Real Estate & Development News
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker joined other state, national and local officials on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, in welcoming the Aviation Institute of Maintenance to Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood.
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and fellow state, national and local officials welcome the Aviation Institute of Maintenance to McKinley Park.
- Campus is the largest in the United States for training aviation mechanics, a skill in high demand, speakers say.
- Partnerships with City Colleges of Chicago, local high schools set to onboard students into flexible, high-paying careers.
Read more: Political Luminaries Unveil McKinley Park Aviation Campus at Ribbon-Cutting
An historic plaque was stolen from a building under rehabilitation in Chicago's renowned Central Manufacturing District, and owners want it back, offering a $500 reward for return "with no questions asked."
- Stolen plaque commemorates Chicago's historic Central Manufacturing District.
- Theft occurred at a building under rehabilitation by local developer Aberdeen Development Inc.
- $500 reward offered for return of plaque "with no questions asked."
Read more: Reward Offered in Theft of Architectural Artifact
Chicago's environmental hazards and their distribution show an unequal burden borne by neighborhoods in the South and West sides, according to the latest study from the University of Illinois - Chicago's School of Public Health.
- South and West side neighborhoods bear the biggest burdens from Chicago's industrial activity, a new study shows.
- Environmental justice analysis from the University of Illinois - Chicago's School of Public Health looks at toxic hazards, industrial roads, rail yards and brownfields.
- Study expands on previous examinations of toxic sites and school populations.
Read more: McKinley Park Surrounded by Areas of Highest Industrial Burden
A new Taco Bell drive-through operating around the clock is planned for South Ashland Avenue and West 34th Street, with car-friendly zoning supporting such use, but opposed by 12th Ward Alderman George Cardenas.
- Proposed restaurant to operate around the clock at South Ashland Avenue and West 34th Street.
- Development comes from same team as the Dunkin' drive-through across from the 35th/Archer El station.
- 12th Ward alderman voices opposition, plans for community meeting later in August.
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Amazon has started filling jobs and fulfilling orders from its new delivery station in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood, bringing business operations back to a site abandoned for over a decade.
- Amazon opens its McKinley Park delivery station to fulfill last-mile orders.
- First business activity taking place at the long-vacant site since 2006, when the Wrigley Co. shuttered its factory.
- Business operations will emit net-zero carbon by 2040, Amazon pledges.
