Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41) and a rendering of a 2017 proposal by Glenstar to build nearly 300 apartments near the Cumberland CTA Blue Line station [DNAinfo/Heather Cherone; Glenstar O’Hare]

A suburban developer is resurfacing its 4-year-old bid to build nearly 300 apartments near the Cumberland CTA station, opening a new front in an intensifying City Council battle over aldermanic prerogative.