The erstwhile food truck parks it on South Western Avenue.
Tag: Near West Side
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Vision Zero makes inroads on the west side
In response to criticism of Chicago’s traffic fatality prevention plan, CDOT is now gathering community input.
Posted inNews & Politics
The National Public Housing Museum’s long journey home
After 20 years of battling for its building, the nascent institution’s most significant challenges lie ahead.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best New Home for the Recently Homeless
The Heartland Alliance turns a once notorious building from drab to fab.
Posted inBlogs
Is the Near North Side the right neighborhood for Obama College Prep?
The pros and cons of putting another selective enrollment high school in the Near North area.
Posted inNews & Politics
A dream unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago
When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, most blacks here were living in poor, segregated neighborhoods. They still are.
Posted inBlogs
School closings: The latest blow to neighborhoods already reeling from disinvestment
What’s the cost of pulling the plug on public services in neighborhoods desperately in need of them?
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Mayor Emanuel does the TIF reform dance
But he’s not looking like the belle of the ball