Department of Planning and Development
CITY OF CHICAGO
December 9, 2021
The Honorable Anna M. Valencia City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
RE: Ordinance designating the Little Village Arch (3100 W. 26th Street) as a Chicago Landmark
Dear Clerk Valencia:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the December 15, 2021, City Council meeting as a transmittal to the Mayor and City Council of Chicago the recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that the Little Village Arch be designated as a Chicago Landmark.
The material being submitted to you for this proposal includes the:
Recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks; and
Proposed Ordinance.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Sincerely,
Kathleen E. Dickhut Deputy Commissioner
Bureau of Citywide Systems and Historic Preservation Department of Planning and Development
ends.
cc: Alderman George Cardenas, 12th Ward (via email w/ enclosure)
DEC9 '21 2:3iPM
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602
ORDINANCE
Little Village Arch 3100 W. 26th Street
a. to
CM
LLi
WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Municipal Code of Chicago (the "Municipal Code"), Sections 2-120-620 through -690, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") has determined that the Little Village Arch (the "Arch"), located at approximately 3100 W. 26th Street, Chicago, Illinois, as depicted in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein, satisfies three (3) criteria for landmark designation as set forth in Section 2-120-620 (1), (4), and (5) ofthe Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, with its Bienvenidos a Little Village sign, the Arch exemplifies the cultural and social heritage of the Mexican community in Chicago in general and the neighborhood of Little Village specifically; and
WHEREAS, the Arch spans West 26th Street, a commercial street with significant economic heritage as it has serve...
Click here for full text