Chicago Announces $2M Federal Grant to Address Harms Caused By I-290

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By John GreenfieldApr 16, 2024, 7:01 pm83 pts
This post is sponsored by Boulevard Bikes. It’s been almost seven decades since the construction of Chicago’s Eisenhower Expressway, aka I-290, began in 1955, disconnecting West Side communities and accelerating white flight. Today the City of Chicago announced that it has been awarded $2 million from the…

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