The old Ford City Mall is set for a dramatic rebirth—not as a shopping hub, but as a $200 million industrial campus with four buildings, a new public plaza honoring its past, and a CTA bus stop to ease community concerns. Alderman Derrick Curtis backs the project, pushing for job creation and economic growth while avoiding vacant land. A traffic study even suggests the new park will generate less congestion than the mall ever did. The plan heads before the Chicago Plan Commission this week—marking a major shift for the Southwest Side.

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