{"id":10088,"date":"2018-07-15T22:01:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T03:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/?p=10088"},"modified":"2018-07-15T22:01:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T03:01:59","slug":"alderman-hopkins-statement-on-the-relocation-of-general-iron-regarding-7-13-18-report-in-crains-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/?p=10088","title":{"rendered":"Alderman Hopkin&#8217;s Statement on the Relocation of General Iron Regarding 7-13-18 report in\u00a0Crain&#8217;s Chicago:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9895\" src=\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/11bed408-f877-4390-8481-1277aa80e5b5-300x75.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/realestate\/20180713\/CRED03\/180719913\/chicago-industrial-firm-to-clear-out-of-key-redevelopment-zone?utm_source=2nd+Ward%3A+North+Branch+Corridor+Updates&amp;utm_campaign=2a6c35f7c1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_13_09_23&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_733e9c4db4-2a6c35f7c1-182657033\">Regarding today&#8217;s 7-13-18 report in <em>Crains Chicago<\/em>:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I took office I pledged to do everything in my power to facilitate a relocation or\u00a0shutdown of General Iron.<\/p>\n<p>Today marks the beginning of the final phase of these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>However, I will not be satisfied with a drawn-out relocation process. With the North\u00a0Branch modernization and environmental issues in mind, this transition should be\u00a0expedited to accommodate for the future of the area.<\/p>\n<p>I will continue my push to ensure that long-awaited improvements to this community are\u00a0delivered safely and swiftly.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Hopkins<br \/>\nAlderman, 2nd Ward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regarding today&#8217;s 7-13-18 report in Crains Chicago: When I took office I pledged to do everything in my power to facilitate a relocation or\u00a0shutdown of General Iron. Today marks the beginning of the final phase of these efforts. However, I will not be satisfied with a drawn-out relocation process. With the North\u00a0Branch modernization and environmental [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}