Our coalition was glad to read the Sun-Times editorial urging the city to surround the new stations created by the CTA’s Red Line extension with much-needed development, such as homes and commercial space, serving current residents and attracting new ones to the Far South Side.
We also get the editorial board’s questions and skepticism: Time and again, Chicago’s Black residents have been promised neighborhood investments that have not materialized and, as a result, many have left our city. This time, though, is different.
