Showing posts with label Wilson Yard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wilson Yard. Show all posts
Another Sneak Peek at Wilson Yard Target
This is a view through the front doors of the new Target store in Uptown, Chicago. Employees have been busy for weeks getting the shelving in place and, more recently, stocking those shelves with much-awaited-for merchandise. The two-level store at N. Broadway and W. Sunnyside will feature a limited grocery section and a Starbucks.
Wilson Yard Evolution, A Photo Essay
A photo essay of the development of Wilson Yard in Uptown, Chicago. The development has a mix of residential apartments and commercial space anchored by a new Target store. Located at W. Montrose and N. Broadway, many in the neighborhood said the development would not be completed even after the ground was broken and the structure was being built. It is called "Wilson Yard" because it was formerly a rail yard for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), and is located a block south of the Wilson CTA train station.
Hint: Click on play, then change video settings from 360 to 480. It'll look better.
(Sneak Photos) Uptown Target Store Opens July 25
Will Target really come to Wilson Yard? I'm kidding, of course, but after years of wondering, and despite the obvious, I think a few people in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood were still not believers even after Target announced that they were hiring for the new store on Chicago's north side. In fact, even at this late date, some seem incapable of seeing what's before their very eyes. "Wilson Yard, located at the corner of Montrose and Broadway, is the largest parcel of undeveloped land on the North side of Chicago," says the website of FixWilsonYard.org. That group tried for years to stop the development. Now that's it's completed, they seem unable to cope with it. Look at the photos below. Does that look like "undeveloped land" to you?
It's time to start believing: Target will open its new store on July 25 on N. Broadway, one block north of W. Montrose (see map) on a plot of land that used to be Wilson Yard. It was called that for years because it was a work yard for the Chicago Transit Authority, but now it's a big complex with both commercial and residential space. So, like, can we please stop calling it "Wilson Yard?" We don't still refer to the United States as "the Colonies," do we?
Ald. Shiller Booed at Wilson Yard Task Force Meeting
July 23, 9:30 a.m. - This morning's Wilson Yard Task Force meeting was highly contentious. The room was packed with about 70 Uptown residents, most of whom seemed opposed to Alderman Helen Shiller's proposed amendment to the Wilson Yard TIF that will add approximately $54 million to the fund, increasing it from the current $58 million to $112 million. Part of that would go to raising fish in an aquaponic project that Shiller hopes one day to have in Uptown.The task force met to discuss the addition of $54 million even as Mayor Daley was getting ready for a press conference to detail his plan to force Chicago Police officers into early retirement.
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| Molly Phelan |
Phelan is with Fix Wilson Yard, a group that is suing the City of Chicago and Holsten Real Estate, the developer of the large Wilson Yard project that will be anchored by a Target store and other retail and office space, and low-income housing.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, "If all or most of the candidates take advantage of the early-retirement perk, Chicago taxpayers could save $23 million over the next three years." That's about half of what Shiller wants to add to the Wilson Yard TIF District.
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| Helen Shiller (center) |
Phelan was persistent in asking Shiller to detail how the additional money would be used. Shiller interrupted her. "I'm talking to a person who other people on this task force said I was crazy to let sit at the table, who's antagonistic and suing us..." Many in the crowd immediately shouted "How dare you!" and "Let her speak!"
Chicago Tribune Rehashes Google Subpoena Story, Offers Nothing New
As noted five days ago, the big mainstream media was missing the big story about a Chicago developer who has subpoenaed Google in an effort to learn the identities of some anonymous bloggers in the Uptown neighborhood.
Today, finally, on February 12, The Chicago Tribune picked up the story. It was broken by reporter Lorraine Swanson, editor of News-Star, on January 28. The story in the Trib today is a watered-down rehashing of Swanson's report. Unlike Swanson, however, Trib writer James Janega did not include any quotes from the two most important players in the drama: Developer Peter Holsten and his attorney Tom Johnson.
In Swanson's January 28 story, she quoted Johnson as saying, "We did issue a subpoena to Google....The subpoena asks for all the information for two particular sites that Google has."
Did the Trib talk with the people who brought the subpoenas? I don't know, but if they did they didn't use their quotes.
The Trib quoted some people, but they are not key players. Attorney Thomas Ramsdell, who represents local citizen's group "Fix Wilson Yard," is not a key player because Fix Wilson Yard is not a target of the subpoenas. Robert Moss, vice chair of the Chicago Bar Association's Civil Rights and Constitutional Law Committee, is also not a key player. He's not even a minor player. He's just some guy in the Trib's Rolodex of "experts" that they call for a handy quote when the key players don't pick up their phones. The Trib also quoted Matt Zimmerman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), but they are involved only as the representatives of block club Buena Park Neighbors and the two bloggers, What The Helen (defunct) and Uptown Update.
Zimmerman's quote in the Trib adds nothing new to the story. "Regardless of what the motivations are, there's certainly a chilling effect as a result of subpoenas sent out specifically targeting sites criticizing this development," he told the Trib. Well, duh. As with that quote, the Trib's story adds nothing new. It's a report, but it's not "news" because by today, the story is "old" by news cycle standards.
That's not to say the story has lost its importance. It is still developing and, as Zimmerman correctly said, could have a chilling effect on a segment of the public discussion about not just Wilson Yard, but any subject of public interest.
Keep watching for updates on this story from Lorraine Swanson. Although her initial report is now two weeks old, it still has more information than the story today at The Chicago Tribune.
RELATED:
Holsten's attorney subpoenas Google - Information sought on 2 Uptown blogs (Jan. 28)
Developer Targets Bloggers in Chicago (Jan. 29)
Big Media Missing Google Subpoena Story in Chicago (Feb. 7)
Full Texts of Blogger Subpoenas (Feb. 7)
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Big Media Missing Google Subpoena Story in Chicago
A Chicago developer subpoenaed two local blogs and two neighborhood groups in the Uptown neighborhood. The subpoenas were filed against Google on January 12, 2009. It's building buzz in the blogosphere, but as often happens, the mainstream media is slow to pick up the story. To be accurate, the story was broken by the weekly News-Star's Lorraine Swanson on January 28, but that's as far as it got in the "real" press. (CNB picked it up the following day.)
UPDATE 2/12/09: The Chicago Tribune finally noticed this story. See: "Chicago Tribune Rehashes Google Subpoena Story, Offers Nothing New"
When the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times finally do get to the story (they won't be able to ignore it much longer), they will probably not give any credit to the reporting by Swanson or to the bloggers.
Here is a roundup of blog reports about the subpoenas:
Chicago Bloggers Threatened (The Jawa Report)
Developer Targets Bloggers in Chicago (Chicago News Bench)
Google Subpoenaed Over Anonymous Blogs... (WindyPundit)
Wilson Yard developer supoenas Google to unmask Uptown bloggers (Windy Citizen)
Google subpoenaed about two anonymous Chicago blogs (Marathon Pundit)
Holsten v. Uptown Update and What the Helen Citizen Media Law ... (CitMediaLaw.org)
Chicago Developer Shovels Out Subpoenas by the Bucketful Over ... (CitMediaLaw.org)
Flying Debris: Chicago Bloggers Threatened! (Flying Debris)
Chicago Developer Shovels Out Subpoenas by the Bucketful... (Chicagoland.org)
Uptown Update: A Point To Ponder (Uptown Update)
blogs subpoenaed - General Discussion... (BuenaParkNeighbors.yuku.com)
Chicago News Bench: Full Texts of Blogger Subpoenas (Chicago News Bench)
CHICAGO BLOGGERS THREATENED (InstaPundit)
Uptown Update: Holsten's Subpoena Requests Continue To Draw Attention (Uptown Update)
Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Uptown Bloggers Subpoenaed (Chicagoist)
Uptown Throwdown (Gapers Block)
Where is the mainstream media on this?
CNB RSS Feed
Full Texts of Blogger Subpoenas
These subpoenas were filed against Google in an effort gain information about two bloggers in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, as well as information about two neighborhood groups. Links to the subpoenas (PDF files):
Wilson Yard Defendants Subpoena to Google (re: two blogs) (01-12-2009)
Wilson Yard Defendants Subpoena to Buena Park Neighbors (01-12-2009)
Wilson Yard Defendants Subpoena to Uptown Neighborhood Council (01-12-2009)
The subpoenas were filed by developer Peter Holsten's attorney Thomas E. Johnson. Holsten is the developer behind a mixed-use project now under construction at the "Wilson Yard" location in Uptown, at Montrose and Broadway.
RELATED:
Holsten v. Uptown Update and What the Helen (Citizen Media Law Project)
Developer Targets Bloggers in Chicago
Marathon Pundit: Google subpoenaed about two anonymous Chicago blogs
Uptown Update: "Holsten's Attorney Subpoenas Google"
Open Letter to Uptown Update: Expose Yourselves
Gapers Block: Uptown Throwdown
WindyPundit: Google Subpoenaed Over Anonymous Blogs in Connection With Controversial Chicago TIF Project
Chicagoist: Don't Shoot the Messenger: Uptown Bloggers Subpoenaed
CMLP Blog: Chicago Developer Shovels Out Subpoenas by the Bucketful Over Wilson Yard Redevelopment
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Developer Targets Bloggers in Chicago
A developer in Chicago is using the legal system to go after at least two blogs based in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. There are several very disturbing aspects to this story, including the possible involvement of the son of Alderman Helen Shiller (46th Ward, Uptown), an attorney who shares an office suite with the developer's attorney. First, let's quickly review the basics as reported in the current issue of News-Star:
The attorney representing Wilson Yard developer Peter Holsten in the lawsuit filed against him by Fix Wilson Yard has subpoenaed Google seeking information about two Uptown blogs. News-Star learned that the blogs in question are Uptown Update and What the Helen. Each blog was notified by e-mail that they had been subpoenaed as third parties through Google and that they have until Feb. 4 to file a motion to quash the subpoena. Both blogs are maintained anonymously and neither is affiliated with Fix Wilson Yard. In December, the Uptown community group Fix Wilson Yard, which claims to represent more than 2,000 Chicago residents, filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago and Holsten Real Estate Development.
The attorney is Thomas E. Johnson. His law firm is Johnson, Jones, Snelling, Gilbert & Davis, P.C., located at 36 S. Wabash Avenue, Suite 1310, Chicago. Another law firm in the same suite is Shiller, Rossiter & Co., LLC. The "Shiller" in that second firm is Brendan Shiller.
Brendan's mother is Ald. Helen Shiller, who has championed developer Holsten's project at Wilson Yard and has been the subject of much criticism by the blogs in question. Additionally, Tom Johnson has been a financial contributor to Ald. Shiller's campaigns. All this proves is that Brendan Shiller shares a suite with Johnson's firm. One must admit, however, that the coincidence is stunning, and it begs the question: How involved is the Shiller family in this legal pursuit of Uptown Update and What The Helen?
The most disturbing aspect of this, of course, is the fact that a developer is trying to suppress the free speech activities of a respected blog, Uptown Update. "What The Helen," a blog whose name is derived from Helen Shiller, the target of their critiques, has been defunct for about a year, so to stay in the present, let's concentrate on Uptown Update. Uptown Update (UU) is enormously popular; it achieved one million hits last week. Like What The Helen (WTH), UU has been critical of Shiller and of the Wilson Yard TIF project at Montrose and N. Sheridan. UU, however, has been somewhat more subtle than was WTH.
Additionally, UU reports on a broad range of news in the Uptown neighborhood. In essence, UU is a virtual neighborhood newspaper, providing some commentary and a lot of hard news reporting, with excellent graphics and community events listings. It is not unusual to hear an Uptown resident say, "I saw that on Uptown Update."
For a developer's attorney to use subpoenaes to identify the operators of UU and WTH is disturbing. If this action by Holsten's attorney is being done as an attempt to silence Uptown Update and, thereby, the comments made by community members on that blog, then it is frightening. There can be only one or two reasons why this is being done. Those reasons may be:
1) To simply intimidate the bloggers, with the possible intention of scaring them into either shutting down their blogs or to delete past references to Holsten and not make future posts about him or his Wilson Yard project;
2) To discover the bloggers' names to subsequently bring legal action against them. That legal action would most likely be charges of defamation or interfering with commerce;
There could be other reasons, of course, but the most obvious ones would seem to be an intention to either intimidate and/or to bring legal action against the individuals behind the blogs if their real names are discovered.
It should be noted, for whatever it's worth, that Holsten Development Capital has channeled a lot of money over the years to a number of Democrats in Illinois, including Ald. Helen Shiller (at least $10,000 to Citizens for Shiller, 2000 through January, 2006).
A small sampling of other beneficiaries of his largesse includes Citizens for Lisa Madigan (over $12,000), Citizens for David Orr ($8,000), Citizens for Joe Moore (over $16,000), Citizens for the 48th Ward Democratic Party (over $3,700), Citizens for Mary Ann Smith (over $17,000) [Smith is the 48th Ward Alderman], Citizens for Carol Ronen (over $4,000), Friends of Edward M Burke (over $10,000). (Source)
It should be noted that I am not implying anything illegal about the contributions referred to above.
MORE DISTURBING ASPECTS
As mentioned above, Ald. Helen Shiller's son Brendan is an attorney who shares a suite with Holsten's attorney, Tom Johnson. Holsten and Ald. Shiller have both been targets of harsh criticism in the blogs. Both, therefore, have the motivation to squelch the blogs. Both Holsten and Shiller have the means, or ability, to bring the legal tools to bear in order to attempt that. Let me stress that this is theory on my part, but to say the least, it seems unlikely that the Shillers were not aware of the pending subpoena before it was filed.
IS HOLSTEN BEING HONEST?
Developer Holsten told News-Star that he had no knowledge of the legal action:
Holsten said that he was not aware that Google had been subpoenaed by his defense attorney for information about the blogs. "I tend to stay off the blogs," Holsten said "They can get pretty nasty."
This may or may not be true, but it seems difficult to believe. While he might actually "stay off the blogs," as he claims, it seems unlikely that his attorney Tom Johnson would not make him aware of anything about him on the blogs that could be deemed problematic. As for Holsten staying off the blogs, Holsten Management Corporation is one of the most frequent visitors to Uptown Update. Now, are we to believe that one of Holsten's secretaries is reading UU, and nobody else in that office, and that no notes are being taken by said hypothetical secretary?
Furthermore, it is hard to swallow Holsten's implication that his attorney is lobbing subpoenaes on his behalf without his knowledge. Why would Johnson be seeking the identities of the bloggers? If not for client Holsten, then for whom or for what purpose? Curiosity?
Suppose Holsten is being honest about this. Is Helen Shiller behind it? As mentioned, Holsten and Shiller are allies in the Wilson Yard battle. Shiller undoubtedly sees the whole controversy as a threat to her political career in the 46th Ward. I'm not saying Shiller is behind it, but the question must be asked.
WHO ELSE WILL BE TARGETED?
At this time, the targets of this subpoena is Uptown Update and the defunct What The Helen blogs. However, plenty of other blogs and web sites have been critical of both Holsten and Ald. Shiller, and still more have republished or linked to posts on those blogs. If Holsten and/or Shiller are truly on a witch hunt, they may leave no stake unburned in their attempt to shut down free speech in Chicago's 46th Ward. Worse still, other politicians will be watching this action. If Holsten and friends prevail, it could set a very chilling precedent for citizen journalists nationwide.
RELATED:
Open Letter to Uptown Update: Expose Yourselves
News-Star: "Trial Date Set!"
Shiller comes out fighting
What is Wilson Yard?
City makes change to spur financing for Wilson Yard
Tax increase may blunt Uptown’s economic boom
UNC ENews - The Truth About Wilson Yard - Uptown Neighborhood Council
UNC e-News: The latest on Wilson Yard, Vote, October 28, 2008
Is Illinois the Most Corrupt State? - Capitol Briefing
Feds Sued by Community Organizations and Publishers, Charge Computer Searches Illegal
Electronic Frontier Foundation
CNB RSS Feed
The attorney is Thomas E. Johnson. His law firm is Johnson, Jones, Snelling, Gilbert & Davis, P.C., located at 36 S. Wabash Avenue, Suite 1310, Chicago. Another law firm in the same suite is Shiller, Rossiter & Co., LLC. The "Shiller" in that second firm is Brendan Shiller.
Brendan's mother is Ald. Helen Shiller, who has championed developer Holsten's project at Wilson Yard and has been the subject of much criticism by the blogs in question. Additionally, Tom Johnson has been a financial contributor to Ald. Shiller's campaigns. All this proves is that Brendan Shiller shares a suite with Johnson's firm. One must admit, however, that the coincidence is stunning, and it begs the question: How involved is the Shiller family in this legal pursuit of Uptown Update and What The Helen?
The most disturbing aspect of this, of course, is the fact that a developer is trying to suppress the free speech activities of a respected blog, Uptown Update. "What The Helen," a blog whose name is derived from Helen Shiller, the target of their critiques, has been defunct for about a year, so to stay in the present, let's concentrate on Uptown Update. Uptown Update (UU) is enormously popular; it achieved one million hits last week. Like What The Helen (WTH), UU has been critical of Shiller and of the Wilson Yard TIF project at Montrose and N. Sheridan. UU, however, has been somewhat more subtle than was WTH.
Additionally, UU reports on a broad range of news in the Uptown neighborhood. In essence, UU is a virtual neighborhood newspaper, providing some commentary and a lot of hard news reporting, with excellent graphics and community events listings. It is not unusual to hear an Uptown resident say, "I saw that on Uptown Update."
For a developer's attorney to use subpoenaes to identify the operators of UU and WTH is disturbing. If this action by Holsten's attorney is being done as an attempt to silence Uptown Update and, thereby, the comments made by community members on that blog, then it is frightening. There can be only one or two reasons why this is being done. Those reasons may be:
1) To simply intimidate the bloggers, with the possible intention of scaring them into either shutting down their blogs or to delete past references to Holsten and not make future posts about him or his Wilson Yard project;
2) To discover the bloggers' names to subsequently bring legal action against them. That legal action would most likely be charges of defamation or interfering with commerce;
There could be other reasons, of course, but the most obvious ones would seem to be an intention to either intimidate and/or to bring legal action against the individuals behind the blogs if their real names are discovered.
It should be noted, for whatever it's worth, that Holsten Development Capital has channeled a lot of money over the years to a number of Democrats in Illinois, including Ald. Helen Shiller (at least $10,000 to Citizens for Shiller, 2000 through January, 2006).
A small sampling of other beneficiaries of his largesse includes Citizens for Lisa Madigan (over $12,000), Citizens for David Orr ($8,000), Citizens for Joe Moore (over $16,000), Citizens for the 48th Ward Democratic Party (over $3,700), Citizens for Mary Ann Smith (over $17,000) [Smith is the 48th Ward Alderman], Citizens for Carol Ronen (over $4,000), Friends of Edward M Burke (over $10,000). (Source)
It should be noted that I am not implying anything illegal about the contributions referred to above.
MORE DISTURBING ASPECTS
As mentioned above, Ald. Helen Shiller's son Brendan is an attorney who shares a suite with Holsten's attorney, Tom Johnson. Holsten and Ald. Shiller have both been targets of harsh criticism in the blogs. Both, therefore, have the motivation to squelch the blogs. Both Holsten and Shiller have the means, or ability, to bring the legal tools to bear in order to attempt that. Let me stress that this is theory on my part, but to say the least, it seems unlikely that the Shillers were not aware of the pending subpoena before it was filed.
IS HOLSTEN BEING HONEST?
Developer Holsten told News-Star that he had no knowledge of the legal action:
Holsten said that he was not aware that Google had been subpoenaed by his defense attorney for information about the blogs. "I tend to stay off the blogs," Holsten said "They can get pretty nasty."
This may or may not be true, but it seems difficult to believe. While he might actually "stay off the blogs," as he claims, it seems unlikely that his attorney Tom Johnson would not make him aware of anything about him on the blogs that could be deemed problematic. As for Holsten staying off the blogs, Holsten Management Corporation is one of the most frequent visitors to Uptown Update. Now, are we to believe that one of Holsten's secretaries is reading UU, and nobody else in that office, and that no notes are being taken by said hypothetical secretary?
Furthermore, it is hard to swallow Holsten's implication that his attorney is lobbing subpoenaes on his behalf without his knowledge. Why would Johnson be seeking the identities of the bloggers? If not for client Holsten, then for whom or for what purpose? Curiosity?
Suppose Holsten is being honest about this. Is Helen Shiller behind it? As mentioned, Holsten and Shiller are allies in the Wilson Yard battle. Shiller undoubtedly sees the whole controversy as a threat to her political career in the 46th Ward. I'm not saying Shiller is behind it, but the question must be asked.
WHO ELSE WILL BE TARGETED?
At this time, the targets of this subpoena is Uptown Update and the defunct What The Helen blogs. However, plenty of other blogs and web sites have been critical of both Holsten and Ald. Shiller, and still more have republished or linked to posts on those blogs. If Holsten and/or Shiller are truly on a witch hunt, they may leave no stake unburned in their attempt to shut down free speech in Chicago's 46th Ward. Worse still, other politicians will be watching this action. If Holsten and friends prevail, it could set a very chilling precedent for citizen journalists nationwide.
RELATED:
Open Letter to Uptown Update: Expose Yourselves
News-Star: "Trial Date Set!"
Shiller comes out fighting
What is Wilson Yard?
City makes change to spur financing for Wilson Yard
Tax increase may blunt Uptown’s economic boom
UNC ENews - The Truth About Wilson Yard - Uptown Neighborhood Council
UNC e-News: The latest on Wilson Yard, Vote, October 28, 2008
Is Illinois the Most Corrupt State? - Capitol Briefing
Feds Sued by Community Organizations and Publishers, Charge Computer Searches Illegal
Electronic Frontier Foundation
CNB RSS Feed
FLASH: Judge Kills Wilson Yard Restraing Order
UPTOWN, CHICAGO - Construction will continue on the controversial Wilson Yard TIF Project despite a neighborhood group's attempts to stop it. Web extra reporting from the News-Star at 2:05 p.m. today:
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Mary Rochford denied an Uptown community group's request to temporarily halt construction of the Wilson Yard development in a hearing that lasted four hours Thursday afternoon. Full Story...
RELATED:
Wilson Yard developer answers lawsuit allegations - News-Star, 12/10/08
WILSON YARD SURPRISE
"Fix" it, hell. Stop the whole damn thing, turn it into a simple sodded-over park and wait out the real estate slump. That's a valuable piece of land, those six acres, and Ald. Helen Shiller (Democrat) and her co-conspirators in the City Clowncil (Democrats) are playing power games with our tax dollars.
NOW THIS NEWS from Uptown Update, breaking late this afternoon:
Surprise! Another Change To Wilson Yard Financing Agreement, Holsten Gets Less Accountability
Target? No Bull's Eye at Wilson Yard (Yet)
Is Target REALLY coming to Wilson Yard in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood?
Prediction: With the current economic climate and uncertainty, The Bench puts the odds at 70-30 in favor of Target backing out of any Wilson Yard commitments.
Who knows, really? A News-Star report says that "A Target spokesman was quoted by Crain's as saying that the retail giant expects to make an announcement 'in a couple of weeks.'" Does that sound like "Yes, we're definitely coming to Wilson Yard"?
The Bench doesn't think so. Sounds more like "We're still thinking about it, we'll let you know."
So, it seems premature for Alderman Helen Shiller to crow "I told you."
RELATED: News-Star: Ald. Shiller Tells Residents To "Lower The Temperature" About Wilson Yard (Uptown Update)
Who knows, really? A News-Star report says that "A Target spokesman was quoted by Crain's as saying that the retail giant expects to make an announcement 'in a couple of weeks.'" Does that sound like "Yes, we're definitely coming to Wilson Yard"?
The Bench doesn't think so. Sounds more like "We're still thinking about it, we'll let you know."
So, it seems premature for Alderman Helen Shiller to crow "I told you."
RELATED: News-Star: Ald. Shiller Tells Residents To "Lower The Temperature" About Wilson Yard (Uptown Update)
Fix Wilson Yard, October 8
From FixWilsonYard:
"We have scheduled another general Fix Wilson Yard presentation for Wednesday, October 8th, 7pm, at Buena Pointe Tower (4350 N. Broadway) on the 2nd Floor. Space and chairs are limited, so let people know to come early and bring their own chair if possible (as well as their checkbooks!)."
Hat tip: Uptown Update
Finally: Wilson Yard
Work seems to be proceeding quickly at Wilson Yard (photos below taken 7/24/08) in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood on the north side. After years of delays and broken promises, the TIF project is chugging along. It will have a residential and retail mix, including over 25,000 square feet of retail space on N. Broadway.
Related:
The Facts About Wilson Yard (Ald. Shiller)
Stories about Wilson Yard at Uptown Update
Uptown Neighborhood Council - a history of broken promises
Wilson Yard Development Fact Sheet July 2007 (PDF, City of Chicago)
CTA Tattler: Construction for Wilson Yard project set for spring - (Kevin O'Neal's web site gets it wrong by over three years on Jan 18, 2005)
Uptown: Bulldozing Wilson Yard
Chicago News Bench took these photos of ground breaking activity in Wilson Yard late this morning from a low-flying CTA train. How much are those union guys getting paid on July 4th? (Click photos to see larger images.)
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