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Developer asks Cook County to intervene after Chicago alderman downzones Land Bank parcels

5498292 · July 24, 2025
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Summary

A small-business developer told the Cook County Board the city alderman downzoned two Cook County Land Bank parcels, blocking planned commercial development and delaying construction jobs; the developer asked the county to help resolve the dispute.

Yorelee (spelled in transcript Yorelee/Yorely) Huff, a developer who said she has been working with the Cook County Land Bank, told the board she is seeking county help after local zoning changes blocked plans for two parcels the Land Bank holds.

Huff said she is under contract to buy two parcels at "1728 East 70 Ninth Street" and "1703 East…

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