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INVEST South/West: City of Chicago, Commissioner Maurice Cox, Oct 31, 2019; INVEST South/West is an unprecedented community improvement initiative from Mayor Lightfoot to marshal the resources of multiple City departments, community organizations and corporate partners toward 10 neighborhoods on Chicago’s South and West sides.
‘Master Planned Development’ Guidelines Would Enhance Zoning Procedures for City’s Largest Development Sites: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Oct 18, 2019; The proposed “Master Planned Development” designation would apply to projects known colloquially as “mega projects.”
A big week in Economic Development Funding for Chicago's neighborhoods!: Mar 6, 2017; Last week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel launched two new programs that will make significant funding available to support new and existing businesses on Chicago's South, Southwest, and West Sides. Both the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund and the Retail Thrive Zones programs offer grant funding up to $250,000 to commercial real estate projects on select neighborhood commercial corridors. To learn more about these programs and their application processes, please visit the program websites.

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