University of Chicago Purchases Williams College Assets
Furniture, books, and records from George Williams College at 5315 Drexel are being moved to a new Downers Grove campus. A large crane hoisted a box to third floor windows for transfer to a moving van. The university plans to use the property for student housing and start work immediately to have quarters ready for fall occupancy.
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George Williams College
Drexel
Downers Grove
University of Chicago
Delayed decision on HR2 site bids amid cost increases
The Conservation Community Council recommended Draper and Kramer or Village Associates for the HR2 urban renewal site between Cornell and List and 53rd. The DUR board backed querying all bidders on rising interest rates and costs and hired McKey Berger and Mansuetto to review bids.
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Cornell
List
Conservation Community Council
Draper and Kramer
Village Associates
Chicago Beach Dr
City Department of Urban Renewal
DUR
McKey, Berger, and Mansuetto
Profile of Property exhibition opens at Chicago museum
A collection titled Profile of Property features 450 documentary photographs by 100 major photographers. It opened Thursday June 16 at the Museum of Science and Industry, sponsored by the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity. The project notes urban renewal clearance and mentions a sale price of $12,389.
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Museum of Science and Industry
Office of Economic Opportunity
Chicago Committee On Urban Opportunity
Hyde Park Co op Board votes 6000 for new organizing drive
Hyde Park Co operative Society approves six thousand dollars to split half the cost of organizing cooperative services in Woodlawn North Kenwood and Oakland. The funds fund one full time organizer plus VISTA support with the Cooperative League aiding under an Office of Economic Opportunity contract. Linnea Anderson invites applications for the post.
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Hyde Park Cooperative Society
Woodlawn
North Kenwood
Oakland
Cooperative League
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Hyde Park Kenwood Forms Air Pollution Committee
The Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference organized a new air pollution committee chaired by R Stephen Berry professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago located at 5317 University. The panel will work closely with the existing Hyde Park Kenwood Cleaner Air Committee.
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R. Stephen Berry
University
University of Chicago
Hyde Park
Kenwood
Hyde Park-Kenwood
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