Abby Miller

Emanuel Congregation announced plans last year to redevelop its lakefront property into a mixed-use site, with housing, retail and a new synagogue.

Some residents have formed a coalition to block the energy giant's project at a former COVID-19 testing site, saying the property should instead become housing.

Children of Pine Lake Preparatory staff took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the school’s expansion. /Courtesy Pine Lake Preparatory

The city adopted a framework for equitable transit-oriented development, and while progress has been made, there is more work to be done to encourage development in the South and West sides.

There's 25 office-to-residential building conversions happening in Downtown — more than the last 20 years combined, according to the city’s Department of Planning and Development.

The company's founder is also selling the firm and its management arm that oversees Holsten Real Estate's properties.

Residents wanted to know why the utility giant chose a former COVID-19 testing facility in a largely residential area for its new substation, arguing that the site should instead have homes.

Construction at the former AT&T research complex is moving ahead with its second phase, which includes more office and retail space, as well as an outdoor bar, indoor turf field and public lounge.

Cook County Circuit Judge Neil Cohen said Edgewater residents failed to demonstrate how they were deprived of their constitutionally protected

Called Garfield Ridge 2050, the community plan provides a framework for how residents, businesses and community groups think the neighborhood should look in the next roughly 25 years.