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When you see a headline about Chicago having a consistent grid of rapid transit lines that connect all parts the city, you know it’s got to be from a satirical publication. After all, there’s no way that could be a reality here anytime soon, at least with the current, sluggish state of express bus and train line expansion.
The Chicago Genius Herald comedy website recently ran a clever article titled, “Left Unchecked, Red Line Expansions Could Spread All Over City By Mid-2040s, Providing Dangerous Levels Of Interconnectedness And Convenience.” It was illustrated by the above map indicating new ‘L’ lines spaced in a grid every couple of miles basically everywhere you’d want them to be if you could wave a magic wand and create a coherent rapid transit system.
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Chicago’s 63-year-old ban on coach houses and basement or attic apartments was repealed in five broad areas of the city under a pilot program approved Wednesday by the City Council.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot had proposed the program, and it was endorsed Tuesday by two aldermanic committees.
Council approval was overwhelming, with only two “No” votes: Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) and Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson (11th).
It allows construction of accessory dwelling units ADUs within five zones, provided the additional space otherwise meets building and safety codes. Coach houses or carriage houses single-family homes in the rear of a property and so-called in-law apartments are among the homes that fall under the ADU umbrella.
Yeah, Madigan’s changed. /s
Chicago Democrats in the 1960s were up to things that would make the Proud Boys blush.
In many ways Madigan has come full circle with groups and interests, and both (Madigan and the groups) have learned their mutual interests and a reconciling that trust between them and Madigan, Madigan takes it very serious and his word is his bond.
Labor too, you think how they felt with Madigan, and now how that relationship has solidified, and here with the black caucus, you have a man in Madigan, and his reputation, and looking at “the now”, you see Madigan, with his rules and his parameters, he has partners within his caucus and outside willing to be there for him, as Madigan proved to them… he can be trusted, his word is good.