4530 N. Beacon (Loopnet)We've received a few inquiries as to what was taking place at 4530 N. Beacon, which is currently undergoing interior construction. 4530 is one of the hidden gems of Sheridan Park, a building that was likely beautiful when built but fell on hard times.Neighbors might recall that this was formerly the Methodist Youth Services building back in the early 2000s.  Since that time, the building has functioned as storage for the neighboring rehab center and we grew accustomed to having the building empty.From chatter on local block club pages, it appears there had been at least one… [...]

With USPS operations being slowed down at the instruction of the Postmaster General, and millions of mail-in ballots going through the system this week, voters are being advised to use dropboxes instead of mailboxes for their mail-in ballots to ensure they arrive on time.All early voting sites in Chicago have dropboxes, which can be used through Election Day, November 3rd. That includes Truman College in Uptown.There are several libraries that have supervised dropboxes as well, including Bezazian in Uptown, located at Magnolia and Ainslie. Library dropboxes are NOT available on Election Day, but will be accepting ballots through Monday.A complete… [...]