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.
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By Christoper Pratt of The Urban Coaster A dose of property-owner-pooled money will allow two artists and 75 youth to leave a long-lasting imprint on the Glenwood Avenue Arts District. For six weeks this summer, Dustin Harris and Lea Pinsky, teamed up with youth from the Howard Area Community Center to paint a 330-foot...
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By Deborah Alexander of LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Residents of four New Communities Program (NCP) neighborhoods completed training for entry-level, green-collar jobs earlier this summer under a pilot program launched at the Local Economic Employment Development (LEED) Council. The 27 residents, referred by NCP lead agencies Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Greater Auburn-Gresham Development...
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By James Ginderske of  The Urban Coaster Nearly 400 friends and neighbors of  Emanuel Congregation, a Rogers Park/Edgewater Synagogue founded in 1880 stood together in a show of support over the appearance of Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) demonstrators in front of the Congregation’s home on Sheridan Road. The WBC, known for demonstrating at American...
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By James Ginderske of The Urban Coaster The Chicago 2016 committee gave a presentation at the 49th ward selected location of the Rogers Park library on August 5 revealing little in the way of new information while conveying a local version of their city-wide effort to market the bid to Chicago neighborhoods. In a...
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Continued from Part 1: Parks There are parks, schools, and community institutions that could be impacted if the Olympic Village is built on the site of Michael Reese Hospital. At 3113 S. Rhodes, Pershing East Elementary sits exactly where the Chicago 2016 bid book shows a “transport mall” in the Village. Though the school...
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By James Ginderske of  Urban Coaster Lights out tonight… Trouble in the heartland Got a head on collision Smashing in my guts, man I’m caught in a crossfire That I don’t understand… “Badlands,” Bruce Springsteen July 7, 2009 – Rogers Park and Edgewater non-profit service providers face a historic gutting of their State of...
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By Curtis Black of Community Media Workshop June 22, 2009 – Amid its recurring budget crisis, the State of Illinois has yet to comply with a ten-year-old Supreme Court ruling that would save money by giving nursing home residents the choice of moving out and obtaining less expensive community services. And projected budget cuts...
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By Curtis Black of Community Media Workshop June 18, 2009 – Englewood residents and food justice activists will celebrate “the death of a food desert” when a new food market featuring local and organic produce opens for a community dinner and fundraiser Friday. Graffiti and Grub, a project of urban farm pioneer LaDonna Redmond...
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June 16, 2009 – It isn’t easy to buy fresh fruit and vegetables in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago’s South Side. Residents have to leave the neighborhood to go to a grocery store, and anyone without a car, the handicapped and the elderly have no options nearby to buy healthy food. The 61st Street...
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