- The Double Door music venue is officially evicted, and it could be a hassle to move to Logan Square; in this news story is a great explainer about zoning rules and Public Place of Amusement licenses (DNAinfo)
- City officials played games with Jefferson Park zoning to prevent a self-storage building: Permit was issued, canceled, and the zone was changed to prevent the allowed building. Faced with lawsuit, the city has settled and the building can now be constructed. (Nadig)
- The Chicago Housing Authority will give landlords in opportunity areas a cash bonus if they choose to rent to voucher holders (WBEZ)
(Opportunity areas are the latest development benefits incenstive that our Address Snapshot tool will identify.)
- Governor Rauner says that the money will flow again for a stalled veterans housing development in Dunning (DNAinfo)
- Take a virtual tour of this Schlitz Brewery “tied house” in the East Side community area, which was recently sold (Chicago Patterns)
- New owner of 1-story building in the Loop, doesn’t know yet what he’ll build, but it’ll be better than what’s there now (Crain’s)
- Rent control (which Rep. Guzzardi wants to un-ban) could be a solution to rent spikes in Albany Park, says Ald. Mell (DNAinfo)
- A 4-story, 39-unit building is planned for the SW corner of 18th/State in the shadow of Orange Line tracks (Curbed)