7059 S. South Shore Dr.

Published on May 19, 2008.

The City and Chicago Park District will exchange parcels at 74th and Woodlawn in the Grand Crossing neighborhood in order to move the current Woodlawn Park across the...

Published on May 14, 2008.

In the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, the City will contribute a dilapidated playground parcel at 7408 S. Woodlawn Ave. in order to add four more mixed-income housing units to a 90-home project...

Published on May 14, 2008.

...Grand Crossing neighborhood in order to move the current Woodlawn Park across the streets to 7329 S. Woodlawn Ave. and to redevelop and enlarge the park from .38 acres to 1.25 acres in...

Published on May 14, 2008.

Dumas Elementary, 6650 S. Ellis Ave., which would be known as Dumas Technology Academy.

Published on April 15, 2008.

Under this proposal, the City and Chicago Park District would exchange parcels at 74th and Woodlawn in the Grand Crossing neighborhood in order to move the current Woodlawn Park across the streets to 7329 S. Woodlawn Ave. in order to redevelop and enlarge the park from .38 acres to 1.25 acres in size. The City would use the old park facility as part of a proposed affordable housing development project. The Park district has committed $400,000 to the park’s development.

Published on April 9, 2008.

Under this proposal, the City and Chicago Park District would exchange parcels at 74th and Woodlawn in the Grand Crossing neighborhood in order to move the current Woodlawn Park across the streets to 7329 S. Woodlawn Ave. in order to redevelop and enlarge the park from .38 acres to 1.25 acres in size. The City would use the old park facility as part of a proposed affordable housing development project. The Park district has committed $400,000 to the park’s development.

Published on April 9, 2008.

Under this proposal, the City and Chicago Park District would exchange parcels at 74th and Woodlawn in the Grand Crossing neighborhood in order to move the current Woodlawn Park across the streets to 7329 S. Woodlawn Ave. in order to redevelop and enlarge the park from .38 acres to 1.25 acres in size. The City would use the old park facility as part of a proposed affordable housing development project. The Park district has committed $400,000 to the park’s development.

Published on April 9, 2008.

The developer plans to build up to 24 single-family homes and 13 two-flats on scattered sites in the 6th Ward.

Published on March 12, 2008.

Located on the southeast corner of 69th Street and Oglesby Avenue, the building is two blocks from Jackson Park to the north and one block from the lakefront South Shore Country Club to the east.

Published on March 6, 2008.

The first Black-owned and operated McDonald's once stood at 6560 South Stony Island, where Yolanda Travis recently built a new one.

Published on February 22, 2008.

A computerized voice from one of only three audible traffic signals in the city recently began telling pedestrians at Lake Park Avenue and 55th Street when they could cross to the other side.

Published on February 21, 2008.

The parcels at 7101-7149 S. South Chicago Ave. are a mix of vacant and underutilized parcels, and are the last pieces needed to assemble enough land for the Comer Foundation and Revere Community Housing Development, L.L.C. to develop a charter high school.

Published on February 6, 2008.

If you live in the blue area - north of 79th Street - your blue cart collection days for 2007 are during the following weeks on the same day as your garbage:

Published on December 21, 2007.

If you live in the blue area - north of 79th Street - your blue cart collection days for 2007 are during the following weeks on the same day as your garbage:

Published on December 21, 2007.

"But we can provide more help to our residents than that, and so starting January 1 the City will send out foreclosure prevention information as soon the foreclosure process is initiated, giving homeowners more time to work out solutions," Daley said in a news conference held at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive.

Published on December 13, 2007.

"But we can provide more help to our residents than that, and so starting January 1 the City will send out foreclosure prevention information as soon the foreclosure process is initiated, giving homeowners more time to work out solutions," Daley said in a news conference held at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive.

Published on December 13, 2007.

Two other Borrower Outreach Days will be held in January 2008: Thursday, January 10, 2008 at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Tuley Park Field House, 501 E. 90th Place, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Published on December 1, 2007.

The Chicago Department of Water Management will install a new sewer in South University Avenue, from East 67th Street to East Marquette Road.

Published on November 28, 2007.

A proposed amendment to Residential-Business Planned Development No. 282 and Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection Application No. 523 submitted by Antheus Capital, LLC for the property generally located at 5526-5540 South Cornell Avenue. The applicant proposes to construct a 26-story residential tower with approximately 150 residential dwelling units and at least 347 off-street parking spaces. The site includes the "Windermere East" building at 1642 E. 56th Street which has been rated as potentially significant in the context of the surrounding community ("orange") by the Chicago Historic Resources Survey and would be retained. (5th Ward)

Published on November 27, 2007.

Detectives are seeking information regarding an Armed Robbery that occurred during the early morning hours of November 19, 2007. Five male black offenders robbed the victims at gunpoint, then fled the scene in a vehicle. This incident occurred in the vicinity of the 900 block of East 57th Street.

Published on November 19, 2007.

Unknown offenders order pizzas to be delivered to the 1700 block of East 71st Street. When the delivery person arrived, the two male black offenders displayed handguns, announced a robbery and took the victims money, jewelry and pizza. Additionally, unknown offenders called for cab/livery service from another location to take them to the 1700 block of East 71st Street and on arrival produce a knife and take the drivers money and jewelry. These incidents have occurred between 1:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Published on November 15, 2007.

Encompassing portions of the Chatham and Greater Grand Crossing communities, the proposed district reflects how the city's 1923 zoning ordinance promoted the development of long retail strips through local neighborhoods. The proposed district also reflects how neighborhood commercial development prospered near the intersections of local streetcar lines early in the last century.

Published on November 1, 2007.