Park Ridge working with developer who plans to bring in Kilwin’s, more, to building

Park Ridge officials agreed last week to work with a developer who wants to carve a vacant uptown office building into an apartment, offices and a Kilwins ice cream shop. After much debate, the City Council voted unanimously to give John O’Flaherty, owner of the property at 116 S. Prospect Ave., three weeks to narrow down the potential uses of the proposed offices. O’Flaherty requested a mixed-use planned unit development that would allow four possible uses of the new offices, including financial institutions, medical and dental clinics, professional services, and personal services. Aldermen debated the need for a PUD and […]