4647 Broadway, courtesy of Google StreetviewFor many months now, we have been following the slow-moving developments as the former co-working space (the old 'Z Wallis' building) at 4647 N Broadway transitions into a new use. After the building hit the market in the fall of 2023, it sold quickly. The sale (for $1.3 million) was finalized in late December of 2023. Research suggested a women's reproductive healthcare facility was likely, and tipsters confirmed our hunch. However, we have not seen nor heard anything from Alderwoman Clay's office about the planned transition to a women's reproductive health facility, so it is left to us [...]

Former 46th Ward Ald. Helen Shiller (photo: Neighbors for Angela Clay FB)So old friend Helen Shiller is apparently up to her old tricks, just this time as an appointed member of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Our readers will recall Brandon Johnson appointed Shiller to the powerful position on ZBA back in early summer. With years of following Ms. Shiller under our belt, we wondered when she would be involved in controversy again. The answer was "not long." In this recent Chicago Tribune article (paywalled), Ms. Shiller is accused by Streeterville residents of committing an ethics violation when she cast the tie-breaking vote [...]