Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
“The ordinances would require property owners in Pilsen and near the 606 Bloomingdale Trail to apply for special permission from city officials in order to transform two- to six-unit apartment buildings into single-family homes.”
Closing the barn doors after the animals have left. The city is decaying, the 606 trail is a farce compared to the Des Plaines River Trail; residents are fleeing the city for real homes on real lots in the suburbs. Interest in converting two flats into SFH is waning.