Chick-fil-A Restaurant Opening in Pullman by the Fall

The City of Chicago Plan Commission recently gave approval that cleared the way for the first new Southeast Side location of one of America’s favorite restaurants, Chick-fil-A. “The redevelopment plan for the unused parcel just south of 111th Street and right off the Bishop Ford Expressway is the latest step in the renaissance that we are experiencing in the Pullman and Roseland communities,” said Ald. Anthony A. Beale (9th). “By attracting the kind of development our residents have told us they want, we’re steadily building a vibrant community where more people will want to go to live, work and visit.” The new 5,100 square-foot Chick-fil-A restaurant is being developed on a six-acre parcel by Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI), a nonprofit community development organization, and Reverend James Meeks, along with his nonprofit community development organization, Hope Center Foundation. The venture previously acquired the land and once housed an off-track betting facility owned by Hawthorne Racecourse. “Chick-fil-A will be an exciting and welcome addition to our community, one that demonstrates what can be accomplished when businesses, organizations and residents share a real commitment to a strong, sustainable future,” said Rev. Meeks. “The transformation of Pullman from its neglected past into today’s growing...