This past Wednesday at the March City Council hearing, the Chicago Park District introduced legislation to appropriate $2 million of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds for improvements at Winnemac Park including baseball diamond, turf infield and ball field improvements, field drainage improvements and field restoration, tennis court rehab and site paving and site improvements which […]
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Update on TIF Improvements for Winnemac Park
Posted onFunding requests for Winnemac Park I am excited to announce my support of the request for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) dollars for park improvements at Winnemac Park. The Park District is requesting $2 million for park improvements including a new artificial turf baseball infield, field drainage improvements, tennis court renovations and site improvements including pathway […]
Lawrence Avenue Streetscape Construction Update
Posted onConstruction Review Meetings for the Lawrence Avenue Streetscape will be held both online and in person at the field office. The field office is located at 4546 Western Avenue, which is located just south of West Wilson Avenue. The first 10 to 15 minutes of each meeting will be spent on informing the public on […]
City of Chicago Community Development Grant Application Deadline February 28, 2023
Posted onThe City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is accepting applications from eligible commercial, mixed-use and light manufacturing developments to apply for the Chicago Recovery Plan’s Community Development Grants. The applications pools are separate for funding requests above $250,000 and those below that amount. See the eligibility and application procedure. For any additional […]
Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and Pre-Development Grants
Posted onThe City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has announced a new grant program for pre-development and development stages for eligible affordable housing, mixed-use, or small business proposals stemming from the passage of the Connected Communities Ordinance in July 2022.