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City Council Approves Plan for Chicago Fire Training Center
The Chicago City Council has approved a zoning change that allows the Chicago Fire soccer club to build an $80-million training center on the city’s Near West Side. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the 36-11 vote was lopsided on a plan Mayor Lori Lightfoot had pushed. The council’s zoning committee initially rejected the plan but then approved it.
The Fire’s plans for a Near West Side location, formerly part of the ABLA Homes, would provide an economic boost for the area while adding soccer pitches for local youth, backers argued. Critics said the nearly 26-acre site should be set aside for the Chicago Housing Authority to meet its commitment to build new units, reported the Sun-Times.
Several alderpersons said they backed the project because it was supported by Ald. Jason Ervin, whose 28th Ward includes the site. Ervin said the Fire’s project had the backing of Near West Side neighbors.
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