PBC begins planning for South Side school parking lot
By : Katie CliffThe Public Building Commission on Tuesday approved a request from Chicago’s Department of Housing and Economic Development to initiate planning for the Lindblom Math and Science Academy...
View ArticlePublic Building Commission Board advances $17M Walter Payton Prep project
By : Tom ButalaThe Public Building Commission Board on Tuesday approved two measures related to the development of a $17 million annex at Water Payton College Prep school on Chicago’s Near North...
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Chicago Infrastructure Trust set to break ground on first project
Nearly two years after Mayor Rahm Emanuel created the Chicago Infrastructure Trust, its first project won final approval on Tuesday.The 11-member Public Building Commission Board, which oversees the...
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Near West Side child abuse center embarks on overhaul
By : Tom ButalaCity officials presided Tuesday over an 18,000-square-foot expansion of the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center, a private, non-profit health site in the Illinois Medical District that...
View ArticleCPS school annex construction process begins
By : Matthew BlakeThe Chicago Public Building Commission on Tuesday started the selection process for companies to build annexes for four Chicago Public Schools projects that Mayor Rahm Emanuel has...
View ArticleChicago Public Library to expand adolescent digital media program
By : Matthew BlakeThe Chicago Public Library got the green light Tuesday to expand a digital media program for young people that Mayor Rahm Emanuel claimed has “exceeded all expectations.”The Chicago...
View ArticleCrowded Northwest Side schools getting new annexes
Public Building Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved the estimated $25 million development of annexes at three Chicago Public Schools, which are designed to reduce crowding; Schools that will...
View ArticleEmanuel to expand IG's power to Public Building Commission
Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to submit to the City Council on Wednesday an intergovernmental agreement that would grant city Inspector General Joe Ferguson oversight of the Public Building Commission;...
View ArticleHarold Washington Library gets new lighting under Infrastructure Trust’s...
By : Tom ButalaThe Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Library has received new energy-efficient lighting as part of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust’s Retrofit I initiative.Using an average of...
View ArticleParks, building commission contracts to require $13 an hour wage
Chicago Park District and Public Building Commission joined the Chicago Housing Authority in committing to paying contractors and subcontractors a $13-per-hour minimum wage; Mayor in September...
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