Record #: O2011-6986   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 7/25/2011 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Transportation and Public Way
Final action: 9/8/2011
Title: Vacation of public alley(s) in area bounded by W Grand Ave, W Illinois St, N Dearborn St and N Clark St
Sponsors: Reilly, Brendan
Attachments: 1. O2011-6986.pdf

CITY COUNCIL
City of Chicago
COUNCIL CHAMBER
City Hall—Second Floor 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60602 telephone: 312-744-4096
FAX: 312-744-8155
ANTHONY A. BEALE
Alderman, 9th Ward 34 East 112th Place Chicago, Illinois 60628
TELEPHONE: (773) 785-1100 Fax: (773) 785-2790 e-mail: ward09@cityofchicago.org
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
Transportation & Public Way (Chairman)
Budget and Government Operations
Energy, Environmental Protection & Public Utilities
Education and Child Development
Police and Fire
Rules and Ethics
July 25, 2011
To the President and Members of the City Council:
Your Committee on Transportation and Public Way begs leave to report and recommend that Your Honorable Body pass An ordinance for a proposed vacation of all alleys remaining in the block bounded by West Grand Avenue, West Illinois Street, North Dearborn Street, and North Clark Street. This ordinance was referred to the Committee on July 6, 2011.
This recommendation was concurred unanimously by a viva voce vote of the members of the Committee with no dissenting vote.
(Ward 42)
Respectfully submitted,

Anthony Baale, Chairman

JUL
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 ofthe 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 45-75 W. Grand Avenue, 500-520 N. Dearborn Street, 44-74 W. Illinois Street, 501-521 N. Clark Street are owned by Boyce II, LLC and its neighbors( all of whom have quit claimed their interest in the alleys to be vacated to Boyce II, LLC); and
WHEREAS, Boyce II, LLC proposes to use the portion of the alleys to be vacated herein as ingress and egress to its mixed use development; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago, after due investigation and consideration, has determined that the nature ...

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