Politics & Government News
Letter leverages Section 114(a) of the U.S. Clean Air Act to mandate EPA-qualified emissions monitoring, review and access within 60 days for metal shredding business in Pilsen adjacent to the McKinley Park neighborhood.
- Letter leverages Section 114(a) of the U.S. Clean Air Act to mandate monitoring, review and access.
- Metal shredding business is located in Pilsen adjacent to the McKinley Park neighborhood.
- SIMS has 60 days to implement continuous emissions monitoring, the letter states.
Read more: U.S. EPA Issues Letter Mandating Emissions Measures at SIMS Metal Shredder
Funding for community projects line up $100,000 in grants for qualified 12th Ward community organizations to produce projects in arts and culture, or wellness and public safety.
- $100,000 in funding for projects in arts and culture, or wellness and public safety, queues up for 12th Ward community groups.
- City of Chicago now accepting micro-grant applications through May 20.
- Recommended seminar on Friday, April 29, promises more information and grant application support.
The Latino Caucus and the Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission have teamed up to offer a new ward map for consideration in the June 2022 primary election, with Bubbly Creek as the dividing line between 11th and 12th wards.
- Latino Caucus and Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission join forces to propose a new map of Chicago's wards.
- Proposed map sets Bubbly Creek as the border between 11th and 12th wards. contrasting with Rules Committee map.
- Maps may be decided in a voter referendum during the June 2022 primary election.
The McKinley Park Development Council issued a statement in support of the Latino Caucus ward map, a proposal for redistricting that keeps the McKinley Park neighborhood entirely within the 12th Ward.
- McKinley Park Development Council issues statement in support of Latino Caucus ward redistricting map.
- Proposed map is one of a handful, but the only one that keeps the McKinley Park neighborhood in a single ward: the 12th.
- Council will discuss ward redistricting maps and other neighborhood development at its meeting on Wednesday, January 19.
Read more: Development Council Advocates for Latino Caucus Ward Map
Build-out has begin for a planned Starbucks drive-through restaurant and 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station at a long-vacant plot at South Western Avenue and South Archer Avenue in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood.
- Build-out begins for Starbucks drive-through and 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station.
- City-issued building permits detail scope of current work and anticipated permits for interiors and underground gas tanks.
- Site renderings from developer show prospective layouts and building elevations.
Read more: Starbucks, 7-Eleven Gas Station Construction Begins at Archer and Western
