New Library New Construction Funded

The funding for the new Whitney Young branch of the Chicago Public Library at 7901 South King Drive in Chatham will be for $16.3 million, with $15.7 million coming from General Revenue Library Bonds floated by the Chicago City Council, $1 million from 87Th Street & Cottage Grove Revitalization Area TIF money, and $600,000 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for clean-up.