Patrick O'Connor

Alds. Patrick O'Connor and Margaret Laurino, allies of the mayor, authored the measure.

Airport rental lots would be exempt from the ordinance, which a City Council committee OK'd Thursday.

Project officials offered a look into the site's future after claims of delayed work and late payments.

DDS Environmental, hired to rid the buildings of asbestos, said it's owed over $300,000 from developers.

Developers apologized for delays, explaining they had gotten "ahead of ourselves" in the razing process.

After repeated delays and now claims of unpaid workers, officials have scheduled a neighborhood meeting.

The Metra station planned for Ravenswood and Peterson avenues is ready, but has been on hold for years.

Professor Dick Simpson, a former aldermen, found divided votes have doubled in the mayor's second term.

Once the tear-down is complete redevelopment of the remaining buildings and park construction can begin.

Buildings along Edgewater and Hollywood avenues are currently being torn down.

The building at 1619 W. Edgewater Ave. will be the first to come down, with adjacent 1621-25 to follow. 

Maurine Berens said she was photographing water being pumped from the center and other demolition work.

After the buildings are torn down, the land will be given to the Chicago Park District.

Reports of shots being fired in the residential area came in Jan. 14 and 15.

The former rib joint closed in 2005 and has since sat vacant along the busy commuter route.