Real Estate & Development News
The draft City of Chicago ETOD Policy Plan proposes higher-density development with limited parking through most of the McKinley Park neighborhood, with feedback on the transit-oriented development plan due on Thursday, October 29.
- Draft ETOD Policy Plan spells out Chicago's transit-oriented development priorities and results.
- Most of the McKinley Park neighborhood lies in areas earmarked for higher-density development with limited parking.
- Feedback for the draft plan is due by Thursday, October 29.
Read more: City Seeks Feedback on Plan for High-Density Neighborhood Development
St. Maurice Church, slated for likely sale in a deconsecration decree from the Archdiocese of Chicago, gets a shot at preservation with the aid of Saving Our Catholic Churches, a new Chicago group providing help with Catholic canonical law.
- St. Maurice Church in the McKinley Park neighborhood faces a likely sale after a deconsecration decree from the Archdiocese of Chicago.
- Saving Our Catholic Churches assists Blessed Sacrament Parish congregants with filing an appeal.
- Process and deliberation is based on internal Catholic canonical law.
Read more: Parishioners Appeal St. Maurice Church Deconsecration and Sale
The robbed ice cream vendor received funds raised from community support on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at a street art event with supporting artists and live mural painting at West 35th Street and South Archer Avenue.
- Robbed ice cream vendor receives over $2,000 in community support.
- Street art event includes live mural painting by artists from Paint the City on boarded-up storefronts at West 35th Street and South Archer Avenue.
- GoFundMe campaign and art auction hosted by Counterfit funds all-volunteer effort from organizers Cesar Calderon and Marcelo Ruiz.
Read more: Street Artists, Businesses Unite to Support Paleta Vendor, Create New Public Artwork
Most landlords in the McKinley Park neighborhood own only one or two properties, according to a new data-based service that lists landlords and their aggregated ownership information for every residential rental in Chicago.
- Most landlords in McKinley Park own only one or two rentals, according to new service based on public data.
- Every residential rental is listed, along with landlords' names and their aggregated property ownership across Chicago.
- Project from Chicago's Democratic Socialists of America seeks to illuminate property ownership and rentals as pertains to tenants' rights.
Read more: Small Landlords Predominate in McKinley Park, Says Find My Landlord
The McKinley Park Development Council lands the Illinois Connected Communities program for McKinley Park, which will work to expand broadband access and literacy in the neighborhood.
- McKinley Park Development Council lands Illinois Connected Communities program to bring better broadband to the neighborhood.
- Statewide initiative is first planning step toward participation in the $420 million Connect Illinois program.
- McKinley Park is one of 12 communities in first cohort of statewide program.
Read more: McKinley Park Named Connected Community for Statewide Internet Program
