INTERGOVERNMENTAL VACATION ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 (a) ofthe 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 3300-3324 W. 23rd Street, 3301-3325 W. 23rd Street, 2300-2358 S. Spaulding Avenue and 2301-2357 S. Spaulding Avenue, are owned by the Public Building Commission of Chicago ("Developer"), an Illinois municipal corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Developer holds land in trust for the use of the Chicago Public Schools ("CPS"); and
WHEREAS, CPS currently uses the areas herein vacated for athletic fields and parking under the authority of a past closure to vehicular traffic ordinance approved by the City Council of the City on March 22, 1974, and recorded April 25, 1974, as Document Number 22696171, in support of Farragut Career Academy High School IB World School, but now wishes to renovate said facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City, 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 the public streets described below; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Legal Description
Vacation of:
ALL THAT PART OF W. 23RD STREET (PARCEL 1) 66 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF S. CHRISTIANA AVENUE, LYING WEST OF AND ADJOINING THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF S. SPAULDING AVENUE, LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING THE SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 2 AND LYING NORTH OF AND ADJOINING THE NORTH LINE OF BLOCK 6 IN KRALOVEC AND KASPAR'S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 30, 1887 AS DOCUMENT...
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