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Neighbors worry that the sale of the Weiss Hospital parking lot would signal the closure of the hospital itself. Community members are sounding the alarm at Weiss Memorial Hospital’s plans to sell a surface parking lot, which they say could signal a plan to shutter the Uptown hospital that boasts a novel surgery center for transgender patients. Dallas-based real estate firm Lincoln Property Company has a deal to buy the parking lot at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Marine Drive, which the firm wants to redevelop into a more than 300-unit residential building. But neighbors say they worry the company will quickly shut the hospital down if 46th ward alderman James Cappleman and his zoning and development committee approve rezoning of the land for residential use. The committee postponed their vote on the plans until mid-June after community outcry including a press conference before a previous committee meeting leaving some critics, like lo
Once again, there was limited capacity and reservations were required.
And while some other churches in the area completely cancelled events and gone entirely online, the parishioners of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Libertyville, experienced a very unique Christmas Eve Mass.
The pastor of the north suburban church delivered his homily from a specially constructed tree-house type pulpit as the word was broadcast over the radio to churchgoers to remain in their cars.
While it s clear the pandemic has kept many of the faithful from gathering in the traditional way, religious leaders say this season of waiting will eventually give way to hope.