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Read more →Chicago proposes $280,000 in open space funds for torture justice memorial in Washington Park
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Read more →DPD selects $23.7 million industrial project for city land in New City
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Read more →Mixed-use tower with affordable housing selected for redevelopment near Pritzker Park
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