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 1101-1145 E. 63rd Street, 1100-1124 E. 64th Street, 1130-1144 E. 64th Street, 6300-6316 S. University, 6320-6336 S. University Avenue, and 6301-6335 S. Greenwood Avenue, are owned by the City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Department of Planning and Development proposes to assemble properties including the portion of the public alleys herein vacated, and convey these to the University of Chicago for development of the Woodlawn Charter School; 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 alleys described in the following ordinance; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. ALL THAT PART OF AN EAST-WEST 20 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY LYING WEST OF AND ADJOINING THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF S. UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND ALL THAT PART OF AN NORTH-SOUTH 20 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY LYING NORTH OF AND ADJOINING THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF E. 64TH STREET, ALL INCLUSIVE IN BLOCK 2 OF SECOND PLAT OF WOODLAWN, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 22 ACRES OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE ANTE-FIRE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 23, 1867, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 11,641.62 SQUARE FEET, OR 0.267 ACRE, MORE OR LESS as shaded and legally described by the words "HEREBY VACATED" on the plat hereto attached as Exhibit A, which drawing for greater clarity, is...
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