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No Man's Land heats as United Center nears opening
West Side Chicago battles gentrification as United Center rises near a decayed landscape. Residents and former officials fear rising property taxes and displacement while developers push west, transforming Madison Street and nearby blocks into a new, whiter neighborhood anchored by Bulls and Blackhawks profits. Community leaders warn the process could erode longtime residents and alter the area's fabric.
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Chicago
United Center
West Side
Arthur Griffin
Martin Luther King Jr
No Man’s Land
Cook County Board
Danny Davis
Bulls
Blackhawks
Henry Horner
Valerie Jarrett
Jarrett
Wallace Davis
Wisconsin
Indiana
Griffin
University of Illinois-Chicago
Elvin Clayborn
Madison Street
Davis