of the property is currently occupied by stores and apartments, while half is a vacant lot.
"I do not believe it represents the best interests of the residents of the 50th Ward," Silverstein said.
"This is where I planned to be until I couldn't take care of myself anymore," one resident said Tuesday.
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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.