Lincoln Park, Old Town
Family Can Add Garage To Historic Home For Daughter In Wheelchair, Board Rules In Bitter Zoning Dispute
A neighborhood group that opposed the garage argued it would damage the historic integrity of the Old Town Triangle Landmark District.
Jonathan Ballew
9:29 PM CST on Dec 21, 2018
The 1800 block of North Lincoln Avenue in the historic Old Town Triangle, an area where many homes pre-date the Great Chicago Fire. Jonathan Ballew/ Block Club Chicago
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CITY HALL — After hearing testimony from neighbors in a bitter zoning dispute, the family of a 13-year-old girl who uses a wheelchair will be allowed to add a garage to their historic Old Town [...]