Tired of Odd Jobs, Woman Chooses Dogs
Susan Andresen considers herself a jack of all trades. But with no college degree, she said she bounced from job to job until she went “mad.” That moment is what led her to create her own business, Diamond Dogs, a doggy daycare. The small corner building sits at 3800 W. Montrose Ave. in Chicago’s North […]
Korean Seniors Say “Ye” to Learning English
“Meet at the Kedzie Brown Line stop, and find a story.” These were the only instructions Professor Jackie Spinner gave to her Reporting Public Affairs: International class. Below is one of the stories found in the Albany Park neighborhood.
Albany Park Haven for Americanized Lebanese Restaurant
Tan walls lined with decorative hanging rugs and mirrors trace the perimeter of Semiramis. Two long couches with patterned cushions and pillows add a homey feel to this Lebanese restaurant located at 4639 N. Kedzie Ave. in Albany Park. Owner Joseph Abraham takes phone orders, cooks or goes into the restaurant to wait on or […]
Biking Heats Up Even if Weather Remains Cool
Tour Albany Park on Saturday April 2 on your bike and see some bungalows that are on the National Register of Historic Places. Community Area #14, Albany Park is located 8 miles northwest of the Loop. In very short fashion, this community grew from rural farmland to a vibrant urban neighborhood that today is one […]
A Sudanese Survivor: Refugee’s Journey From “Lost Boy” to Self-Sufficiency Inspires Others
At first glance, seeing him sip a Stella Artois at a bar in the Loop, one would have no clue about the harrowing journey of the well-dressed man sporting a gray textured button-down, black dress pants, a shiny watch on his left hand and an earring in his left ear. Based on his appearance, it […]
Want to Help Families Survive the Economy? Volunteer.
With debt, foreclosures, unemployment and heating costs on the rise, low-income families often find themselves falling behind. To help bring some relief during the upcoming tax season, the Center for Economic Progress is recruiting volunteers to help bring free tax and financial services to families who need them most.
Somali Finds Refuge in Albany Park English Class
Yasmin Mohamed, a Somali refugee living in Chicago, endured one of the globe’s greatest humanitarian crises, but understanding her future means journeying to ZIP code 60625. Four mornings a week Yasmin winds her way down Whipple Ave. to the Albany Park Community Center. The second floor classroom is a global village of 26 students from […]
LISC Honors Albany Park Heroes: Kompha Seth, North Park Village Advisory Council
By LISC, Chicago’s New Communities Program What a neighborhood can be is largely a function of what its residents and the people who work there do. On a day-to-day basis, their actions – organizing block clubs, mentoring the children of incarcerated parents, providing shelter to homeless people, tending a neighbor’s garden – may not be heroic in […]