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Last 4 of 6 Mental Health Clinics to Close Today, Mental Health Movement Members Rally
In response to the closing of the last four of six city mental health clinics slated for closure today, members of the Mental Health Movement will visit the Obama Campaign Headquarters to deliver what they are calling a global call to President Obama demanding a stay of execution for Chicago’s mental health clinics. At noon, the group [...]
Nobel Summit Representatives Visit Woodlawn Clinic to Learn about Effort to Save Chicago’s Mental Health Clinics
Ingeborg Breines, co-director of the Nobel Prize-winning International Peace Bureau, and Shan Cretin, chair of the Nobel Prize-winning American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), visited the occupation outside the Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic at 63rd and Woodlawn on Thursday morning to show international concern around the Save Our Clinics movement, which has been fighting to get [...]
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City Updates: Infrastructure Trust Ordinance, Mental Health Clinics, Automated Speed Cameras
Infrastructure Trust Ordinance 41 aldermen vote yes to bringing private investors into city’s infrastructure plans After much debate and opposition from community groups, the City Council approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Infrastructure Trust Ordinance with a vote of 41 to seven on Tuesday, April 24. The ordinance gives private investors the opportunity to finance future development [...]
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City Appoints Fisk and Crawford Reuse Task Force
As part of the imminent closure of the Fisk and Crawford power plants in Pilsen and Little Village, the city announced on April 25 the members of the Fisk and Crawford Reuse Task Force, a committee assigned to gather input on the future of the land where the plants currently operate. The task force will [...]
Peace and Education Coalition Scholarship Application Information 2012
What’s available? – Scholarships for University or College (up to $2000 each) – Scholarships for a private High School (up to $500) Who can apply? Applicants who are active in volunteer service. Must demonstrate involvement during this past year (May 2011-April 2012) in the Back of the Yards (i.e. park volunteer, library aide, tutoring, teach [...]
“Recorrido de Sol” Raises Funds for Student Scholarships
Pilsen Neighbors Community Council (PNCC), the organization behind the annual Fiesta del Sol launched its first annual Recorrido del Sol 5K Walk/Run on Sunday, April 22. The Recorrido del Sol 5K Walk/Run was a fundraiser for PNCC to create opportunities for runner involvement in an effort to raise funds for the Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship—a [...]
New Business Opens in Back of the Yards
A new business has opened along 47th Street in Back of the Yards called 47 Mini Mart. The shop is opened seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. providing residents with a place to shop for groceries and more. 47 Mini Mart is located on 1834 W. 47th St. and is owned [...]
BYNC Hosts Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Outreach Session
On Wednesday, April 18 the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council hosted an information session regarding Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is a $500 million investment to help small businesses in the United States create jobs and economic growth by providing entrepreneurs with a practical business education, access to [...]
Lagunitas Brewery to Open Facility in Chicago
It took only a series of tweets for Tony Magee, founder and owner of North California-based Lagunitas Brewery to announce over Twitter big news for South Side beer enthusiasts —the opening of the 250-barrel Lagunitas Brewery in Chicago. “We’re gonna make a little bit o’ NorCal right there in the city of Chicago. You 6,380 [...]
BYNC Ballet Folklorico Celebrates Día del Niño
In anticipation of the traditionally Mexican celebration Día del Niño also known as Children’s Day, the BYNC Ballet Folklorico treated its dedicated youth dancers and their families to an evening full of fun and surprises on Saturday, April 14 at the St. Joseph Parish gym. The celebration, emceed by Prof. Salvador Cisneros, brought together hundreds [...]
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