Not Even Trying To Hide It

 A reader writes in:

"It's amazing to see the Angela Clay campaign proudly retweeting someone who is voting for Clay because she will defund the police. They aren't even hiding it. Especially when she's endorsed by former Alderwoman Helen Shiller who has a sign in her window on Carmen that says, "F*ck the Police."

You can't make this stuff up. Check out the photo I took. God, help us."

Former Ald. Shiller's home window on 1200 block of Carmen.

Support Courtenay's Book Fair, For Yourself AND For The Students

Attention, bibliophiles and generous folks!

Courtenay Language Arts Center (located at Beacon and Montrose) will be holding a Scholastic Book Fair  which is open to the community. 

The Courtenay book fair will start Monday, March 27, and go through March 31 from 8am-2:30pm each day. All money earned from the book fair goes to support building engaging and inclusive classroom libraries for the Courtenay students. 

And even if you don't want to buy books for yourself, there's a lovely way to help the students there by paying it forward (literally). Courtenay staff have created an e-wallet where people can electronically donate to help ensure that all students can find a book they love at the book fair.

The link to the e-wallet is: https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=59481a48-9799-4659-abfa-e4c0b75cfc88

 This will enable the students to purchase books at the Fair and foster a lifelong love of reading!

National Car Wash Goes Straight To Shell

Say what? Our favorite no-name gas station, National Car Wash (Ainslie and Broadway), finally has a branded gasoline supplier!

A keen-eyed reader noticed the signage and branding Thursday and snapped these photos.

As she says, and we agree: "I hope Shell preserves the amazing vintage signage."

Crain's: Angela Clay Has An Outstanding $18,450 IRS Lien Against Her

Angela Clay (right) seen here at her campaign kick off event (Facebook)

Greg Hinz, Crain's Chicago

Angela Clay, the 46th Ward aldermanic hopeful who failed to disclose she operated a company that received nearly $42,000 in federal COVID-relief funds, also has something else in her financial record she hasn’t talked about: an outstanding $18,450 Internal Revenue Service lien against her.  According to an IRS lien that’s filed with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds’ office, in September of 2018 Clay was assessed $18,450 for unpaid taxes, penalties and interest. 

Read more with subscription at Crain's

Permits Pulled For 19 Story Development At 619 W. Waveland

City Club Apartments at 3636 N. Lake Shore Drive

A development that passed through city council in the summer of 2021 is finally ready to break ground.

Permits were just pulled on the 3636 N. Lake Shore Drive project from City Club Apartments. The project lists the 619 W. Waveland address. You might recall the project includes one 19 story building with 183 units. The 6 story building south of the midrise has not been permitted and that area will likely be used for staging during construction.

46th Ward Aldermanic Run-Off Candidates Walz and Clay To Meet In Forum In Uptown On March 29th

Kimberly Walz (left) and Angela Clay (right)

From East Lake View Neighbors:

"East Lake View Neighbors 46th Ward Runoff Candidate Forum

East Lake View Neighbors will host a forum for the 46th Ward Alderperson Runoff Candidates on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 from 7:30pm to 9pm. in the lobby of Thorek Hospital, 850 West Irving Park Road.

This forum will be in-person. Please bring any questions that you wish to pose to the candidates.  We look forward to seeing you then!"

Crain's: Candidate Angela Clay Faces Questions Over PPP Loans Of Nearly $42,000

46th Ward run-off candidate Angela Clay seen here with former Alderwoman Helen Shiller, who endorsed Clay (Neighbors For Angela Clay Facebook)

Greg Hinz, Crain's Chicago Business

"A candidate in the 46th Ward aldermanic runoff has filed a revised statement of economic interest with the Chicago Board of Ethics after Crain's asked why she apparently failed to disclose nearly $42,000 in federal Payroll Protection Program loans to a hair-products firm she owned.

In a letter yesterday to Ethics Board Chairman Steve Berlin, candidate Angela Clay said she inadvertently disclosed financials on one newly formed company that she said paid her $9,000 as president, Saij, when she should have listed another that was formed earlier in 2014, Pink Ribbon Hair...

Clay's campaign website makes no mention of the companies she ran or what income she derived from them, terming her a "community leader" who was the youngest president ever of nonprofit Voice of the People in Uptown."

Read the full story at Crain's (with subscription)

"Bear" With Us -- "Sheldrake" Will Be Filming In Uptown On Wednesday

There will be filming taking place in the heart of Uptown tomorrow.

On Wednesday, March 15th, between 6am and 2pm, there will be no street parking allowed:

• On BOTH SIDES of Wilson between Sheridan and Broadway, and 
• On the WEST SIDE of Sheridan between Wilson and Sunnyside

Vehicles parked on those streets will be towed.

You may have never heard of Sheldrake, the TV show, and there's a good reason for that: it doesn't exist. It's the code name for another series you may be more familiar with: The Bear.

Eight-Story Residential Set To Rise at 5035 N Sheridan

5035 N. Sheridan from DLG Management (48th Ward Office)

We told you back in August about the one story retail buildings spanning 5033-5045 N Sheridan selling for $2.6M, and now we know what to expect for the site.

Ald. Osterman's office just released a rendering showing the residential building with retail space that will rise eight stories on the NE corner of Sheridan and Carmen. A total of 77 residential units with 40 parking spaces is planned for the site, with demolition/construction slated to begin the week of March 13. The site is being developed "as-of-right" with no zoning change requested. There will be no affordable units.

The current retail buildings at 5033-45 Sheridan (UU)