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Southwest Side Chicago Residents Want Old Armory Turned Into Police Station, But City Says It Can't Happen
Seven years after a National Guard armory closed on the city's Southwest Side, a debate is raging over what should happen to the building.
September 26, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Seven years after a National Guard armory closed on the city's Southwest Side, a debate is raging over what should happen to the building.
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Along any sidewalk or road in the 13th Ward, signs are everywhere encouraging calls to Mayor Brandon Johnson because those living in the community want a police station.
A now-closed National Guard Armory in the Clearing neighborhood in the 5400 block West 63rd Street, at Long Avenue, is the proposed site for the new police station. The area is currently part of the Chicago Lawn (8th) District, a vast district that covers most of the city's Southwest Side, and for which the station is located two and a half miles away at 3420 W. 63rd St.
