The four-story building built by African American businessman Anthony Overton was a center of business in Bronzeville, on the Near South Side, when it was completed in the early '20s. Along with a new police headquarters, library, school and residential development, activists hope the Overton renovation will help rejuvenate the neighborhood.
Plans call for stores on the first floor and offices and business incubator space above.
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