News and events for Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood
Title Published Date
McKinley Park Gets $2.5 Million for Storefronts and Streetscapes April 1, 2026
Western Bridge Rebuild Back on Track February 23, 2026
Amazon Preps for Holidays Amid Proposed Warehouse Regulations November 25, 2025
City Approves $30 Million from TIF for Central Manufacturing District Redevelopment July 9, 2025
Transparency Must Inform and Reduce Our Property Tax Burdens November 13, 2024
11th Ward Meeting Updates McKinley Park on Crime, 35th Street Upzoning August 18, 2024
Recovery Plan Grant to Shade and Improve Chile Toreado February 5, 2024
9th District Council Meetings Focus on Migrants, Police Governance October 24, 2023
Geographic Center of Chicago Gets New Sign October 4, 2023
35th Street Upzoning Focus of Cross-Ward Meeting August 14, 2023
Ramirez Inaugurated as 12th Ward Alderwoman at William McKinley Memorial May 15, 2023
35th Street Upzoning Aims to Jump-Start Commercial Development May 14, 2023
Zoning Board Approves McKinley Park Cannabis Dispensary April 23, 2023
MAT Asphalt, Chicago Health Department Announce Settlement April 10, 2023
Development Teams Pitch Visions for Central Manufacturing District Properties March 8, 2023
Residents, Stakeholders Query Cannabis Dispensary Reps at Community Meeting February 7, 2023
12th Ward Alder Announces 35th Street Rezoning January 28, 2023
City Names Three Finalists for Overhaul of Pershing Road Warehouse Property January 21, 2023
Aldermanic Ballots Now Final for 11th, 12th Ward Races January 9, 2023
Crime, Local Economy Are Priorities of Appointed 12th Ward Alderwoman December 20, 2022
U.S. Transportation Secretary Peeps New Pipeline for Aviation Maintenance Talent December 15, 2022
Candidates File to Run in Local Ward, Police Council Elections December 1, 2022
City Pitches Historic Warehouse Redevelopment Again September 16, 2022
Most MAT Asphalt Odor Complaints Not Upheld, State Mum on Investigation August 29, 2022
Secretary of State Lauds Horizon School's Organ Donor Poster Winners August 23, 2022
City Again Seeks Developers for Historic Central Manufacturing District Properties July 14, 2022
Grant Powers Teen Nature Program at Play Garden July 8, 2022
Alderman Announces Reggaeton Festival Will Not Move to McKinley Park June 3, 2022
Backdoor Redistricting Deal Divides McKinley Park Between 11th, 12th Wards May 17, 2022
Neighborhood Demands Single-Ward Representation May 12, 2022
New 11th Ward Alder Supports Ward Map that Divides Neighborhood May 2, 2022
U.S. EPA Issues Letter Mandating Emissions Measures at SIMS Metal Shredder April 26, 2022
Biden, Democrats Must End Title 42 Now April 26, 2022
Ward Announces Community Micro-Grants April 25, 2022
New Coalition Ward Map Keeps McKinley Park Whole February 18, 2022
Development Council Advocates for Latino Caucus Ward Map January 17, 2022
Starbucks, 7-Eleven Gas Station Construction Begins at Archer and Western December 12, 2021
Latino Caucus Ward Map Keeps McKinley Park Whole December 6, 2021
Murals Coming At Last to McKinley Park Viaducts October 15, 2021
McKinley Chopped: Community Ward Maps Cut Neighborhood in Half October 14, 2021
Students Win C40 Contest for Redesign of Central Manufacturing District October 1, 2021
Political Luminaries Unveil McKinley Park Aviation Campus at Ribbon-Cutting September 16, 2021
End of Eviction Moratorium Highlights Housing Disparities September 15, 2021
Draft Ward Map Keeps McKinley Park Whole September 14, 2021
Redistricting Commission Provides Taste of Potential Ward Boundaries August 27, 2021
Neighborhood Business Incubator Hums with New Grant Funding, Executive Director Award July 25, 2021
Dunkin’ Drive-Through Restarts After Developer Sues City July 5, 2021
Plan Commission Approves Parkview Lofts Affordable Housing Project May 21, 2021
McKinley Park Affordable Housing Project Returns via COVID Tax Credit Relief May 3, 2021
All of McKinley Park Now Qualifies for COVID Vaccination with Opening of 60609 March 22, 2021

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