Eric Sedler News
Eric Sedler is a founding member and Partner of ASK Public Strategies and President of West Loop Community Organization. As President of WLCO, Eric Sedler represents the active voice of the West Loop community and is quoted in news regarding developments in the West Loop neighborhood. The following articles are samples of Eric Sedler's mentions in news related to his community.
2008: Chicago Business News article "Greektown Hotel Plan Draws Opposition" reports on Eric Sedler's criticism of a building too tall for the West Loop District.
Excerpt: "The planned high-rise at 333 S. Halsted St., which would be 334 feet tall, "is not remotely in the ballpark" of acceptable heights, says Eric Sedler, president of the influential West Loop Community Organization. A 20-story building "would seem to be in the right range."
2008: Chicago Reader quotes Eric Sedler as President of the West Loop Community Organization in feature article "The Works: Good Day for Rainmakers" about tax increment financing districts in Chicago.
Excerpt: "At the hearing several residents expressed outrage that the city still hasn't completed any of the neighborhood schools or parks that were promised. ‘We have identified 300 children under the age of five who live in the West Loop,' Eric Sedler, president of the West Loop Gate community group, testified. ‘Our position is that these issues be addressed before the Central West TIF is expanded.' "
2007: The Chicago Journal publishes an article in which Eric Sedler comments about the decision to put the West Loop Parking Plan on hold.
Excerpt: "Eric Sedler, president of WLCO, said his group crafted the plan in response to persistent problems with Loop commuters parking their cars in the neighborhood all day and walking or taking the CTA downtown. The "day trippers" take a toll on both neighborhood businesses and residents, who find it difficult to park during the day but can easily park at night, Sedler said."
2007: In the Near West Gazette, Eric Sedler voices reservations about the leadership of Preservation Chicago building a new park at Sangamon and Adams Streets.
Excerpt: "Eric Sedler of the West Loop Community Organization (WLCO), however, thinks the preservationists may be doing more harm than good and could derail a park campaign that has been in the works for seven years."
2006: The Chicago Sun Times reports on "Green Street getting a new Emerald" in which Eric Sedler comments on development plans for two new condominium buildings in the West Loop district.
Excerpt: "Filler said three Greektown mainstays, the Santorini's and Pegasus restaurants and Dugan's bar, occupy the same block, but will be unaffected by the development. Despite the delays, the development has a reputation in the West Loop for political muscle. While its 12-story towers are a mite too tall for the tastes of the West Loop Community Association, the group won't fight the deal, said its president, Eric Sedler."
2006: The New York Times Travel section publishes an article called "In Chicago: Slaughterhouses to Art Houses" with a quote from Eric Sedler as president of West Loop community organization.
Excerpt: "We've got 100-year-old businesses selling wholesale pork rinds and bulk-size canned tomatoes next to world-class galleries selling $50,000 paintings," said Eric Sedler, president of the West Loop community organization. "That's what makes this neighborhood so appealing — it's not overly planned or fabricated. It's been growing in this organic, evolutionary way for 12, 15 years now."
2005: Susan Ohanian publishes the article "Getting into Magnet Schools", in which Eric Sedler comments on the proposal for a Skinner School set-aside as President of West Loop Community Organization.
Excerpt: "But Eric Sedler, West Loop Community Organization president, said a set-aside may well boost low-income students' chances of being admitted. And, he said, it would guarantee Skinner a backbone of community involvement and support."
2001: Illinois Issue publishes an article on "Dollars for Dialing" referencing Eric Sedler.
Excerpt: "AT&T also has retained the public affairs consulting firms of Jasculca/Terman & Associates and Axelrod & Associates, which have experience in political campaigns and issue-oriented advertising campaigns. However, AT&T spokesman Eric Sedler says their role in the effort is still being formulated, including whether they will be doing issue advertising."
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