The call came in reporting a domestic disturbance on the third floor of an apartment on Chicago’s West Side. When Chicago Police Department officer Dan…
Posts tagged as “Social Issues”
After school program brings bricolage mural making into Chicago classrooms
Green Star Movement is a nonprofit arts organization that provides the youth in Chicago with the opportunity to participate in public art projects in the…
A ‘South Side vs. North Side’ Thing: LGBT Youth In Chicago
In response to the number of gay teen suicides across the United States, efforts like the “It Gets Better Project” have sprung up online. Locally…
Cook County Foreclosure Program Criticized
A Cook County-funded foreclosure program designed to keep people in their homes is being criticized from a county board member. Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica…
Tour South Chicago Virtually
Image by Brooklyn Museum via Flickr By LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Enjoy three short tours of South Chicago online, thanks to YoChicago.com and NewHomeNotebook.com.
Burr Oak Cemetery Could Reopen Next Month
A Cook County judge has granted $50,000 to the scandal plagued Burr Oak Cemetery, while the release of an additional $450,000 still hangs in the…
Pilsen Charter School Move Challenged
The sudden news that CPS plans to relocate a politically-connected charter school to the building of a recently-closed neighborhood school in Pilsen has once again…
Pilsen Industrial Land Retooled For Housing
By Jeanette Almada of LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Two new affordable apartment buildings are benefiting Pilsen residents in two ways: they’re providing residents with…