205 E. 75th St.

Published on May 16, 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.

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.

...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.

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.

On Saturday, January 26, 2008 I had to call 911 for my 91-year-old aunt, she was unresponsive. The firemen arrived shortly from 79th and Michigan.

Published on March 4, 2008.

There have been several armed robberies that have occurred in the 6th District between January 11 and January 18, 2008. The offenders approached the victims on the street, displayed handguns and then took their personal property. These incidents occurred between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. The robberies occurred in the area of 82nd to 92nd Streets from Prairie Avenue (300 East) to Evans Avenue (932 East).

Published on February 5, 2008.

At a news conference held at Hirsch Metropolitan High School, 7740 S. Ingleside Av., the mayor also shared the results of the nationwide Teen Gun Survey conducted in 2007 for the Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network (UCAN), a multi-service agency for at-risk children and families in Chicago.

Published on January 8, 2008.

Police seized a variety of weapons including a Tech Nine semi-automatic pistol, a .22 caliber rifle, 22 rounds of ammunition, and four .22 caliber magazines when police viewed shots fired in the Austin (15th) District in the 5700 block of West Ohio. Police seized another Tech Nine pistol in the 700 block of East 84th Place, a .30 caliber rifle in the 4500 block of South Lacrosse, and a 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun was seized from the 4500 block of South Rockwell. A 30.06 caliber rifle, a .380 semi automatic pistol and .22 caliber shotgun were seized from the 5600 block of South Wabash.

Published on January 2, 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.

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.

Two male black offenders approached lone female victims walking down the street, usually between 8:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. display a handgun, announce a robbery and force the victim to the ground and then take her purse. These crimes have occurred in the area of 7900 to 8100 South and Langley to Ingleside Avenues.

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.

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.