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Posts tagged as “Citywide”

Olympic Legacies: Give or Take?

Chicago’s historic parks and its rich architectural legacy are among the strongest selling points for promoters seeking to attract the 2016 Summer Olympics to this…

Open Streets Is Back But New York Ups The Ante

By Patrick Barry of LISC Chicago July 6, 2009 – Remember Sunday Parkways, that experiment last fall that closed down Chicago boulevards to cars and…

Moratorium on school closing proposed for 2009-2010

Feb. 24, 2009 – Chicago Public Schools' plan to close, phase out and turnaround up to 16 schools next year could be stopped under legislation being considered…

Chicago Legal Aid Societies Impacted by the Economy

Feb. 17, 2009 – Chicago legal aid societies, providing services for some of the city’s poorest residents with non-criminal cases, are bracing themselves. As a…

Foreclosures hit hard; neighborhoods respond

Story by Sarahmaria Gomez and Alex Fledderjohn of TuMultimedia Feb. 20, 2009 – A video from TuMultimedia and LISC/Chicago: Home foreclosures continue to damage Chicago…

School Closings: ‘There’s No Plan’

Feb. 16, 2009 – A legislative effort to require CPS to develop a comprehensive facilities plan addresses a longstanding concern of advocates for neighborhood schools: without public…