INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago .("City") is a home rule unit of local government
pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 (a) of the 1970 constitution of the State of Illinois and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the properties at 3386-3393 N. Avondale Avenue, are owned by the Board of Trustees for Northeastern Illinois University, a Body Politic and Corporation which is an Arm and Agency of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees for Northeastern Illinois University, a Body Politic and Corporation which is an Arm and Agency of the State of Illinois proposes to assemble properties including the portion of the street to be vacated; and
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Chicago, after due investigation and consideration, has determined that the nature and extent of public use and the public interest to be subserved is such as to warrant the vacation of part of the public streets described in the following ordinance; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1 THAT PART OF NORTH AVONDALE AVENUE IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP, 40 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF NORTH AVONDALE AVENUE, AS OPENED BY DOCUMENT NUMBER 1185670 RECORDED NOVEMBER 15, 1889, AT A POINT 434 FEET EAST OF (BY RECTANGULAR MEASUREMENT) THE EAST LINE OF NORTH DRAKE AVENUE BEING ALSO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THAT PART OF VACATED NORTH AVONDALE AVENUE RECORDED OCTOBER 7, 2009 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0928039028; THENCE NORTH 00°00'00" EAST ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID VACATION, A DISTANCE OF 44.69 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH SI^'IO" EAST, ALONG A LINE BEING PARALLEL TO THE SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF NORTH AVONDALE AVENUE, A DISTANCE OF 195....
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