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Illinois Brick Company's yard 22

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRegreenedRetrofit builtBlue Island, IL

Already built as a park; no redevelopment opportunity remains. · summary, model-written

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Place
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 4,853 units, Cook County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,228/mo zillow · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -0.7% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …the Meadows Golf Club record · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: …the Meadows Golf Club record · all sites with this
New use
Park and open spaceThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedeveloped · RegreenedWikipedia no source
New usesparkWikipedia no source
What is there nowthe Meadows Golf Clubnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Cook County (IL), 20244,853 units in 5+ unit buildings, 512 in 2–4, 1,142 single-family; 2023: 3,332 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 17 within 25 km: Dixie Square Mall (5.0 km); Evergreen Plaza (6.8 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)213,302 jobs in 12,604 establishments; average annual pay $43,743; employment location quotient 0.83; employment -0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022934 jobs; 80 in retail trade, 121 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 17031821200)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; 2.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,183 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 18.6%; median family income $59,607; 560 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsCommunity High School District 218 (09-12); 8 public schools within 1 mile: Everett F Kerr Middle School; Lincoln Elem School; Paul Revere Intermediate School; Whittier Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation640 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-20251,091 county-logged events: 620 thunderstorm wind, 164 hail, 133 flood, 82 flash flood; $1,049,471,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 60406, 2026-09median list price $229,900 (+9.5% on the year); 23 active listings; median 33 days on market; 4% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 202313,577 establishments (-11%); 214,575 jobs (-4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $340,258 (+6% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $2,228/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)6,133 vehicles a day on Western Ave (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 725 trucks; 9 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The site (Illinois Brick Company's yard 22) is already built as a park, per 'new_use: ["park"]' and 'status: built'. 'opp_reasons' explicitly state 'retrofit already built', confirming no active redevelopment opportunity remains. The site is located in Blue Island, IL, adjacent to Chicago. Context shows two nearby former malls (Dixie Square Mall, Evergreen Plaza) within 10km, but neither is directly relevant to this site's current status. Housing market data (ZHVI/ZORI) shows rising values in Cook County, but this is not tied to the site. Traffic data (Western Ave, principal arterial) is provided but not linked to the park's use. No further details on park management or public access are in the record.

Why. Record explicitly states retrofit is complete and status is 'built'—no new development possible. Context and market data are contextual only, not actionable for this site.

Where it stands. No opportunity exists; site is operational as a park. Unknown if park is publicly accessible or managed by Meadows Golf Club (per 'after_notes'). No new development potential.

For a planner

  • Site is already repurposed; no need for planning intervention. Nearby mall closures may inform broader regional trends but not this site.

For a developer

  • No active project; retrofit completed. Market data (rising ZHVI) is county-level, not site-specific.

What we do not know yet

  • Park's operational status (e.g., public access, management) unknown. No details on how 'Meadows Golf Club' relates to the park.

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History and original facts

CountyCook County
Census division3 · East North Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Former Illinois Brick Company's yard 22 redeveloped into the Meadows Golf Club.

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Background

Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, 16 miles (26 km) south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 22,558 at the 2020 United States census. Blue Island was established in the 1830s as a way station for settlers traveling on the Vincennes Trace, and the settlement prospered because it was conveniently situated a day's journey outside of Chicago. In 1884, Alfred T. Andreas observed, "The location of Blue Island Village is a beautiful one.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

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