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Avondale: Rockwell is a cleaner, drier, brighter, safer streetbetween Belmont and Elston, thanks to work done this summer. At therequest of industries along that stretch of Rockwell, the citywidened the street, installed diagonal parking to increase the numberof parking spaces, and turned it from a one-way into a two-waystreet, for ease of truck movement. Street lighting was upgraded,and storm sewers were rebuilt to improve drainage.

Edgewater: The city has issued demolition permits "for twoEdgewater buildings that have been vacant and fire-damaged for fartoo long," Ald. Patrick J. O'Connor (40th) said last week. Thebuildings at 6308 and 6312 N. Broadway were once …