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Chicago’s 63-year-old ban on coach houses and basement or attic apartments was repealed in five broad areas of the city under a pilot program approved Wednesday by the City Council.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.
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A South Deering man allegedly turned himself in for the fatal stabbing of a 61-year-old man Wednesday in Chatham on the South Side.
Larry Morris, 60, was charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing of Kevin Sudduth Sr., Chicago police said.
Larry Morris
Chicago police
Sudduth Sr. was found dead with multiple stab wounds about 10:45 a.m. in the 8200 block of South Indiana Avenue, police said. An autopsy by the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled his death a homicide.
Later that afternoon, Morris allegedly walked into the 3rd District police station, 7040 S. Cottage Grove Ave., to turn himself in, police said.