Link to full article at The Chicago Sun Times
Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) has it wrong. Finally permitting accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, again would be a game changer for the Southwest Side.
More neighbors doesn’t mean more problems. It means greater affordability, a stronger local economy and families staying together. ADUs are a perfect fit for Clearing and Garfield Ridge not in spite of their single-family housing, but because of it.
In fact, our bungalows were always designed with extended families in mind, built with exactly the kind of flexibility needed to add ADUs in the future. It’s exactly the kind of common sense solution city neighborhoods in the 13th and 23rd wards need.
Danny Villalobos, Vittum Park