# Old Town

Old Town, in the Lincoln Park community area: Wards 2, 43 and 27. Stories, alderpersons and recent legislation.

## Alderpersons

- [Brian Hopkins](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/2), 2nd Ward
- [Timothy R. Knudsen](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/43), 43rd Ward
- [Walter R. Burnett](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/27), 27th Ward

## Recently passed in these wards

- [Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-8-037 prohibiting operation of mobile food vendors on portions of N Wells St, E Huron St, N Lake Shore Dr, W Chicago Ave, and W Division St](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/O2026-0029055-prohibiting-operation-mobile-food-vendors-portions) (O2026-0029055, Passed Oct 14, 2026)
- [Intergovernmental agreement with Chicago Board of Education to provide tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for improvements at Suder Montessori Magnet Elementary School at 2022 W Washington Blvd](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/O2026-0028745-intergovernmental-agreement-chicago-board-education-provide) (O2026-0028745, Passed Oct 14, 2026)
- [Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-244-140 to prohibit peddling in 2nd Ward](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/O2026-0027679-prohibit-peddling-2nd-ward) (O2026-0027679, Passed Oct 14, 2026)
- [Call on Department of Transportation to rename Lincoln Central Park to 'Deirdre's Garden' in honor of Deirdre Graziano](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/R2026-0027468-call-department-transportation-rename-lincoln-central) (R2026-0027468, Adopted Sep 23, 2026)
- [Amendment of Municipal Code Section 17-9-0111.5 to include religious assembly in non-accessory parking restrictions in RT4 and higher zoning districts](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/SO2026-0024882-include-religious-assembly-non-accessory-parking) (SO2026-0024882, Passed Sep 23, 2026)
- [Dedication of public way in area bounded by W Grand Ave, N Halsted St, W Chicago Ave, and North Branch of Chicago River as substituted](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/SO2026-0026284-dedication-public-way-area-bounded-w) (SO2026-0026284, Passed Jul 15, 2026)
- [Expenditure of Open Space Impact Fee funds for development of Chicago Farmworks at 409 N Albany Ave and 411-419 N Kedzie Ave](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/O2026-0026340-expenditure-open-space-impact-fee-funds) (O2026-0026340, Passed Jul 15, 2026)
- [Amendment of Municipal Code Section 17-6-0403-F to permit by right residential storage warehouses in Planned Manufacturing District 4B](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/SO2026-0026276-f-permit-right-residential-storage-warehouses) (SO2026-0026276, Passed Jul 15, 2026)

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Source: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/on-my-block/neighborhoods/old-town · Chicago Politics, an independent tracker of the Chicago City Council. Guide for agents: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/llms.txt