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Residents urge council to set conditions if large Western Avenue venue reopens
Summary
Several Blue Island residents urged the City Council to condition or limit the reopening of a large entertainment venue at 13031–13057 Western Avenue, citing recurring problems with parking, trash, loud events and reported violence near nearby homes and businesses.
Marie Miniman, a Blue Island resident who lives at 12738 Greenwood Avenue, told the City Council during public comment that she expects the city will soon consider approving the reopening of a business at 13031–13057 Western Avenue and asked the council to consider strict conditions if it does. "The reopening of this business will bring much needed tax dollars to our community," Miniman said, but she said the venue previously generated large crowds that created parking shortages, trash and disruptive late-night activity.
Miniman described events at the location that she said happened within 100 feet of the neighborhood grammar school and a church, and…
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