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Big dreams for $30M Woodlawn Station

April 20, 2017

By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader

It will be next to the Green Line and when the Obama Presidential Library opens, a trip on the route 53 bus will take one straight there.

The dream of quality, urban living for low-income apartment seekers in Woodlawn drew closer to reality on Wednesday, April 18. Community leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony for the $29.4 million Woodlawn Station across from the historic Daley’s restaurant on 63rd street near Cottage Grove. When completed, the ultra-modern building will be the first transit oriented development that will sit next to the Green Line station. read more