Nearly a year after site-prep work began, the team behind the new Focal Point Community Campus in Little Village is moving into the second phase of remediation ahead of a groundbreaking. Located at 3201 West 31st Street, the campus will eventually include a new hospital building, among other facilities.
A demolition permit and a permit for new construction issued on December 3, 2025 mean the end of Lola’s Coney Island, a fast-food joint at the corner of West Chicago and North Francisco Avenues in Humboldt Park. Lola’s announced their closure in an Instagram post on October 30, though they will still operate their food truck.
The Chicago City Council has approved plans for a mixed-use development at 6935 North Sheridan Road in Rogers Park. First announced nearly a year ago with a taller design, the current iteration of the project was revealed last August after several rounds of community input. Now, local developer Chicago Equity Partners is nearly ready to move forward.
Two new construction permits for three-unit residences have been permitted for vacant lots at 1257 and 1261 South Fairfield Avenue in the Douglass Park neighborhood. Both applications were applied for on September 19, 2025, and they came through exactly three months later on December 19 with reported costs of $420,000 apiece.
Plans are moving forward for The Phoenix at 3611 North Halsted Street, as the development team has submitted a zoning application for the mid-rise project. Located just north of the intersection with West Addison Street in Lake View East, the proposal received alderwoman approval last November and joins other similar projects nearby, such as 925 West Belmont.
