Block Club Chicago reports:
A plan to modernize the industrial area inside Little Village, a project a year in the making, is now on hold because the area’s aldermen are both in hot water — one on domestic abuse charges, the other a wire-wearing informant for the feds.No word yet on this subject from Alderman Joe Moreno. Also , no comment on this from Luis Gutierrez.
The city’s Department of Planning and Development was originally set to present the Little Village Industrial Corridor plan to the Plan Commission on Feb. 21, but the project pitch to the key commission has been postponed, city officials said.
That’s because the Department of Planning is “unable to confirm aldermanic availability” for the meeting, said Kevin Bargnes, Department of Planning spokesman.
The Little Village Industrial Corridor is currently located in four wards — Ald. George Cardenas’ 12th Ward, Ald. Ed Burke’s 14th Ward, Ald. Ricardo Muñoz’s 22nd Ward and a tiny portion in Ald. Danny Solis’ 25th Ward. The offices of all four aldermen weighed in on the new Little Village draft plan, according to the report.
After Muñoz was charged with domestic violence for allegedly attacking his wife on New Year’s Eve, he reportedly checked himself into rehab for four weeks. He has not been back to City Hall in 2019.
