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More than 1,300 tiny snails reintroduced to remote Atlantic island

The Desertas Island land snails have been set free to roam on the uninhabited island of Bugio, near Madeira

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024

Brewpub, daycare — along with new housing — among proposals to transform vacant lots on West, South sides

The city is seeking input until the end of February on the potential transit-oriented developments in East Garfield Park and Woodlawn near the CTA’s Green Line.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 16, 2023

Chicago’s 1-year-old Committee on Design is helping shape the city’s most important development projects

Chicago developers worried last year that construction projects would face bureaucratic snarls after city planners added a layer to the approval process. Builders already had to run a gantlet of officials on several commissions and committees, as well as City Council. Some now had to face the Committee on Design,…

Chicago Tribune · Nov 3, 2022