James Cappleman
Sarah’s Circle Breaks Ground On 3rd Uptown Building, Providing 28 Apartments For Women Experiencing Homelessness
Sarah's Circle is adding to the 73 apartments it already provides for women who otherwise would face homelessness.
Retiring Ald. James Cappleman Defends Uptown Development Boom, Pledges To Stay In Neighborhood
Ald. James Cappleman's 12 years in office included an unprecedented development wave in Uptown, which helps secure the neighborhood's affordable future, he said.
Uptown Retail Building Near Wilson ‘L’ Stop Could Get 3-Story Addition With 24 Apartments
A developer is looking to renovate and add apartments to a Broadway retail building near the Wilson Red Line stop.
For The 3rd Time, Developers Propose Replacing Uptown Retail Strip With Apartments
The latest proposal to redevelop the corner of Wilson Avenue and Dover Street would replace the Happy Wash building with 28 apartments.
Apartment Building To Replace Uptown Bank After Revised Plan Earns Neighbors, Cappleman Approval
The proposed development at 4701 N. Clark St. lost two total units after a back-and-forth with neighbors.
6 Candidates Running To Replace Retiring Ald. James Cappleman In Uptown, Lakeview’s 46th Ward
Ald. James Cappleman is retiring after three terms on the City Council.
Federal Administrative Judge, Palmer House Bartender Among Candidates Vying To Replace Retiring Ald. James Cappleman In 46th Ward
Patrick Nagle and Roushaunda Williams are two of six candidates running for the open 46th Ward seat.
An Uptown Retail Strip Is Primed For Development. New Study Asks Neighbors What They Want There
Uptown's chamber of commerce is commissioning a study into what could come to a prominent Wilson Avenue corner.
Uptown 6-Flat Coming To Site Of Former Mansion 8 Years After Historical Home Was Torn Down
A similar plan to redevelop the site failed in 2014, but neighbors and Ald. James Cappleman warmed to the revived proposal.
8 Years After Uptown Neighbors Lost Battle To Save An 1896 Victorian, The Plan To Build Apartments On The Site Returns
A developer demolished a home for apartments only to have his zoning request denied. The developer is back with a similar plan.
Former Immaculata High School And American Islamic Campus To Be Turned Into Apartments, Senior Living High-Rise
The development plan includes turning the Uptown campus into apartments and building a senior living tower on its parking lot.
First Tee Opens $2 Million Golf Center On Lakefront: ‘Every Kid Will Have Better Experiences’
The $2 million, 60,000-square-foot facility was built by a nonprofit that provides programs, coaching and camps for children to learn golf.
Uptown’s Clarendon Park Community Center, Once Facing Wrecking Ball, Kicks Off $13 Million Overhaul
The renovation will restore the more than 100-year-old field house and add accessibility features and a new lobby.
Uptown Strip Mall To Be Turned Into 32 Apartments After Chinese Restaurant, Liquor Store Close
A developer is seeking to turn a Sheridan Road commercial building into a four-story building with apartments on the first floor.
Former Congressional Aide Kim Walz Joins Race For 46th Ward Alderperson
Kim Walz was an aide to U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, who has endorsed her in the race to succeed Ald. James Cappleman (46th).
Uptown Activist, Political Organizer Angela Clay Announces 2nd Run For Alderwoman
Clay seeks to become the progressive choice in the open race for the 46th Ward seat being vacated by Ald. James Cappleman.
Ald. James Cappleman Won’t Seek Re-Election After Three Terms Serving Uptown Area
In an email touting his accomplishments since taking office in 2011, Cappleman said it's with "mixed emotions" he is announcing his retirement.
Marianne Lalonde Running Again For 46th Ward Office After Nearly Unseating Cappleman Last Election
Lalonde, an environmental research scientist, challenged Ald. James Cappleman in 2019 and lost by just 25 votes.
Uptown Tent Camp Moved So City Can Repair Viaduct After Fires, But Residents Say ‘We’re Going Back’
Tent city residents willingly relocated to nearby parkland and have been told they can return to the viaducts once work is finished, officials and residents said.
Uptown Senior Living High-Rise, Redeveloped College Campus Get OK From Cappleman’s Zoning Board
The development would rehab a historical school campus in Uptown, but some neighbors are not sold on the planned senior living tower that would rise from a parking lot.
