Mark Fishman

The measures were dropped at the city's last Zoning Committee hearing, but they were resurrected at Tuesday's hearing and approved.

The move involving the Parson's site in Logan Square raises broader questions about whether threats of lawsuits should dictate if city legislation moves forward, an alderman said.

It's the latest in a long-running battle between the prominent landlord and Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th), who after years of gathering community input sent the measure to City Council.

The lawsuit is "another example of a kitchen sink attempt to block affordable housing by any means necessary," the researcher wrote in his data-driven report.

While the all-affordable housing complex on Emmett Street will eliminate a parking lot, most residents support making the area more affordable.

The lawsuit argues replacing a surface parking lot with 100 subsidized apartments would cause them “irreparable injury.”

An expert said the move appears to be a "blatant" example of campaign finance law exploitation.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to take recycling to Chicago's high rises and commercial buildings has fallen short because of lax enforcement and a series of bureaucratic snafus.

A corporation associated with M. Fishman Co. made a $5,000 donation to Rosa's opponent Yu Dieterich last month.

Ramirez-Rosa contends the landlord manufactured a lease dispute to "bully and buy him." Fishman alleges the alderman owed $42,000 in back rent.