The Latest Breaking News from Invest SouthWest

Better public safety, transit will make Englewood redevelopment easier

Investing in policing and public transportation would bring back Englewood in its heyday, when a streetcar ride to 63rd and Halsted was as exciting as a trip downtown.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 25, 2023

Mayor’s team will scrap INVEST South/West name, but not its aims

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s business development program on the South and West sides, under review, will be rebranded, a top Brandon Johnson aide said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 21, 2023

City’s Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox steps down

Cox, tapped to lead the former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Invest South/West initiative, is the third star of her Cabinet to leave Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2023

Bronzeville high-rise near CTA Green Line to open by summer

Half the units in 43G One, a 10-story mixed-use building next to the 43rd Street station, will be affordable for lower-income residents. The second phase of the project is expected to be completed next year.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 18, 2023

Urbs in toto: Next mayor must keep bringing development to neglected parts of the city

He will have to address the growing notion that investing in long-neglected South and West side neighborhoods comes at the expense of downtown and the North Side.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2023

Back of the Yards project adapts historic buildings for housing, health center, coffee roaster

United Yards, at 47th Street and Ashland Avenue, plans to offer 100 units of affordable housing, an entrepreneur hub and 60,000 square feet of retail and community space. A groundbreaking ceremony was Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2023

Progress on United Yards shows that Invest South/West is moving faster than people realize

Real solutions take time, hard work, collaboration and a lot of patience. In Back of the Yards, we start construction this spring using more than $35.5 million in private investment and $21 million in city support.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 6, 2023

Budget Committee chair becomes latest member of Lightfoot’s leadership team to abandon mayor’s reelection bid

Fed up with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s uncollaborative, my-way-or-the-highway approach to the City Council, Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) is endorsing mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 3, 2023

Protesters disrupt Chicago mayoral forum as candidates exchange personal attacks

CHICAGO — Chicago’s mayoral hopefuls exchanged personal attacks during a contentious candidate forum Tuesday evening that was repeatedly interrupted by loud protesters.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 1, 2023

Chicago’s economy socked with one-two punch of COVID, crime: Here’s how mayoral candidates plan to keep it off the ropes

Mayor Lori Lightfoot describes herself as a “pro-Chicago business” mayor. But on her watch, Boeing and Citadel have left town. On the plus side, Chicago remains a hub for tech start-ups. As Lightfoot seeks reelection, she and her rivals disagree how to revive the economy and restore downtown.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 27, 2023