[Sun-Times] Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s complex solution to Chicago’s affordable housing crisis was advanced by a City Council committee Wednesday, amid concern that the costly mandates could stifle residential development. Chicago’s existing “affordable requirements ordinance” offers a choice to developers of projects with 10 or more new or rehabilitated units that […]
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On November 19, 2013, Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled the design renderings for the new 95th Street Red Line station, a project to modernize transit and promote economic opportunity on Chicago’s South Side. CTA 95th Red Line station rendering on Flickr
The Chicago City Council has passed a controversial ordinance requiring landlords to show how much energy their buildings use. The new law requires the owners of around 3,500 commercial, residential and local government buildings in Chicago to track energy consumption and report the findings to the city, according to a […]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Whole Foods plan to open a new location in the Englewood neighborhood, an area which has seen minimal quality retail for several decades. Though opposition says that the store and its prices will have a difficult time connecting with consumers, Whole Foods plans to follow the […]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to position Chicago for the digital age has received a warm reception from telecom providers, with several companies and industry leaders providing a RFI (Request for Information, a preliminary pitch) providing insight on the project. A total of twenty-four companies including Cisco, AT&T, Verizon, Level 3 […]