Devon Ave. sewer work resumes
by KEVIN GROSS Work on the sewer project in Devon Avenue that has caused problems for motorists and businesses in downtown Edgebrook has progressed west of the Metra tracks, as tunneling work under the...
Category: Neighborhoods
Olive’s Garden for the Hungry looking for volunteer helpers
by BRIAN NADIG Nearly 14 years after his son Seth created the Olive’s Neighborhood Garden for the Hungry in Jefferson Park, Andy Brecklin continues to lead a group of dedicated volunteers who grow and...
Early plans for Sears site at 6 Corners show 556 units, a cinema, fitness club
by BRIAN NADIG Preliminary plans for the redevelopment of the Six Corners Sears site show that it could include a cinema and a fitness club along with 426 residential units in a seven-story complex...
Commission approves housing plan for 5150 N. Northwest Hwy; segregation a key issue in the debate
by BRIAN NADIG The Chicago Plan Commission at its Sept. 13 meeting unanimously approved a controversial plan to build a seven-story, mixed-income housing complex at 5150 N. Northwest Hwy. which some supporters say will...
Designer boutique opens in Jefferson Park
by BRIAN NADIG A new European designer boutique in Jefferson Park offers dresses which cannot be found anywhere else in the U.S., according to the shop’s owner Kamilla Tymchyshyn. Love My Lucky Dress, 4962...
Volunteers organizing efforts to help seniors
by BRIAN NADIG Volunteers in partnership with the Portage Park Senior Satellite Center, 4100 N. Long Ave., are organizing efforts to bring resources to seniors who want to remain living in their homes and...
