Ald. Carrie Austin, (34th Ward) was able to bring new retail development to her ward. She had the good sense to oppose the big-box ordinance and her constituents now have a stunning outdoor mall that includes Target (with a grocery), Pet Co., Marshall’s, Panda Express and a host of other stores. Take a look. It right off I-57 (111th St. exit and keep driving to about 119th). I have to say that I was jealous that the complex wasn’t in the 6th Ward. We got our butts kicked on securing hundreds of jobs in the 6th Ward and being able to shop in a wide variety of nice stores.I was thinking about the Chatham shopping center on 87th and Cottage Grove. That was some good land that got redeveloped in the last decade after some inactivity. That area has a Target, Walgreen's amongst some major shops. I suppose the gist of this might be the fact that there's a lot of land with that former Libby's complex off of I-57.
I know one place in the ward that could be worth building on. The area where the old Kennedy-King now sits vacant looking for activity. There should be some development up that way.
Either way there isn't a lot of land to play with here.
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