The Chicago Plan Commission had a busy meeting Thursday, approving several long-awaited projects vying for a green light that moves them closer to breaking ground.

DePaul University received the first city approval needed to build a $42 million practice facility at 2300-2316 N. Sheffield Ave., on its Lincoln Park campus. The facility would be used primarily by the men’s and women’s basketball teams.

The four-story structure would feature practice courts, training rooms, rehabilitation and therapy rooms, office space, locker rooms and team meeting rooms.

The project was first introduced in spring 2022, and many neighbors balked at the plan. The development would mean the demolition of “four historic three-flat buildings along Sheffield Avenue,” according to a letter by the Sheffield Neig

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