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Giannoulias goes in on affordability
Happy Monday, Illinois! As we turn the page on one election, another one looms. TOP TALKER FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Alexi Giannoulias is taking his mayoral campaign to Chicago television screens, rolling out two new ads, including one that puts affordability front and center, as the race to challenge Mayor Brandon Johnson begins to take shape. About the economy : The secretary of state, who won reelection last week, is out with spots titled “ Stoop ” and “ Make It Work .” Both feature Giannoulias talking directly with Chicagoans about his policy goals, including raising the minimum wage from $17 to $22 an hour by 2032. The ads are an early signal of where Giannoulias intends to take his campaign — and a reflection of the issues that helped shape last week's midterm elections. His new policy platform, AlexiPlan.com, focuses on wages, housing, taxes and utility costs, all pocketbook concerns that have resonated with voters nationally. “People want safer streets, more money in [their] pockets and a City Hall that just works,” Giannoulias says in one ad, pointing to his record as secretary of state as evidence he can make government work. The bigger picture : The midterms put affordability
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Alsip Voters Extend Term Limits, Clearing Path For Mayor Ryan's Fourth Term
Alsip voters have agreed to loosen the very term-limit rules that Mayor John Ryan once championed as a village trustee a decade ago, a change that could now let Ryan himself seek a fourth term in office. The referendum, decided in the Nov. 3 general election, raises the cap for mayor, clerk and trustee from three consecutive four-year terms to four, starting with the next municipal election.
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Amtrak Chicago maintenance facility assessment glosses over challenges: Analysis
CHICAGO — The Federal Railroad Administration’s assessment of the site where Amtrak seeks to build a new Chicago maintenance facility details a long list of environmental mitigation efforts that will be required at the now-dormant Union Pacific rail yard on the South Side. However, the document publicly posted Friday reflects Amtrak’s reliance on building where [...] Read More...
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Chicago Chapter of American-Islamic Relations Applauds La Salle County Board Decision
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is welcoming last week's decision by the La Salle County Board to rescind what they deem to be an anti-Muslim resolution. In a 16 to 12 vote last week, the county board in Ottawa voted to rescind a prior resolution that...
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A 28-story Lakeview apartment tower with 345 units and a 50,000-square-foot fitness club could rise at Sheridan and Diversey
That big, empty medical building at Sheridan and Diversey? It’s on its way out. And something a lot taller could take its place. Developers are pitching a 28-story Lakeview apartment tower at 2800 N. Sheridan Road , right where Lakeview meets Lincoln Park. It would replace the vacant, six-story Ida and Norman Stone Medical Building, which is already being demolished. The team expects demolition to wrap by the end of the year. Antunovich Associates , Continuum Development and Chicago Development Partners laid out the plan at a virtual community meeting last week, according to the Chicago Sun-Times . Here’s the rundown: 345 apartments , from 500-square-foot studios to 1,600-square-foot three-bedrooms 69 affordable units for households earning between $50,000 and $70,000 a year A 50,000-square-foot fitness club with a pool and a roof deck 10,000 square feet of additional retail space 275 parking spaces and 345 bike spaces Who’s running the gym? They won’t say. The team confirmed it has secured a fitness club but declined to name it. Love a little mystery. Now, the part everyone’s going to scroll to: rent. Studios would start at $2,700 a month . A three-bedroom could run $8,000 to $10,000 . A month. Yes,