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Vote Stalled For Lincoln Park Hospital Development Plan
CHICAGO (CBS/WBBM) — A plan to put offices, residential units, and a grocery store on the old Lincoln Park Hospital site was stalled at a City Council meeting Wednesday. As WBBM Newsradio 780 Political...
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City Council Approves Lincoln Park Hospital Redevelopment Plan
CHICAGO (CBS) — The full City Council on Wednesday gave the green light to a controversial redevelopment plan – at the last Council meeting for the retiring alderman who supports the idea. Ald. Vi...
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New Alderman Files To Curb Lincoln Park Hospital Redevelopment
CHICAGO (CBS/WBBM) — Newly-elected Ald. Michele Smith (43rd) is already following through on a campaign promise, and trying to curb the redevelopment plans for the old Lincoln Park Hospital. As WBBM...
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Lincoln Park Residents Furious About Likely Ward Split
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two Chicago aldermen are holding a public forum Wednesday to hear residents concerns over proposed ward redistricting plans. As WBBM Newsradio’s Brandis Friedman reports, some Lincoln...
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City Begins Installing New ‘Stop For Pedestrians’ Signs
CHICAGO (CBS) — You’ve no doubt seen those striped crosswalks around the city of Chicago, where drivers are supposed to stop for pedestrians. Now drivers are getting an extra visual cue. The city is...
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Aldreman Rejects Redevelopment Plan For Old Children’s Memorial Site
UPDATED 08/16/12 6:22 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Following a series of community meetings and input from area residents, Ald. Michele Smith (43rd) has rejected redevelopment plans for the former Children’s...
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Report: Despite Complaints, Walgreens Expected To Go Ahead On Lincoln Park...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Some neighbors are voicing concerns about a three-story Walgreens drugstore that is now planned for Armitage Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The new Walgreens is planned for...
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Ald. Smith Asks Residents To Go To Court To Help Fight Crime
play pause Aldermen Seeks Community Support In Court System WBBM Newsradio's Bernie Tafoya CHICAGO (CBS) — A North Side alderman is making a case for people becoming court advocates, by showing up in...
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City Panel Backs $300M Redevelopment Of Old Children’s Memorial Site
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Plan Commission has given its approval for the hotly-disputed proposal for a $300 million redevelopment of the old Children’s Memorial Hospital site, over objections from...
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Construction Of School Annex To Turn Lincoln Park Street Into Playground
CHICAGO (CBS) — Residents of a block in Lincoln Park have threatened to file a lawsuit, after learning their street will be closed during the day for about a year, to help make way for construction of...
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Fire At North Side Scrap Yard Prompts Hazmat Response
CHICAGO (STMW) — A fire at an auto scrap yard prompted a HazMat response Sunday morning in the North Side Ranch Triangle neighborhood. The blaze started about 9 a.m. at the yard near Cortland and...
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Aldermen Seek To Force Vote On City Council Watchdog
CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of Chicago aldermen has announced plans to force a showdown over who will act as the official watchdog over the City Council. There are some aldermen who want the City Council...
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