The Dearborn Express Sponsored by the South Loop Referral Group Serving Printers Row and Dearborn Park Al Hippensteel, editor
[email protected] Oct 20th, 2014 Vol. 2, No. 15 South Loop Neighbors Quarterly Meeting Winners! At the South Loop Neighbors South Loop Neighbors Photo Show Meeting on Sept. 30th at East/ West University, we heard Marc Trujillo, 2nd Place Cassandra Francis, President Student (top right) of Friends of the Parks speak concerning their position on Haley Wellman, Grand the Lucas Museum. The Prize, Student (bottom Friends of the Parks are in left) th their 40 year. Also at the Mike Knezovich, 3rd meeting were representatives Place, Amateur of Golub and Company who are developing town- (bottom right) houses in the Praire Avenue District. It is the site of See Page 5 for more details. the proposed X/O high rise development which crashed with the housing market. The new proposal at 18th and Praire is for 4 story townhomes. This pro- posal still needs to be approved by the city. Golub also is developing the proper- ty at 9th and State and will break ground in 30 to 45 days, they said. Also at the meeting was Alderman Will Burns who introduced himself to the residents of Printers Row and Dearborn Park I. The oddly shaped 4th ward came about when the current INDEX 4th ward was changed and he will Jazz Showcase ……………… ……….……….……...….……...………....p 2 lose a section of Hyde Park. Ap- South Loop Neighbors………..……………….…………….…….…...…p 3 th parently, the new 4 Ward which Bonnies Blog …………...…..…………….……….…...………….….……..p 4 juts out to the lake front and then Beth Finke’s Blog …………..….......…………………….....….………...p 8 back west north of Roosevelt Rd, New City..