North Side Police Oversight Group Raises Alarm As Funding For Mental Health Response Team Dries Up
Block Club Chicago / by Alex V. Hernandez / March 27, 2025 LINCOLN SQUARE — The city’s new mental health initiative is facing a fiscal cliff at the end of the year as federal COVID funds run out. But a group of police district council members say city public safety money should be reallocated to save the program. The city’s police district councils are new elected civilian oversight boards created after years of community organizing. The inaugural council members assumed office in 2023 and are elected to
Western Brown Line Bus Stop Temporarily Relocating During Lincoln Square Construction
Block Club Chicago / by Alex V. Hernandez / February 28, 2025 LINCOLN SQUARE — Construction is underway on several projects at Leland and Western avenues in Lincoln Square that will require northbound commuters who catch the bus at the Western Brown Line stop to adapt their route slightly. Northbound #49 and #X49 buses normally stop at the Western Brown Line stop, 4648 N. Western Ave. During construction that began this week, the buses will be rerouted to stop a little farther south at the southeast
Lincoln Square Neighbors Move Into Affordable Apartments Fought For By Community
Block Club Chicago / by Alex V. Hernandez / February 27, 2025 LINCOLN SQUARE — A $43 million affordable housing development near the heart of Lincoln Square is now open to neighbors in need of stable housing who would otherwise have been displaced by high rents. Developer Community Builders broke ground on the Canvas At Leland Plaza project at 4715 N. Western Ave. in July 2023 and completed construction last October. The developer joined city officials Wednesday at a ribbon cutting celebrating the
