It's back to the drawing boards for developers after their plan to build 40 to 50 townhouses on the former Bishop Freeman Company property at 1600 Foster St. got a cool reception from city staff yesterday.
Despite objections from a neighbor, the Plan Commission has voted unanimously in favor of a plan to turn a vacant industrial building at 2100 Greenwood St. into 26 live-work condominiums.
The City Council's Planning and Development Committee has scheduled a special meeting for 7 p.m. Thursday, January 5, to discuss plans to force developers to provide affordable housing in the city.
City staffers promised the council's Administration and Public Works Committee Monday night that they'll develop proposals to address concerns aldermen raised about snow removal after last week's storm.
The City Council voted Monday to require the North Shore Anti-War Coalition to pay for a certificate of insurance to hold a peace vigil at Fountain Square schedule for Tuesday night, but decided to waive the city's application and pemit fees.
The City Council rejected Mayor Lorraine Morton's appointment of a top Northwestern University official to the city's Zoning Board of Appeals on a five to four vote Monday night.
The Plan Commission is scheduled to hold a second hearing next Wednesday on a proposal to turn a vacant industrial building at 2100 Greenwood Ave. into 26 live-work condominiums.
The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation at 303 Dodge Ave. is seeking city approval to demolish its 50-year-old synagogue and build a new, somewhat larger, more energy efficient building on the same site.
