City Announces Second Round Of ‘Invest South/West’ Development Sites

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has allocated $750 million in public funding to help revitalize commercial corridors on the South and West sides.

By Nereida Moreno, Daniel Tucker
Invest South/West
A rendering of the first site in Auburn Gresham. Lori Lightfoot Social Media / Lori Lightfoot Social Media
Invest South/West
A rendering of the first site in Auburn Gresham. Lori Lightfoot Social Media / Lori Lightfoot Social Media

City Announces Second Round Of ‘Invest South/West’ Development Sites

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has allocated $750 million in public funding to help revitalize commercial corridors on the South and West sides.

By Nereida Moreno, Daniel Tucker
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Four sites in Bronzeville, North Lawndale, New City and South Chicago have been selected as targets for redevelopment under a city program designed to bring economic opportunities to the South and West sides.

Reset brings on Danny Ecker of Crain’s Chicago Business for more on the second wave of the city’s Invest South/West initiative. We also hear from two people who work on equitable development in South Chicago and North Lawndale for their thoughts on the new sites and what each neighborhood needs.

GUESTS: Danny Ecker, commercial real estate reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business

Angela Hurlock, Executive Director of Claretian Associates

Rodney Brown, executive director and CEO of New Covenant Community Development Corp., executive Committee member of the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council