COMMERCIAL VACATION 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 7620-7658 S. Wentworth Avenue and 7601-7633 S. Wentworth Avenue are owned by James McHugh Construction Co.; the properties at 7635-7659 S. Wentworth Avenue are owned by Chicago Title Land Trust Company as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated June 26,1962, and known as Trust Number 44604 (collectively, the "Developer"); and, the properties located at 7600-7618 S. Wentworth Avenue are owned by Illinois Bell Telephone Company; and
WHERAS, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, pursuant to a quit claim deed dated February 28, 2018, and recorded with the Office ofthe Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, on June 28, 2018, as document number 1817916100, has quit claimed to James McHugh Construction Co. its interests in the portion ofthe street herein vacated, subject to a non-exclusive access easement for ingress and egress over the area herein vacated; and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion ofthe street herein vacated to unify its adjacent properties, and for internal vehicle routing; 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 that portion ofthe public street, described in this ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1.
THE NORTH AND SOUTH 100 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY LYING 62.00 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF W. 76TH STREET, LYING NORTH OF THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF W. 77TH STREET, LYING WEST OF LOTS 29-49 AND A PORTION OF LOT 50 IN BANKER'S RESUBDIVISION RECORDED 07/02/1...
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