Biography: Shawn Allee

Residents Debate Best Use of Land Along Chicago's Lakefront

One hundred years after Daniel Burnhams's Chicago Plan, residents are debating whether all parts of Chicago's lakefront should be accessible to the public.

Posted on 6.30.2009

Chicago Lakefront Plan Laid Out

Group wants parkland stretching from Evanston to Indiana.

Posted on 6.9.2009

Locals Weigh In on Lifting Ban on Nuclear Power Plants

Locals Weigh in on Nuclear Power: Hope or Headache?

Posted on 11.25.2008

Changes May Be in Store for Commercial Nuclear Power in Illinois

A challenge to a 21-year old ban re-ignites a fight over the future of nuclear power in Illinois.

Posted on 11.25.2008

Zion, 25 Years On

The shuttered nuclear power plant in Zion Illinois has residents wondering what's next.

Posted on 11.11.2008

Children's Museum Debate Too Fast for One Panelist

One Chicago Plan Commissionner worries the Children's Museum relocation would invite more insitutions to Grant Park; museum says it will keep a low footprint.

Posted on 5.16.2008

Plan Commission Gives Nod to Children's Museum Move

Decision moves Grant Park relocation step closer to reality or, perhaps, a court battle.

Posted on 5.16.2008

Park District Ducks Out Of Latin School Soccer Fight

The Chicago Park District took heat over a $2 million soccer field, but it vows to press the issue anway.

Posted on 5.15.2008

Latin School Pushed Out Of Soccer Field Deal?

Chicago Park District considers going on with soccer field construction - alone, if necessary.

Posted on 5.14.2008

Web Extra: Location is Everything

A Maywood resident's take on transit.

Posted on 5.13.2008

Web Extra: The Case for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

A transit advocate explains how 'Bus Rapid Transit' could fit with a broad-ranging suburban transit proposal.

Posted on 5.13.2008

A Sprawling Plan for Cook-DuPage Transit

Multi-billion dollar transit plan could up-end routine travel for suburban commuters.

Posted on 5.13.2008

Data Deficit on Mortgage Problems' Effect On Renters

Chicago-area housing advocates say they're seeing renters displaced by foreclosures, but don't have data to put individual cases into perspective.

Posted on 4.30.2008

A Chicago Transit Deal Drivers Must Know About

Federal Department of Transportation offers help with a new Bus Rapid Transit system, but to get it Chicago's downtown drivers would pay a price.

Posted on 4.30.2008

CTA Could Upgrade To Public Bus 2.0

Federal grant could make Chicago the latest American city to offer Bus Rapid Transit.

Posted on 4.29.2008

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