Barleycorn, Qdoba reps express fears of vacant Children’s site
Ald. Michele Smith and real estate developers held a public meeting to discuss what may become of the vacant Children’s Memorial Hospital site.
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Construction coming to North Avenue
IDOT will work on North Avenue from Clark to Halsted at night starting Mon., Aug. 29
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Is the Lincoln Park Hospital deal finally settled?
Ald. Michele Smith (43rd), with an assist from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, may have reached a compromise with Sandz Development Co. and the surrounding homeowners.
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Second City holds meeting to discuss Up Comedy Club
Reps for the comedy giant held a meeting in order to explain the club and assuage fears of a new sign on North Avenue.
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With developer lined up, reshaping Children’s Memorial site begins
Details are sparse at this early stage, but early reports indicate that McCaffrey impressed with its proposal for a mixed-use “town center” that will include residential and retail space with some medium-income housing.
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Deal reached on LP Hospital development
As part of a deal to develop the old Lincoln Park Hospital site, charity donations will be made to Lincoln Elementary School and Oz Park.
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Chamber of Commerce sounds off on development
RedEye chats with a spokesman for the LPCC about the organization’s stance on redevelopment and casinos coming to Lincoln Park.
Read More...Smith tries to stop LP Hospital plan
Here’s new info from the Tribune on what’s going to be a priority for new alderman Michele Smith: stopping the Lincoln Park Hospital development plan. New 43rd Ward Ald. Michele Smith took steps at her first City Council meeting today to try to stop construction of a controversial grocery store and condominiums on the former…
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Smith wins, but female aldermen still lose
Despite Michele Smith’s narrow win in Lincoln Park’s 43rd Ward, City Council will still see fewer women when it reconvenes. Progress Illinois has the story: The race for 43rd Ward was one of the closest elections in Chicago’s runoffs Tuesday night, but the two candidates running are polar opposites. The eventual winner, Michele Smith, thanked…
Read More... Smith leads Egan in alderman race
Michele Smith leads Tim Egan, 4,803 to 4,583 votes, in the race to be the 43rd Ward alderman, with 98 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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