October 3, 2023 Reclaiming Chicago: Defining Steps to Success – moderated by Amy Totsch – Rev. James T. Meeks, Guacolda Reyes, Imelda Salazar and Richard Townsell City Club event description: Reclaiming Chicago is a campaign of United Power for Action and Justice to build 1,000 new homes on the Westside and 1,000 new homes on […]
The Resurrection Project is seeking a zoning change to allow a seven-story building with 98 units on Ashland Avenue, across from Benito Juarez Community Academy.
We’re just days away from Halloween, but immediately after that comes Día de los Muertos, an important holiday throughout much of Latin America. Despite COVID concerns, celebrations are coming together in Pilsen, a community just southwest of Chicago’s Loop with a substantial Mexican population.
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The city’s planning department is establishing its first design committee of outside experts to weigh in on major developments before they get built.
The Committee on Design, appointed by the Department of Planning and Development, will advise the city and developers about innovative, attractive and cost-effective elements, officials said. The 24 unpaid members include architects, artists, academics and real estate professionals.
The committee will be an extra stop for projects that already must get approval from department staff, the City Council and, in some cases, the Chicago Plan Commission. But officials said the committee will streamline reviews and approvals by clarifying designs early in the process.