Reporter covering the Loop, West Loop, River North and Gold Coast
Melody Mercado is a reporter covering the Loop, West Loop, River North, and Gold Coast neighborhoods for Block Club Chicago. With a focus on local news in the Chicago area, Melody covers a range of topics including crime, business openings, community issues, and city developments.
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Melody Mercado's coverage primarily focuses on local government announcements, event coverage, crime, and business in Chicago. She seems particularly interested in stories related to crime trends, city politics, and local businesses.
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By: Melody Mercado
Shelters at the Standard Club Downtown and Chicago Lake Shore Hotel in Hyde Park have closed and all residents have been offered placement at other locations, city officials announced.
By: Melody Mercado
Every month, interns from the Gary Comer Youth Center come to the Roof Crop's West Loop headquarters for lessons in urban farming, sustainability and the restaurant business.
Though the place was packed on Fridays and Saturdays, it struggled most of the week. Owner Heisler Hospitality plans to reopen the bar under a new concept.
The grocery store is slated to open in 2026 anchoring a 380-unit apartment building on West Jackson Boulevard.
By: Melody Mercado
If approved by City Council, 324 apartments would be built inside the 24-story former office building on Michigan Avenue.
By: Melody Mercado
The developments are primed for City Council approval Wednesday. One of those projects is part of a city initiative to bring more affordable housing to the Loop.
City Council greenlit two residential projects in the West Loop and two Downtown developments that would repurpose office buildings, creating apartments — including affordable units.
By: Melody Mercado
Members of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights say more funding is needed as they worry the city's plan to merge shelter systems will lead to thousands of people sleeping on Chicago's streets.
By: Melody Mercado
DOWNTOWN — New renderings for Google's future office at the Thompson Center show that it'll have lush greenery — even on the inside, where plants are seen dripping down the walls.
Inn of Chicago, which has housed more than 1,500 migrants since opening as a Downtown shelter in 2022, is slated to close Nov. 15, city officials said.
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