Norwood Park Advisory Council

Happy New Year Norwood Park! Please don't forget to drop off your tree for recycling at Norwood Park between January 3rd and January 17th.

NEWS: Mayor Brandon Johnson, DSS, & Chicago Park District to host Holiday Tree Recycling from January 3-17 at 27 locations citywide: https://bit.ly/44C6Y5x

HOLIDAY TREE RECYCLING AT 27 CITYWIDE LOCATIONS, JANUARY 11-25, 2025 INCLUDING NORWOOD PARK.

Holiday Tree Recycling The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS), in partnership with the Chicago Park District, is hosting their annual Holiday Tree Recycling Program at 27 locations throughout Chicago.

On March 25th a revised proposal to redevelop the property at 6750 N. Northwest Highway, the former Suerth Funeral Home, was heard by the 41st Ward Zoning Committee. This was a revised proposal of the original proposed five story residential development presented to the 41st Ward Zoning Committee on October 18, 2023.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/03/27/redesigned-edison-park-apartments-sway-some-neighbors-but-some-still-worry-about-size-and-parking/

The next 41st Ward Zoning Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday December 4th at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held at Olympia Park. We have the developers for 5015 N. Harlem Avenue returning.

Please join us at 4:00 PM Thursday for the ribbon cutting!

***THE RINK***

Construction is underway at Norwood Park.

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Please let us know your thoughts on:the Assisted living proposed for Resurrection convent on Talcott

Concerns expressed about impact of sale of Resurrection convent on adjacent land

by [email protected] · July 23, 2018

by BRIAN NADIG

Most of the concerns expressed at the July 18 meeting of the 41st Ward Zoning Advisory Committee about a plan to convert the Sisters of Resurrection convent at 7432 W. Talcott Ave. into senior assisted living centered around the undeveloped land next to the site.

The Sisters of Resurrection is planning to sell 13.4 acres of land next to Resurrection College Prep High School to developers who are seeking a zoning change from RS-2 to RM-6 or B2-5 to allow the convent to be retrofitted for 74 assisted living units. The rezoning would apply only to 2.99 acres, while the remaining land would continue to be RS-2, which is intended primarily for single-family homes.

“What’s going to happen to the (undeveloped land),” advisory committee member Frank Icuss asked the developers, Michael Fiandaca and Gregory Stec. “That’s the big uncertainty. It’s easier to present (the plan) to our community if we know what that 10 acres is going to be.”

Fiandaca said that he has “no interest in building single-family homes” and that any development on the vacant land would require a planned development ordinance due its large size, triggering a public hearing process.

Stec said that there have been brief talks with the Sisters of the Resurrection about a memory care center but that any development there would be far into the future. “We’re not even thinking of the back lot (at this time),” he said.

At the request of committee chairman Mike Emerson, the developers agreed to sign a letter to bring any future plans for the undeveloped land to the committee for review. The committee’s decisions on development proposals serve as a recommendation to Alderman Anthony Napolitano.

It also was reported that there would be an easement agreement between the Sisters of Resurrection and the development team once it purchases the convent. A tunnel which connects the high school and convent would remain, and the school and assisted living operators would share some utility infrastructure.

The Sisters of Resurrection also is requiring a covenant be attached to the deed, prohibiting a tavern or other uses that would be in conflict of Catholic teachings, Fiandaca said.

The proposal calls for no exterior changes to the 73.000-square-foot convent, a portion of which was built in the 1920s, and its chapel would remain, Fiandaca said. The proposed Type 1 zoning ordinance would prohibit any additions to the convent.

Most of the units would be one-bedroom apartments with a bathroom and a kitchenette, and the monthly rent would range between $4,000 and $6,000, which would include three meals a day. A senior housing management company would be hired to operate the building, Stec said.

The advisory board plans to vote on the proposal at its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, at the Olympia Park fieldhouse, 6566 N. Avondale Ave.

The Sisters of Resurrection announced last fall that it would be selling the convent and some of the surrounding land but that it would continue to operate the high school.

The Baseball Fields are muddy and unplayable once again. The former infield grass and crushed stone infield mix effectively mitigated this issue.

A Truly Sad Day for Norwood Park.
Volunteer installed turf infields are scheduled to be removed tomorrow morning. Volunteers raised money and donated time and materials to install these fields. The goal of these efforts was to mitigate both extreme wet and dry conditions which the rtf fescue turf did admirably. Because of these field improvements, Norwood Park Baseball went on when all of the surrounding parks had to scrub games due to rain-outs. Now, the powers that be have decided to return to the muddy and dusty fields by removing the infields with no regard for the money and time invested by others so that our children could play baseball rather than sitting at home on their electronic devices because the fields were too muddy to play.

Holiday Tree Recycling until January 20, 2018
Recycle your holiday tree and receive free mulch when available. Chicago Park District
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Trees recycled into free mulch for residents

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS), in partnership with the Chicago Park District, today announced that the City's annual holiday tree recycling program will run from Saturday, January 6 through Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 25 locations citywide.

"Holiday tree recycling is one of the many ways the City supports the recycling efforts of residents year-round," said DSS Acting Commissioner John F. Tully. “We encourage residents to manage tree disposal and all of their holiday waste responsibly to protect our environment and divert as must waste as possible from landfills.”

Live holiday trees can be dropped off inside tree corrals set up at any one of the 25 designated Chicago Park District locations. The holiday tree recycling program is not able to accept wreaths or garlands. Ornaments, lights, tinsels, and tree stands must be removed before the tree is dropped off and trees should be removed from any bags when placed in the tree recycling corrals.

Trees recycled through the program are turned into mulch, wood chips for use at Chicago Park Districts and materials for use by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.

"Recycling your holiday tree at park sites citywide can help you, your community, and the environment by minimizing waste and fostering a healthy environment," said Michael P. Kelly, General Superintendent and CEO of the Chicago Park District. "We value the environmentally beneficial partnership with our sister agency that encourages the public to become responsible stewards of our natural resources and in return receive free mulch when available at select locations."

Last year, the program mulched more than 21,000 trees. Free mulch will be available for residents to pick-up beginning on January 8, at six designated locations.

Participating locations include:
(*free mulch locations)

Bessemer Park, 8930 S. Muskegon Ave.
Clark Park, 3400 N. Rockwell St.
Forestry Site*, 900 E. 103rd St.
Garfield Park, 100 N. Central Park Ave.
Grant Park, 900 S. Columbus Dr.
Humboldt Park Boathouse, 1369 N. Sacramento Ave.
Jackson Park, 6300 S. Cornell Ave.
Kennedy Park, 2427 W. 113th St.
Kelvyn Park, 4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.
Lake Meadows Park, 3117 S. Rhodes Ave.
Lincoln Park*, Cannon Dr. at Fullerton Ave. (Parking lot east of Cannon Dr.)
Margate Park*, 4921 N. Marine Dr.
Marquette Park, 6700 S. Kedzie Ave.
McKinley Park, 2210 W. Pershing Rd.
Mt. Greenwood Park*, 3721 W. 111th St.
North Park Village*, 5801 N. Pulaski Rd.
Norwood Park, 5801 N. Natoma Ave.
Portage Park, 4100 N. Long Ave.
Riis Park, 6201 W. Wrightwood Ave.
Rowan Park, 11546 S. Avenue L
Sheridan Park, 910 S. Aberdeen St.
Walsh Park, 1722 N. Ashland
Warren Park*, 6601 N. Western Ave.
Wentworth Park, 5701 S. Narragansett Ave.
West Chatham Park, 8223 S. Princeton
For more information on recycling in Chicago visit www.cityofchicago.org/dss.

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