City Council, March 18, 2026
Approves Multifamily bonds for Prairie District Apartments rehabilitation at 1801 South Wabash Avenue, 46-0
How this board votes
The City Council approved 91% of 147 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Jeanette Taylor (4 of 15 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
This Chicago City Council meeting on 2026-03-18 was dominated by ceremonial resolutions (honoring Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and Women's History Month) and confirmed several mayoral appointments including Susan Capello as director of Animal Care and Control.
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago, IL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 24 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 46-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 24
Multifamily bonds for Prairie District Apartments rehabilitation at 1801 South Wabash Avenue
Ordinance authorizing increase in multifamily loan funds and issuance of tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue bonds to MHL2 Prairie District Apartments Wabash LP for rehabilitation of the Prairie District Apartments building at 1801 South Wabash Avenue in the 3rd Ward, amount not to exceed $14,872,344.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This Chicago City Council meeting on 2026-03-18 was dominated by ceremonial resolutions (honoring Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and Women's History Month) and confirmed several mayoral appointments including Susan Capello as director of Animal Care and Control.
Key Decisions (24)
Multifamily bonds for Prairie District Apartments rehabilitation at 1801 South Wabash Avenue
Multifamily funds for Park Manor Senior Residences at 8320 South King Drive
Bond inducement for MPC Phase One affordable housing at 11420 South Halsted Street
TIF funds for Avondale Park improvements at 3516 West School Street
TIF funds for Clarendon Park improvements
TIF funds for Hermosa Park improvements at 2240 North Kilbourn Avenue
TIF funds for Carter G. Woodson South Elementary School at 4414 South Evans Avenue
Permit fee waivers for Public Building Commission
Chicago Tourism Improvement District establishment
Class 7b tax incentive for 501 North Sacramento Boulevard
Redevelopment agreement with Food Love LLC at 5522 South State Street
Appointment of Susan Capello as director of Animal Care and Control
Establishment of proactive rental inspection working group
Low affordability community designation at 1415 North Dayton Street
Acquisition of property at 1725 North Harding Avenue for library branch
Lease amendment with Archer Avenue LLC at 5672 South Archer Avenue
Sale of city-owned property under ChiBlockBuilder (3rd and 4th Wards)
Sale of city-owned property under open space and side yard programs
Sports wagering license amendment (deferred and published)
Liquor moratoriums in 15th, 16th, and 32nd Wards
Appointment of Laquina White as chief administrator of COPA
Increase fines for cruelty to animals
COPA authority to investigate Welcoming City ordinance violations
Freeze of tipped subminimum wage at 24% of minimum wage
Development Activity (5)
Prairie District Apartments rehabilitation
Residential
Park Manor Senior Residences of Chatham
Residential
MPC Phase One affordable housing development
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Labor
City Council reversed course on its tipped subminimum wage phase-out,…
Commercial Demand
City reports 680+ new restaurant licenses issued in 2024 and…
Infrastructure
Environmental justice advocates pushed the Hazel Johnson cumulative impact ordinance…
Who Spoke (56)
On the record: the mayor, 40 councilmembers, the clerk, and 9 members of the public.
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