New Alderman Files To Curb Lincoln Park Hospital Redevelopment
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.
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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.
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.
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 today.
The City Council's Zoning Committee on Tuesday signed off on redevelopment of the old Lincoln Park Hospital that has won over the lame-duck alderman, but divided the community.
A ruling could come soon in a controversial zoning plan for the old site of Lincoln Park Hospital.
Developers have revised plans for the site of the shuttered Lincoln Park Hospital, but some neighbors are still speaking out against it.
Residents of the Lincoln Park neighborhood say they do not want a new grocery store to replace the old Lincoln Park Hospital.
A far north suburban horse stable owner is in custody, charged with sexually abusing a teen girl when she worked for him.
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A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is in the 2026 Illinois primary, running to replace Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate. This is his full interview with CBS Chicago Political Reporter Chris Tye.
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Indiana plans to build a bronze statue of longtime basketball coach Bob Knight inside Assembly Hall, where he led the Hoosiers to national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight.
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