Amazon receives first city approvals for Gage Park distribution center

Amazon’s plans for its latest last mile distribution center — the fourth in Chicago — took a major step forward Thursday. The Chicago Plan Commission gave the first city approval for Amazon's 235,137-square-foot last mile center at the former Central Steel & Wire plant, 3000 W. 51st St. Amazon purchased the site in 2021 for $35 million — one of its biggest land deals in Chicago at the time. Amazon’s last mile centers are the final stop in the delivery process before packages arrive at…