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Council to consider special‑use permit for group home at 816 Eighteenth amid council concern and requests for data
Summary
Transforming Realities, a new not‑for‑profit, has petitioned the City of North Chicago for a special‑use permit to operate a DCFS‑referred group home at 816 Eighteenth Street; the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval and the matter will go to full council for final action.
Transforming Realities, a not‑for‑profit organization incorporated in March 2024, presented a petition Aug. 4 for a special‑use permit to operate a group home at 816 Eighteenth Street to house adolescent males under placements arranged through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval and the item will be forwarded to the full City Council for formal consideration. Organization founder Ponda Barnes (stated name in the presentation) told the council she built a program she described as a staffed, residential group home with 24‑hour staffing, background checks, drug…
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