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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
July 26, 2017
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing an amendment to a deed for property located at 3739 West Ogden.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of government by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970, and as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City on January 21, 2015, and published at pages 101800 through 101803 in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council ("Journal") of such date, the City conveyed the real property located at 3739 West Ogden Avenue, as legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property"), to Lawndale Christian Health Center, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation ("Owner"), for Twenty-Eight Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($28,000); and
WHEREAS, the City transferred the Property by Quitclaim Deed dated May 21, 2015, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, on May 21, 2015, as Document No. 1514113026 (the "Deed"); and
WHEREAS, the conveyance of the Property to the Owner was subject to the express condition that a parking lot be constructed on the Property within twelve (12) months from the date of the Deed; and
WHEREAS, the Deed provided that, in the event the foregoing condition was not met, the City may re-enter the Property and revest title in the City; and
WHEREAS, a parking lot has not been constructed on the Property as required; and
WHEREAS, the Owner seeks to expand its existing facilities and construct a building to serve as a senior center on the Property ...
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