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The project received the OK from the city's zoning committee and just needs full City Council approval.
A meeting with three aldermen is planned to address neighbors' questions.
The Chicago Plan Commission approved plans for the new library on Thursday.
The new library, part of CHA's redevelopment of Roosevelt Square, is expected to open in 2018.
Three finalists are vying to design Irving Park's new library, planned for 4022 N. Elston Ave.
A developer has been announced for the new libraries, which will include a CHA housing component.
The project will include a 21-story tower, mid-rises and townhouses with a total of 480 homes.
The former 155-room hotel will be reconfigured to 80 units, but all offering affordable discounts.
CHA and a group of attorneys behind a 50-year-old desegregation lawsuit reached an agreement Thursday.
The new Independence branch will be located inside a mixed-income housing development.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the innovative developments on Friday.
Horizon Realty Group took over management of Sheridan Plaza, 4607 N. Sheridan Road, in 2010.
The switch come after a letter from the parks service questioning preservation efforts surfaced.
Displaced as kids, the former residents now more likely to be employed, earn more.
The deal keeps eligible seniors in their current homes.
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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.