A proposed ordinance aimed at curbing gentrification along The 606's Bloomingdale Trail was reintroduced at City Council this week. Alisa Hauser/DNAinfo

New 606 Anti-Gentrification Plan Would Ban New Housing, Teardowns Along The Trail For 14 Months

The ordinance aims to pump the brakes on the booming real estate market along the trail that is fueling gentrification and displacing longtime residents, many of them Latino.

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Aldermen Set To Take Aim At Noisy Motorcycles

Ald. Brian Hopkins wants the city to install noise monitors along Lake Shore Drive to measure the sleep-preventing racket created by the motorcycles without mufflers.

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New Affordable Housing Planned For Prime Lincoln Square Corner Raises Parking Concerns

“Leave the parking lot as it is. People have to park. That's what feeds the neighborhood retailers,” one resident said.

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Does Your Child Love To Sing? The Chicago Children’s Choir Is Holding Auditions

The 65 year-old choir is looking for enthusiastic students from Englewood who can match pitch.

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