Tag: South Chicago
Visit a vanished world on Chicago’s southeast side
Wrapped in Steel is an hour-and-a-half look at South Chicago, South Deering, East Side and Hegewisch. Jim Martin shot the Emmy-nominated documenta [...]
Do murals denote a depressed community?
I have a bias about murals: I associate their creation with communities that have declined and are likely to remain in a state of decline. I s [...]
South Chicago, one of YoChicago’s hottest neighborhoods of 2006
We're taking a brief look at the state of each of the eight neighborhoods we spotlighted as Chicago's hottest back in June of 2006. We've already [...]
Chicago’s once-hottest neighborhoods
YoChicago's archived stories can be a reminder of how often Chicago real estate dreams turn to dust – and how quickly.
Back in June of 2006 we [...]
Sing a song of South Works?
Say what? On Thursday, Jam Productions, Live Nation, Ticketmaster, McCaffery Interests, and aldermen Sandi Jackson and John Pope will reveal the d [...]
McCaffery opens marketing center for US Steel redevelopment
“This will change the entire face of the South Side, which now has the perception as not being a nice place to go. I saw a map the other day, a ba [...]
Kamin: More Chicago, less Virginia for South Works, please
Trib columnist Blair Kamin digs the broad strokes of the South Works redevelopment plan but hopes developer McCaffrey Interests and architect Antuno [...]
McCaffery opening on-site marketing center for US Steel redevelopment this fall
When you hear that the old US Steel site in South Chicago won't be fully redeveloped until 2055, it's easy to assume that everything will move at a [...]
Quick hits: South Works proposal is a go
The City Council has approved McCaffery Interests' plan for a whole lot o' condos, apartments, and retail spaces at the old US Steel South Works sit [...]
Zoning Committee OKs South Works plan
“We’re talking about developing a city here, with new schools, roadways, infrastructure, transportation. This area is larger than the Loop.”
- Alde [...]
Construction compilation: Reviewing the newest proposals from around Chicago
Keeping with the last post's train of thought, here are some other development proposals we've seen in the news in recent weeks. It seems like a lot o [...]
Crain's: City mulls TIF for South Works site
The city's Community Development Commission this afternoon is considering a tax increment financing district for the first phase of the 530-acre South [...]
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