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Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa

How Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Went From Progressive Agitator To City Council Boss

Ramirez-Rosa was named zoning committee chair and Mayor Brandon Johnson's floor leader, a dramatic rise to power for the former organizer and progressive rabble-rouser.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale
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Northwest Side Tent City Residents Get Housing After Kennedy Expressway Construction Forces Them Out

All of the residents — about 35 — were matched with housing thanks to an interagency effort. The outcome shows what can be done with more funding for homelessness, advocates say.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Avondale Could Get Its First Cannabis Dispensary On Belmont — If Neighbors Are On Board

Nature's Grace and Wellness and budding company Green & Randle want a special-use permit to open a dispensary in a long-vacant storefront on Belmont Avenue.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Sails To Victory In 35th Ward, Secures Third Term In City Council

Ramirez-Rosa ran unopposed after his lone challenger fell five signatures short of what was required to make the ballot.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Avondale’s Belmont Blue Line Station To Get Elevator, Other ‘Long Overdue’ Accessibility Upgrades

Some neighbors were annoyed when the CTA added a canopy to the station years ago but didn't install an elevator. Belmont is one of three Blue Line stations getting major upgrades thanks to federal funding.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Lone Challenger To Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Falls 5 Signatures Short, Gets Booted From 35th Ward Ballot

Hundreds of petition signatures for challenger Richard Mpistolarides were invalidated, leaving him just short of the requirement, elections officials ruled Friday.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

35th Ward Residents Can Get Their Catalytic Converters Painted At Deterrence Event This Week

This week’s event is the latest go at the Police Department’s spray-painting strategy, held to cut down on skyrocketing catalytic converter thefts.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Protected Bike Lanes Coming To Kedzie Avenue In Avondale

The lanes will be installed on Kedzie Avenue between Diversey Avenue and Addison Street.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Logan Square Athletic Club Could Be Coming To Grace’s Furniture Building After Long-Awaited Boutique Hotel Plan Scrapped

New plans have emerged for the long-vacant Grace's Furniture building in the heart of Logan Square.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Residents Of Avondale Homeless Encampment Matched With Housing: ‘God Blessed Me With People … To Make This Happen For Me’

A homeless encampment was a fixture of Fireman's Park for years, even as the city tried to clear the area. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa credits a huge boost in city housing funding with helping its residents.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Hermosa’s Too-Narrow Palmer Street To Become One-Way After Years Of Sideswipes, Crashes

Drivers often barrel down the street, smashing into cars, neighbors say. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa hopes removing one lane of traffic will cut down on crashes.

Belmont Cragin, Hermosa

Old Logan Square Blue Line Terminal Still On Track To Become Affordable Housing

Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp., the nonprofit developer behind The Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Apartments, has taken over the project and has secured a 99-year lease for the CTA-owned land.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Hermosa Playground Set On Fire Last Year Will Be Rebuilt By Fall, CPS Says

Nixon Elementary also is getting a new basketball court, running track and a fence for security.

Belmont Cragin, Hermosa

As Complaints Of Late Trains And Missing Buses Mount, City Officials Call For Hearing On ‘Deteriorated’ CTA Service

On the Blue Line, the CTA is only running 50-55 percent of its scheduled trains. "People are no longer able to trust that this vital public service going to get them where they need to go on time," Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa said.

Citywide

Avondale Mural Honoring 3 Firefighters Killed In 1985 Arson Will Be Restored

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is teaming up with the city to restore the deteriorating Fireman's Memorial Park mural, which was painted in the mid-'80s after the devastating blaze.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Protected Bike Lanes, Curb Extensions And More Upgrades Coming To Avondale’s Belmont Avenue

A complete overhaul of Milwaukee Avenue — a project that has been in the works for 15 years and includes the much-anticipated redesign of the Logan Square traffic circle — also is inching forward, city officials said.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Logan Square Community Leader Not Running For 35th Ward Alderman Despite Fake Email

Someone pretending to be neighborhood leader Andrew Schneider declared his candidacy while disparaging Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa. Schneider said it's "an example of a cowardly troll hiding behind a veil of anonymity."

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

All-Affordable Logan Square Apartment Complex Opens After Years Of Planning: ‘This Is Nothing Less Than A Day Of Resurrection’

Formerly known as Emmett Street Apartments, the development has been renamed after Chicago labor activist Lucy Gonzalez Parsons.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Logan Square Leaders Blast Ald. Villegas For ‘Misleading’ Campaign Mailers — But Villegas Says Outcry Is A ‘Political Stunt’

In his bid for Congress, Villegas is touting a Logan Square affordable housing project as an achievement. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and others said Villegas is taking credit for something he "had nothing to do with."

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Attention Avondale: Power Outage Planned For Large Portion Of Neighborhood Thursday As ComEd Makes Repairs

The outage, planned for 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., will impact households in the area bounded by Milwaukee Avenue, Diversey Avenue, Lawndale Avenue, Wolfram Street and Central Park Avenue.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale
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