Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on:

State Of The West Loop: Crime Is Down, 500-Plus New Apartments And Aldi On The Way: At the State of the West Loop meeting, city and police leaders reported sharp drops in robberies, burglaries and car thefts while outlining new developments across the 34th Ward.

South Loop Fire Stadium Traffic Won’t Snarl Streets — If Fans Bike Or Take Transit, Traffic Study Says: Team brass are banking on bike-friendly paths, public transit and rideshares to ease congestion concerns around the Fire’s planned stadium at The 78.

Broadway Rezoning Fight Intensifies In Edgewater, With Some Neighbors Taking Out Billboards: After a group of neighbors took out billboards and hired an attorney to fight the city’s plan to allow taller, denser buildings, others launched a digital campaign in support of the rezoning — and they hope to see it move forward next month.

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