People living in communities south of 95th Street will benefit from historic investment, including the Red Line Extension and Metra Electric improvements, that will transform these areas from being transportation deserts.
Commercial real estate developer Keith Lord thinks Chicago’s south suburbs, which have seen an exodus of jobs, manufacturing and retail stores in recent decades, are on the verge of a turnaround. Lord’s own company is getting ready to break ground on the next phase of Market Square Crossing, a mixed-use development taking shape on the former Lincoln Mall site in Matteson, Illinois. A lot of .
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened up a new disaster recovery center in the south suburbs as the deadline approaches for those interested in applying for assistance related to the late June and early July flooding. A month after a summer deluge caused significant flood damage all across Cook and other counties, President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration for the area. .