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The Damen Silos property, which is right on the river, should have been part of a master plan focused on helping to redevelop the land along the Chicago River in a way most beneficial to city residents.
A Southwest Side economic development organization, joined by seven other groups, asked Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday to delay the sale of the Damen Silos along the Chicago River to allow for public meetings before determining the fate of the 23 acres of industrial land.
Pritzker’s administration announced a plan last month to sell the property to the owner of an asphalt plant in McKinley Park that has been the target of...
Groups ask for community meetings to discuss use of the 23-acre riverfront property, which is slated to be sold for $6.5 million.
Chicago aldermen are still negotiating a new ward map that will remain for the next decade. “It is extremely confusing,” said Kate Eakin, volunteer at McKinley Park Development Council. This year’s remapping process is still ongoing due to the 2020 Census showing significant changes in Chicago’s demographics.While Chicago’s Black population dropped 10 percent, its Latino...