The Old Town Triangle’s Community Service Committee highlighted three nonprofit organizations that assist in and near our community who needed assistance. We served as a collection point for donations to Support Over Stigma and She Became; and provided pizzas to our own 18th District Police officers and the officers of the 10th Police District.
We are now collecting food and personal care items for the Food Pantry operated by St. Matthew Church at 1000 North Orleans, just south of Division. The Old Town Merchants & Residents Association is partnering with us to provide these much needed items. St. Matthew Pantry is not a part of the Chicago Food Depository and is depends on smaller scale donations.
We intend to continue to provide items after the holidays but would appreciate your help to insure that they are well stocked for the holiday season. We will update this in the future. Donations can be delivered to the Triangle Center at 1763 N North Park during regular hours (Monday-Friday 10am-5pm; Saturday 10am-1pm). Prefer to order online? We’ve created an Amazon Wishlist with these items and they will be shipped to the Triangle for delivery.
We are happy to shop for you, if that is easier. Make your donation directly to the Old Town Triangle Association and name the organization you would prefer we support in the “Please feel free to share your reason for donating” line. Click this link and select the Amount of Your Choosing.
Old Town Triangle Building Catalog 2024
Old Town Triangle District with Building Catalog Addendum 2024
Noncontributing Buildings
Many in the community are invested in the Fern Hill proposal. Here is a list of updates, news, and information regarding questions posed by the Triangle Board and the Historic District Planning and Zoning Committee and the resulting position that was taken.
Alderman Brian Hopkins, Old Town Triangle Association, and Old Town Merchants and Residents Association are cohosting a virtual meeting specifically regarding infrastructure improvements being proposed by the Fern Hill Company on the north side of North Avenue between Wells Street and LaSalle Drive. The meeting will take place on Zoom on Thursday, January 9th, 2025 at 6:00 pm.
To receive a link to join the meeting, please register here.
Wells St Commercial Building Context Draft.
On March 5, 2024, a letter was sent to city officials requesting clarification of certain zoning rules at play in the Fern Hill proposal. To date, city officials have not responded to that letter (click here to view)
Strategic Planning Committee
Four workgroups were created to focus on specific topics. Each workgroup generates suggestions for improving how the OTTA addresses those topics. Preliminary proposals were provided to the Board at the July meeting. While still not finalized, you can review the draft documents (click here) presented by each workgroup. A community meeting will be held in October to seek feedback from members.
OTTA Members voted to invest in creating a Strategic Plan for the organization at the Annual Members meeting in January 2022. The Committee was formed with: Zac Bleicher, Dorothy DeCarlo, Diane Fitzgerald, Phil Graff, Brad Neuman, Rick Rausch and John Engman (Consultant).