News and events for Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood
Title Published Date
Regulation, Slowdowns Target Data Centers, But Opponents Still Use AI August 24, 2026
Karis Cold Warehouse Wins Commercial Real Estate Award June 25, 2026
Delivery Service Partners are Linchpin in Amazon’s Last Mile June 24, 2026
Class-Leading Cold Storage Opens for Business in McKinley Park March 30, 2026
Amazon Preps for Holidays Amid Proposed Warehouse Regulations November 25, 2025
Video Store Celebrates 30 Years of Movie, TV and Game Rentals October 12, 2025
Amazon Warehouse Meets Prime Day With New Tech, Safety Measures July 16, 2025
Chicago Murals Among Final Touches for Cold Storage Warehouse June 22, 2025
Business Owners Meet and Greet at McKinley Park Networking June 15, 2025
Residents Receive Checks in MAT Asphalt Class Action March 11, 2025
Damen Silos OK’ed for Demolition December 17, 2024
Upzoning of 35th Street to Buoy Density, Business Development July 24, 2024
Blackhawks, Pepsi Introduce Youth to Careers Through GameChangers Program June 5, 2024
35th Street Is PepsiCo’s Linchpin for Chicago Distribution February 16, 2024
Pepsi Marshals Distribution Center Workers to Feed the Hungry During Holidays December 21, 2023
Education Conference Lands at Aviation Institute May 3, 2023
Zoning Board Approves McKinley Park Cannabis Dispensary April 23, 2023
We Support a Local Cannabis Dispensary for McKinley Park April 21, 2023
MAT Asphalt, Chicago Health Department Announce Settlement April 10, 2023
Planning Department Sets Date for Pershing Road Development Presentations February 20, 2023
Residents, Stakeholders Query Cannabis Dispensary Reps at Community Meeting February 7, 2023
12th Ward Alder Announces 35th Street Rezoning January 28, 2023
Cannabis Dispensary Pitched for 35th and Ashland January 27, 2023
Cold Storage Pitched to Replace Historic Central Manufacturing District Building September 28, 2022
Soul Food Takeout Restaurant Grows from Bespoke Catering Enterprise December 4, 2021
Day of the Dead Market Showcases Local Merchants at McKinley Park October 28, 2021
Poultry Processor Cougle Foods Completes Move to McKinley Park October 27, 2021
Amazon Pulls Back Curtain on McKinley Park Last-Mile Warehouse September 20, 2021
Cardenas Vows Downzoning in Wake of Planned 24/7 Taco Bell Drive-Through August 6, 2021
Amazon Begins Operations in McKinley Park August 4, 2021
Neighborhood Business Incubator Hums with New Grant Funding, Executive Director Award July 25, 2021
Marz Brewing (and Mom's Food) Gets Nod in Bon Appétit July 24, 2021
Dunkin’ Drive-Through Restarts After Developer Sues City July 5, 2021
Business Incubator Announces All-Abilities Entrepreneur Grants July 4, 2021
Riverside Mall Plugs Remaining Vacancy with Comcast Xfinity Store July 1, 2021
Entrepreneurial Spirit Continues Through Generations at Kristoffer's Cakes June 11, 2021
Sign Permits Confirm Amazon Coming to 35th and Ashland March 20, 2021
Small Business Grants Opening Up for Archer/Western TIF in McKinley Park March 19, 2021
Small Business Incubator Adds Neighborhood Business Development Center March 16, 2021
Building Permit IDs Amazon for McKinley Park Warehouse March 15, 2021
East Central Manufacturing District Named to Top Seven Most-Endangered List March 4, 2021
Neighborhood Plan Release Portends New Era of Development for McKinley Park February 13, 2021
Last Store Standing: Video Strip Keeps Neighborhood, Cinephiles Happy with Movie, TV, Game Rentals January 19, 2021
Cardenas Puts Brakes on Dunkin' Drive-Through January 11, 2021
New Dunkin' Drive-Through Coming to Archer and Leavitt January 7, 2021
Media Speculation Posits Amazon Warehouse for Former Wrigley Factory Site December 9, 2020
McKinley Park Caterer Retools During Pandemic with Small Business Support from City November 20, 2020
U.S. House Candidate Marie Newman Visits 36Squared Business Incubator November 2, 2020
Starbucks, 33-Apartment Building at El Stop Among Developments Proposed for McKinley Park October 10, 2020
Massive Mural Heralds Completion of Ashland Avenue Warehouse September 30, 2020

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