COMMERCIAL 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 9034-9062 S. Eggleston Avenue are owned by Eggleston Pointe Corp., an Illinois corporation, and the properties at 9037-9063 S. Eggleston Avenue are owned by the Chicago Park District; and
WHEREAS, Eggleston Pointe Corp. proposes to use the half of the width of the street adjacent to its property for construction of a multifamily senior residential building; and the Chicago Park District proposes to use the half of the width of the street adjacent to its property for an expansion of Robichaux Park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago, after due investigation and consideration, has determined that the nature and extent ofthe public use and the public interest to be subserved is such as to warrant the vacation of part of public street, described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
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TO EGGLESTON POINTE CORP., AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION: THE WEST HALF OF SOUTH EGGLESTON AVENUE (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS CANAL STREET) LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAIL ROAD; LYING NORTH OF AND ADJOINING THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WEST 91st STREET; AND LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 11 THROUGH 22, ALL INCLUSIVE IN BLOCK 31 IN PART OF SOUTH ENGLEWOOD IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 26,1872 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 58451, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. AREA = 10173.0 SQ. FT., 0.2335 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
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TO CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT: THE EAST HALF OF SOUTH EGGLESTON AVENUE (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN A...
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