NEWS
October 26, 2015
McCaffery Interests Film Nominated for Six Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards
VIA Reel Chicago
McCaffery Interests, in partnership with four-time Emmy® winning Chicago production company Bitter Jester Creative, is proud to announce that its recent film, Full Circle, has received six Chicago/Midwest Emmy® nominations. The documentary, a pitch for consideration to host the Obama Presidential Library, tells the story of the old South Works steel plant and the master plan for the vacant land on which it used to reside. Full Circle was nominated for Outstanding Achievements in Writing, Directing, Editing, Audio, and Public/Current Affairs Programming. READ MORE>
September 15, 2015
From Industrial to Mixed-Use in Southside Chicago
VIA Commercial Property Executive
The first milestone in what will become the Windy City’s new Lakeside mixed-use community has been reached, with the opening of the new Lakeside Heritage Walk in South Chicago. READ MORE>
August 07, 2015
South Chicago Velodrome Association Contributing to the Community at Lakeside - Junior Mechanics Program
In addition to getting the track ready and putting together our High School Track League we’ve been working on starting up our Junior Mechanics program. READ MORE>
May 01, 2015
McCaffery Interests' President Ed Woodbury Presents Clean Energy Challenge Award
McCaffery Interests' President Ed Woodbury presented the McCaffery Lakeside Building Efficiency Award to Igor, a Power-over-Ethernet lighting, sensor, and data platform. The McCaffery Lakeside Building Efficiency Prize awards $25,000 to a clean technology start-up with promising application to commercial building efficiency standards. http://www.igor-tech.com/ READ MORE>March 20, 2015
McCaffery Interests – sponsored CDE grant funds to create jobs in Gary, Indiana
GARY – The city will receive a grant of nearly $120,000 to create a program meant to help unemployed residents who have trouble getting jobs to gain the kind of skills that might someday let them create their own businesses. READ MORE>March 18, 2015
3 Groundbreaking Chicago Lakefront Developments of the Future
VIA bisnow.com
Chicago's lakefront is still evolving—where there's space, someone will develop it. These three lakefront developments are set to change the landscape and the way people live. Read on to see who's planting a flag for great views of Lake Michigan... READ MORE>
March 11, 2015
Rahm Emanuel: Forget right to work. Create a right to thrive.
In my neighborhood economic development policy speech earlier this year, I offered a better way: a Right-to-Thrive zone concept that provides a mix of positive incentives that will create neighborhood economic development and jobs — all while lifting workers up and supporting their hard-fought gains. These thrive zones will build on the work already begun within the neighborhood strategy of our "Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs," and will be a centerpiece of my second-term economic development plan. Here's how they work. READ MORE>January 16, 2015
CLD featured on Curbed Chicago
VIA Curbed Chicago
Using a Real Life SimCity to Design a Massive Development 596 acres, 50,000 residents, $4 billion dollars and even a 1,500-boat marina: Everything about the proposed Chicago Lakeside Development, developer Dan McCaffery's massive micro-city being built at the former site of the U.S. Steel Southworks Plant, is on a different scale. READ MORE>
October 08, 2014
Designing future cities
VIA Phys.Org
October 8th: A hundred years ago, one out of every five people lived in urban areas. By 2050, that number will balloon to over four out of five. This rapid urbanization presents significant problems to the world. READ MORE>
September 25, 2014
Lakeside in Departures Magazine
VIA Departures Magazine 09/2014
Read about Lakeside in Departures Magazine September 2014 issue. READ MORE>
September 18, 2014
Open House Chicago Oct 18th-19th 2014
Please join us for Open House Chicago presented by Chicago Architecture Foundation at Lakeside Marketing Center. Visit www.openhousechicago.org for additional site information. READ MORE>August 27, 2014
Smart cities and how municipalities are changing the way they see WiFi
VIA Chicago Tribune
Hardik Bhatt is the Chicago-based managing director for global market development for Cisco Systems Inc.’s Internet of Everything for Cities practice. READ MORE>
August 08, 2014
Lakeside hosted a group of UC Fellows 8/8
The Eric & Wendy Schmidt Data Science for Social Good Summer Fellowship is a University of Chicago program that brought 48 students to Chicago to work with 13 nonprofits and government agencies on data science projects. READ MORE>
August 07, 2014
IVCA Interviews Ed Woodbury, President of McCaffery Interests 8/7
On July 24th, 2014, Ed Woodbury – the President of McCaffery Interests – outlined a plan for the parcel of land that once was home to the U.S. Steel South Works in Chicago. The plan, still in the development stage, is to create a Gigabit fiber-optic network... READ MORE>
August 06, 2014
Obama Presidential Library roundup: A look at 7 major bidders 8/1
VIA www.chicago-suntimes.com
Fri, 08/01/2014 - 9:48am Sydney Lawson The Obama Presidential Library and Museum is a future gem supporters say will drive economic growth and help communities in need. The question is where will... READ MORE>
July 28, 2014
FrankfurtRheinMain Corporation Visits Lakeside 7/28
McCaffery Interests met with a group of business representatives from Frankfurt, Germany at Lakeside on July 28th. During their visit to Chicago, The Delegation met with key municipal officials and corporate executives. READ MORE>
July 23, 2014
Developer plans gigabit network at ex-U.S. Steel site on S. Side
VIA www.chicagosun-times.com
BY SANDRA GUY Staff Reporter July 23, 2014 7:04PM Ultra-high-speed Internet access is back on the map for Chicago’s South Side, with a new large-scale launch now... READ MORE>
July 17, 2014
REIA Event July 17th
VIA www.chicagobusiness.com
Lakeside encapsulates and commercializes the future of urban redevelopment. Representatives of Lakeside’s redevelopment team shared exclusive redevelopment insights, lessons learned, and forthcoming project plans. READ MORE>
July 10, 2014
Obama Presidential Library Community Video Premiere 7/10
Thank you all for showing your support for the Obama Presidential Library proposed site location at the video premiere last week. READ MORE>
July 09, 2014
Mariano’s announces it will build store on former U.S. Steel site 7/9
VIA http://www.suntimes.com/business
Mariano’s Fresh Markets announced Wednesday afternoon it will build a new grocery store on the northeast corner of 87th Street and South Lake Shore Drive on the former U.S. Steel Works factory site... READ MORE>
July 07, 2014
Clear Vision:Building Obama Presidential Library on old US Steel Site 7/10
VIA Chicago Sun-Times: Lynn Sweet Reports, Pages 10-11
Chicago Sun-Times: Lynn Sweet Reports, Pages 10-11 Offers a chance to reinvent the South Side, says developer, who gave the Sun-Times a look at the bid... READ MORE>
July 06, 2014
Presidential Library Video Community Premiere 7/10
Please join 7th Ward Alderman Natasha Holmes and 10th Ward Alderman John Pope for the first public screening of Chicago Lakeside's short film on The Barack Obama Presidential Library. READ MORE>
June 16, 2014
12 sites offered in bids for Obama presidential library 6/16
VIA Chicago Sun-Times.com
Lynn Sweet WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle are being offered a dozen sites — from Honolulu to Harlem to Hyde Park and other Chicago locations — for the Obama Presidential Library and Museum. READ MORE>
June 10, 2014
Emanuel puts his muscle behind South Side site for Obama library 6/10
VIA Chicago-SunTimes.com
WASHINGTON — Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing for the Obama Presidential Library and Museum to be built on Chicago’s South Side, offering a package of public and private... READ MORE>
June 03, 2014
Three South Side groups bid for Obama library 6/3
VIA The Chicago Maroon by Ankit Jain
Three different groups on the South Side—the University of Chicago, the neighborhood of Bronzeville, and the Lakeside development—are finalizing submissions for the Obama Presidential Library as the deadline... READ MORE>
May 21, 2014
Community Open House 6/24
Please join us at the Open House on 6/24/14, 2 - 6 PM. Tours will be first come, first served, and held at 2:30, 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30 PM. An ADA accessible vehicle will be available for tours. READ MORE>
May 16, 2014
McCaffery Interests received the 2014 Emerald Award - The Intent to Matter
Outstanding Large Organization - by the USGBC at the Museum of Broadcast Communications. McCaffery Interests was a recipient for the USGBC - Illinois Chapter award for Lakeside development... READ MORE>
May 15, 2014
Developer willing to give University of Chicago lakefront land
VIA May 13, 2014 12:00 am • Gregory Tejeda Times Correspondent
CHICAGO | A real estate developer who wants to turn the one-time site of U.S. Steel Southworks’ plant into a residential and retail community said Tuesday he will give a lakefront plot of land to the University of Chicago if they use it to develop a presidential library and museum for Barack Obama. READ MORE>
May 13, 2014
7th and 10th Ward Community Update Meeting
Please join us for an update on Lakeside! Tuesday, May 13th from 5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Grace Apostolic Faith 8233-57 South Exchange, Ave Chicago, IL 60617 READ MORE>April 30, 2014
Lakeside chosen as one of 26 Coastal Grant recipients!
On April 19th, Governor Pat Quinn visited a volunteer clean-up of Chicago’s Oak Street Beach to announce a $1.6 million investment in environmental and education projects along the Lake Michigan shoreline. READ MORE>April 25, 2014
USGBC Emerald Award
McCaffery Interests is honored to be named the recipient of the U.S. Green Building Council Emerald Award. The “Intent to Matter” award recognizes MI’s achievements at Chicago Lakeside. READ MORE>April 21, 2014
Could Lakeside be the home for George Lucas' new museum?
What better site to host the visionary ideas of George Lucas than Chicago Lakeside? Mr. Lucas changed the shape of cinematography through the Star Wars franchise; READ MORE>
April 21, 2014
MeterGenius awarded the Lakeside Award
The Chicago Lakeside Development presented the Northwestern University student-led team, MeterGenius with the inaugural Lakeside Award. Presented at the 4th annual Clean Energy Challenge on April 3rd READ MORE>
April 12, 2014
Here's Who's Behind the Huge Children's Memorial and Lakeside Developments
VIA Chicagomag.com
Dan McCaffery takes on some tough projects, even for a big city developer. But two of his most important, controversial plans are moving ahead in early 2014. By Ian Spula READ MORE>
April 08, 2014
Lakeside has joined in a collaborative initiative led by UC and ANL
to design LakeSim, an urban planning simulation tool to optimize planning and infrastructure in large-scale, master planned developments. READ MORE>
March 31, 2014
UI Labs joins with 100 civic leaders to discuss CitySmart initiatives
Recently President Obama announced UI Labs as the recipient of $70 million in government funding matched by $250 million in private monies to transform American manufacturing. READ MORE>
March 31, 2014
McCaffery attends USDA White House Event announcing funding for timber building technology
McCaffery Interests is working with the Idaho Forest Group, Austrian-based KLH... READ MORE>
February 19, 2014
Lakeside is featured in the March 2014 Chicago Magazine issue
VIA Chicago Magazine
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February 07, 2014
Foundation launched to pick site for Obama presidential library
Foundation launched to pick site for Obama presidential library BY LYNN SWEET Washington Bureau Chief January 31, 2014 1:59PM READ MORE>
January 31, 2014
Open House 3/20
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
Please join us at the Open House on 3/20, 2 - 6 PM. Tours will be first come, first served, and held at 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 PM. An ADA accessible vehicle will be available for tours. READ MORE>
December 05, 2013
Holiday Open House - 12/17
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
Please join us at the Holiday Open House on 12/17, 2 - 6 PM. Tours will be first come, first served, and held at 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 PM. An ADA accessible vehicle will be available for tours. READ MORE>
October 28, 2013
Lake Shore Drive extension opens
VIA WGN
Lake Shore Drive now goes a little farther south. Lake Shore Drive south, the project from 79th to 92nd, officially opens this weekend. It’s a new stretch of road that city officials say will revitalize this south side neighborhood and create thousands of new jobs. READ MORE>
October 28, 2013
South Lake Shore Drive Extension Opens
VIA NBC Chicago (WMAQ-TV)
The South Lake Shore Drive extension opened Sunday after more than a year of work. The two-mile extension runs two lanes in each direction south of Rainbow Beach at 79th Street to 92nd and Ewing Avenue. READ MORE>
October 28, 2013
South Lake Shore Drive extension open to traffic
VIA Chicago Tribune
The long-awaited two-mile extension of South Lake Shore Drive, from 79th to 92nd streets is now open to traffic. The new section of U.S. Highway 41, built by the state for $64 million on U.S. Steel Corp.'s former South Works property, was opened Sunday morning. READ MORE>
October 25, 2013
Chicago Neighborhood Sees a Road to Salvation
VIA The Wall Street Journal
The $65 million Lake Shore Drive extension officially opens to vehicles on Sunday, extending one of the city's signature roadways that runs north approximately 10 miles to downtown Chicago along the lake. READ MORE>
October 25, 2013
Two-mile South Lake Shore Drive extension to open over the weekend
VIA Chicago Sun-Times
A new 2-mile extension of South Lake Shore Drive opens this weekend — a boon to drivers, bicyclists and a development planned on Chicago’s last frontier of large, untapped lakefront property. READ MORE>
October 24, 2013
Q&A with Dan McCaffery on South Works
VIA Chicago Real Estate Daily
When the South Shore Drive extension opens Oct. 26 on Chicago's South Side, few people will be as pleased as Dan McCaffery. The two-mile extension, stretching roughly from 79th to 92nd streets, runs through the middle of the former South Works steel mill site, a 589-acre lakefront property. READ MORE>
October 17, 2013
USGBC Brings Community Engagement Training Program to Chicago
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
We welcomed the United States Green Building Council to Lakeside for the Community Engagement Training Program. We discussed our involvement with the surrounding community and explained how we pursued our LEED-ND certification. READ MORE>
October 15, 2013
Lakeside to Participate in Open House Chicago
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
This weekend, October 19th and 20th, we welcome you to experience of the promise and progress of the Chicago Lakeside Development, as part of Open House Chicago, presented by the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Tours of the 600-acre site will be held at 11 AM; 12 and 1 PM. READ MORE>
October 14, 2013
South Lake Shore Drive extension opens Oct. 27
VIA Chicago Tribune
The South Lake Shore Drive extension, Chicago's newest roadway, is less than two weeks away from opening along a part of the city that for more than 100 years most people have seen only from a distance. READ MORE>
September 20, 2013
Celebrate the Opening of South Lake Shore Drive at Chicago Lakeside Fest
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
We invite you to celebrate the start of Chicago’s next mark on History with the Grand Opening of the newly extended South Lake Shore Drive on October 26, 2013. READ MORE>
September 10, 2013
Chicago Lakeside Development at Greening the Heartland/BUILDING Chicago Conference
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
This Wednesday, September 11th, representatives of the Chicago Lakeside Development, McCaffery Interests and Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP will be presenting at the Greening the Heartland/BUILDING Chicago Conference. READ MORE>
August 22, 2013
U of C computer researchers will have a hand in South Works remake
VIA Crain's Chicago Business
The same computer-modeling technology that helps Boeing Co. design airplanes and weather forecasters predict hurricanes will be used to remake the old U. S. Steel South Works plant on the Far South Side. READ MORE>
August 13, 2013
Computation-Enabled Design for the Chicago Lakeside Development
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
McCaffery Interests, University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, the Computation Institute, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill are collaborating on the development of a prototype computational framework for Chicago Lakeside Development, called LakeSim. READ MORE>
August 07, 2013
Community Open House - 8/14
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
Please join us at the next Community Open House on 8/14, 1- 6 PM. Tours will be first come, first served, and held on the hour, at 2, 3, 4 and 5 PM. An ADA accessible vehicle will be available for tours. READ MORE>
July 22, 2013
Lakeside Construction Updates, July 2013
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
We continue to make progress on the site through out the month of July. The extension of Lake Shore Drive is upon completion, be ready for a great announcement on this soon. Click to see the photos. READ MORE>
July 15, 2013
Governor Pat Quinn Visits Lakeside
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn visited Chicago Lakeside Development on 7/12/13 to see the progress on the site, and to speak about the promise of the innovative Mud-to-Parks program, an initiative spearheaded by Illinois Department of Natural Resources. READ MORE>
June 24, 2013
Lakeside Construction Updates, June 2013
With summer in full-swing, Lakeside continues to make great progress. The extension of Lake Shore Drive is nearly complete. Also, as seen in the newest photos, Lakeside is looking especially green these days thanks to the great work of the Mud to Parks program. READ MORE>
June 17, 2013
Thanks for Coming to the June Open House
VIA Chicago Lakeside Development
Thanks to all who joined us at the Second Quarterly Community Open House last week! We're enthused by your turnout: more than 200 neighbors and community officials checked in at the front desk. Your questions, concerns and comments are central to this project, and we're happy to spend such a beautiful afternoon with each and all of you. READ MORE>
May 31, 2013
Southeast Side: Will new community rise on old South Works steel site?
VIA WBEZ
Chicago Lakeside Development and the Chicago Velo Campus are featured in an exposé by WBEZ, Chicago's Public Radio station. Click above to learn more about how we're working to make a difference in the community. READ MORE>
May 07, 2013
Lakeside Award Winner Profiled in Crain's
5/7/13 - South Bend, Indiana's SmarterShade Inc.--the winner of the Lakeside Award at the 2013 Clean Energy Challenge--is profiled today in Crian's Chicago Business. “We're trying to keep offices and homes at a constant, comfortable temperature, and this technology is a whole different, sophisticated way of shading,” says Ed Woodbury, president of Chicago real estate developers McCaffery Interests Inc.
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April 16, 2013
Chicago's Final Frontier // Green Building & Design Cover Story
VIA Green Building & Design - May/June, 2013
4/16/13 - In 2050, few Chicagoans remember the steel plant at Seventy-Ninth Street. Residents of Lakeside, the city’s newest neighborhood built on the site of the old mill, ignore the placards in their apartment buildings, which state that for almost a century U.S. Steel’s South Works plant produced the steel that became the backbone of their city—the skeletal frame of the Willis (once Sears) Tower, the ribs of the John Hancock Center.
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April 09, 2013
SmarterShade Wins Lakeside Award for Clean Technology Innovation
4/9/13 - We are proud to announce South Bend Indiana's SmarterShade Inc. as the winner of the inaugural Lakeside Award for clean-tech innovation and commercialization at the third annual Clean Energy Challenge in Chicago. The award comes in the form of a $50,000 grant to be used by SmarterShade, enabling further research, application and execution of their go-to-market strategy.
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April 03, 2013
Clean Energy Trust's Amy Francetic Wins 2013 Green Award
Lakeside team member Amy Francetic has been honored with one of five Chicago magazine 2013 Green Awards. These awards recognize Chicagoans who bring attention to emerging green and sustainable technologies happening in Chicago. The Chicago Lakeside Development is named a game-changing project within Chicago. Well done Amy, proud to have you on our team!
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March 06, 2013
Lakeside Community Open House - 3/21/13
Join us for another Community Open House at the Lakeside Marketing Center on March 21st, between 1PM and 6PM. There will be three tours and several informational sessions throughout the day. For more information, see our flyer. Hope to see you then!
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February 26, 2013
Lakeside at Water Innovation Alliance Conference 2.0
This afternoon, Ed Woodbury, President of McCaffery Interests, Inc. spoke at the Water Innovations Alliance Conference in New York City to present the masterplan for Chicago Lakeside Development, and document the promise the plan holds for sustainable development and water conservation in the 21st Century.
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February 12, 2013
New 2013 Chicago Lakeside Development Video
Today, we bring you the newest promotional video for Chicago Lakeside Development, featuring interviews with Dan McCaffery of McCaffery Interests, Amy Fancetic of Clean Energy Trusts and James Reynolds, Jr. of Loop Capital. This is another great step in sharing the Lakeside vision and story.
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January 30, 2013
"Lakefront Love Affair" - CLD Featured in Planning Magazine
VIA Planning Magazine
Chicago Lakeside Development is featured in the most recent issue of Planning Magazing from American Planning Association as one of the leading examples of the City's revitalized lakefront. We're proud to be featured in such good company, and look forward to Building a New Chicago together.
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January 15, 2013
Lakeside Marketing Center Receives LEED-CI Silver Certification
In another step towards achieving our goal of a sustainable community, the Lakeside Marketing Center has achieved certification at the silver level under the United States Green Building Council’s LEED for Commercial Interiors. This great achievement is another win for the Lakeside team and Chicago's South Side.
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January 12, 2013
Chicago Lakeside in Running for Obama Presidential Library
The team behind Chicago Lakeside Development and McCaffery Interests are closely pursuing a bid to be the location of the Obama Presidential Library. President Obama's connection to Chicago's South Side and sustainable development is well documented, and we think we are the ideal site for this great testament to our current Commander in Chief.
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January 10, 2013
Game Changers: Planning The Great Lakes Century
Metropolis Magazine gets a one-on-one tour of Lakeside with architect Phillip Enquist, where they discuss the vitality of the Great Lakes, the sustainable ideals and the work of Skidmore Owings and Merrill and McCaffery Interests. Click header to read more.
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December 20, 2012
New Chicago Lakeside Promotional Video
In a revamped version of our popular IMAGINE video, you can place yourself in the heart of the action. Imagine with us, as we see a new global community built on Chicago's South Side. McCaffery Interests and US Steel are working with the city to make these plans a reality.
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October 12, 2012
Chicago Lakeside Wins Global Sustainability Award
Thanks to the support of the public, Chicago Lakeside Development was named the winner of the Sustainia Community Award in Copenhagen, Denmark! Amassing more votes than nine global sustainable solutions, Chicago Lakeside is honored as the "Best Sustainable Solution," as chosen by a global network of supporters.
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August 17, 2012
Chicago Lakeside Development Stands Behind Lake Calumet Conservation Efforts
VIA The Times of Northwest Indiana
Chicago Lakeside stands with federal, state and municipal authorities in their work redeveloping Chicago's Southeast Side. McCaffery Interests' Ed Woodbury spoke in favor of the new initiatives along with Sen. Dick Durbin and Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar.
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June 22, 2012
Chicago Lakeside Development Honored As A Top Sustainable Solution at Rio+20
Chicago Lakeside was among the 100 winners of "Sustainia100," a prestigious global honor of world leading projects and undertakings for sustainability solutions and sustainable cities.
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April 11, 2012
Big Vision for Lakeside Site
Extending Lakeshore Drive for two miles through the 600-acre Lakeside Development site is more than road work: It's the key that'll unlock the enormous development potential of the waterfront property where McCaffery Interests and partner US Steel aim to build.
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April 05, 2012
LSD Expansion Part of $7 billion "Building a New Chicago" program
While visiting the former USX Steel Mill site, now known as Chicago Lakeside, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced construction of the future expansion of US Route 41, better known as Lake Shore Drive.
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April 03, 2012
City To Extend Lake Shore Drive Farther South
Crews began work on Tuesday to relocate U.S. 41 through the old USX steel mill site on the South Side, essentially extending Lake Shore Drive eight blocks farther south.
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March 13, 2012
Marquette University Wins 2012 Midwest Real Estate Challenge
The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation sponsored and hosted its second annual Midwest Real Estate Challenge at the Union League Club of Chicago on Saturday, April 14.
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March 08, 2012
Lake Shore Drive Work Spurs $4B McCaffery Plan
Work on the main thoroughfare through the 600-acre South Side former US Steel site should start by April, spurring the first phase leasing efforts, said project manager Nasutsa Mabwa.
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February 29, 2012
Cisco Selected by Chicago Urban Real Estate Developer to Develop Technology Master Plan for Smart+Connected Communities Project at Chicago Lakeside
Cisco and McCaffery Interests, a Chicago-based real estate investment firm, today announced an extension of the two companies' collaboration which sees Cisco appointed as the master Information and Communications Technology (ICT) planner for the Lakeside Development project in Chicago.
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February 09, 2012
Jackson Stumps for Presidential Library
Seventh Ward alderman Sandi Jackson is gaining the attention of Chicago mayoral candidates with her proposal to bring a presidential library and museum honoring President Barack Obama to Chicago's Lakeside corridor.
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EVENTS
November 08, 2015
Rainbow Beach Ribbon Cutting
Please join the Chicago Park District and the City of Chicago for a ribbon cutting celebrating the new Chicago Plays! playground at Rainbow Beach Park. Chicago Plays! Ribbon Cutting Sunday, November 8, 2015 Rainbow Beach Playground 3111 E. 77th Street 2:00pm Ribbon Cutting at 2:30pmJuly 10, 2014
Presidential Library Video Community Premiere 7/10
You're invited to join 7th Ward Alderman Natasha Holmes and 10th Ward Alderman John Pope for the first public screening of the Chicago Lakeside's short file on The Barack Obama Presidential Library. Thursday, July 10th, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Adam Clayton Powel, Jr. Paideia Academy 7511 South Shore Drive Chicago IL 60649June 24, 2014
Open House Today 6/24
Join us for our open house today...June 24th from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Tours start at 2:30 p.m. RSVP to See you there!June 24, 2014
Community Open House 6/24
Please join us at the Open House on 6/24/14, 2 - 6 PM. Tours will be first come, first served, and held at 2:30, 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30 PM. An ADA accessible vehicle will be available for tours.May 13, 2014
7th and 10th Ward Community Update Meeting
Please join us for an update on Lakeside! Tuesday, May 13th from 5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Grace Apostolic Faith 8233-57 South Exchange, Ave Chicago, IL 60617March 20, 2014
Community Open House
Please join us at the next Community Open House on 3/20, 2- 6 PM. Tours will be first come, first served, and held at 2:30, 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30 PM. An ADA accessible vehicle will be available for tours. Please RSVP to if you plan on attending.
December 17, 2013
Holiday Open House
Please join us at the next Community Open House on 12/17, 2- 6 PM. Tours will be first come, first served, and held on the hour, at 2, 3, 4 and 5 PM. An ADA accessible vehicle will be available for tours. Please RSVP to if you plan on attending.
October 26, 2013
Opening of Lake Shore Drive
We invite you to celebrate the start of Chicago’s next mark on History with the Grand Opening of the newly extended South Lake Shore Drive on October 26, 2013.
August 14, 2013
Community Open House
Please join us at the next Community Open House on 8/14, 1- 6 PM. Tours will be first come, first served, and held on the hour, at 2, 3, 4 and 5 PM. An ADA accessible vehicle will be available for tours. Please RSVP to if you plan on attending. See you next Wednesday!
June 10, 2013
Community Open House
Join us for another Community Open House at the Lakeside Marketing Center on June 10th, between 1PM and 6PM. There will be three tours and several informational sessions throughout the day. Hope to see you then!
March 21, 2013
Lakeside Community Open House
Join us for another Community Open House at the Lakeside Marketing Center on March 21st, between 1PM and 6PM. There will be three tours and several informational sessions throughout the day. For more information, see our flyer. Hope to see you then!
August 27, 2012
South Chicago Chamber Art Proposals Due
The South Chicago Chamberof Commerce is releasing a request for proposals from area artists to paint some of the roll-down steel doors that protect commercial buildings in South Chicago. If you are an artist interested in bidding on this project, please contact the Chamber - proposals are due August 27. Please also contact the Chamber if you have a commercial building within the Special Service Area that has a roll-down door you'd like to have painted! or
May 30, 2012
Lakeside Community Open House
We hope to see you for our Open House, 1-6 PM at 8555 S. Green Bay Avenue. Learn about our vision for Lakeside, take a tour of the site, and feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns to McCaffery representatives.
May 24, 2012
How Green is Chicago's 10th Ward?
Come to the Southeast Chicago Historic Society Museum on 9801 S. Avenue G between 1-4 PM. The museum will feature a 10th Ward Green Summit display and slideshow. For more information, please contact Joann Podkul at .
May 23, 2012
Booth and Kellogg School of Management Real Estate Challenge
We're looking forward to the Booth and Kellogg School of Management Real Estate Challenge, to be held 5/23 at The Waldorf Astoria. This year, student teams of eight will be acting as master developer of our site, all 600 acres! Sam Zell and our very own Dan McCaffery of McCaffery Interests, Inc. will be one of the judges. Can't wait to hear your ideas!
May 22, 2012
Everlights E-Waste Recycling Drive
Come by the 10th Ward Alderman Office at 3524 E. 106th Street between 10 AM - 5 PM to drop off your old electronics, light bulbs, and batteries.
May 20, 2012
Theodore Stone Woods Tour
Join us at 1 PM for the tour! We will meet at the parking lot on 67th Street, a couple blocks east of LaGrange Road near Hodgkin.May 19, 2012
International Council of Shopping Centers 2012 Conference in Las Vegas, NV
The McCaffery Team will be sharing the Lakeside vision with local, regional and national retailers.
