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The Muskingum County land bank started cleanup of former Mosaic Tile and Munson school sites.

Construction on a northbound streetcar extension, from River Market to the Berkeley Riverfront, will begin next year. But there's still plenty of work left to do on the route to UMKC, with an expected open date in late 2025.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Apostolic Faith Church has held a coat and toy giveaway for decades. More recently, the church has started distributing food, too.

“I’m just grateful to have something under the tree for the kids,” one mother said.

The National Weather Service is urging people to stay home, with temperatures around negative 5 degrees and a wind chill up to 30 degrees below zero. Still, some Kansas City-area residents went to work, walked their pets, and rode the streetcar to stay warm.

Heres the latest on Decatur-area businesses that are opening, expanding, moving or closing.

The City Council on Wednesday created a new transit tax increment financing district to bankroll about one-fourth — $959 million — of the cost of extending the CTA’s Red Line from 95th Street to 130th Street and building four new stations along the way.

The primary opposition came from Budget Committee Chair Pat Dowell (3rd) and former longtime Transportation Committee Chairman Anthony Beale (9th), whose Far South Side constituents would benefit the most.

New TIF district is expected to generate about $959 million to help pay for $3.6 billion extension.