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Back of the Yards Gears Up for 3-Day Fiesta
Annual street festival will run from June 7th through June 9th along neighborhood’s 47th Street Every year, for the past 22 years, the road along 47th Street, between Ashland and Damen Avenues, is closed off, replacing the usual automotive traffic with rows of food stands, carnival rides and thousands of visitors for the annual Fiesta [...]
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Artists, Community Leaders Aim to Transform Cook County Jail Wall
Project will include temporary site reflections, community feedback that will lead to larger, permanent public art piece What kind of impact does the presence of a jail have on a community and its residents? What emotional, psychological or physical influence does it create? Can something be done to change a negative perception over a space, [...]
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Over 120 Residents, Supporters March for Peace Around Back of the Yards
Victoria Page carried a message as she walked along 51st Street, “Peace y’all, peace, stop the violence, stop the violence,” she screamed. Page lives on 73rd Street and Cottage Grove. She said her 16-year-old daughter was shot in one of her arms last weekend while she was at Mandrake Park, in the South Side. “She [...]
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A Walk for Peace
Back of the Yards residents will join together for a 5K peace walk to call for neighborhood safety Frustrated with the ongoing violence in the neighborhood, Back of the Yards residents will call for peace and greater collaborative efforts during a community 5K peace walk on May 18. The annual walk, organized by Precious Blood [...]
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Little Village Park Plan is Not What Some Residents Hoped
New park will have three baseball fields, two soccer fields and a basketball court as part of its amenities Some Little Village community members are calling the final plans for a neighborhood park unrealistic. The park, planned to replace the former Celotex asphalt factory site on 31st Street and Albany Avenue, includes three baseball fields, [...]
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Back of the Yards Ballet Folklorico Wins “Best of the Best” Title in International Competition
When the members of the Back of the Yards Ballet Folklorico decided to make the drive down to San Antonio, Texas to compete in the annual ACADEZ Folklórico Competition, they had no expectation to win the top prize. “We were happy to just have the opportunity to participate,” said Salvador Cisneros, the director of the [...]
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Yollocalli Arts Reach Celebrates Move to Little Village with Art Exhibit
After 16 years of community involvement, the Yollocalli Arts Reach will close its doors in Pilsen to reopen in Little Village at the Boys and Girls Club. The center is hosting an event to celebrate and is inviting the community to participate. The Little Village location is expected to be open to the community by [...]
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Pilsen Walks for Peace
A peace march on April 13 remembered victims of gang violence in Pilsen Pilsen youth marched for peace in memory of those that have recently died to gang violence in their community. Youth from Casa Juan Diego walked under the cold weather on the morning of April 13. Six boys led the walk pushing a [...]
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Seward Academy Students Win City Science Fair Awards
Daniel Flores (Left), Daniel Morales (Right) Two students from Seward Academy in Back of the Yards won top honors at the CPS City Science Fair this year. Daniel Morales and Daniel Flores, advanced from the Pershing Network CPS Regional Science Fair to the CPS City Science Fair in January of 2013. The City Science [...]
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ElevArte Community Studio Promotes Fair Working Conditions with Clothing Swap
Spring cleaners will have an opportunity to pick, swap and donate clothes at a community clothing swap Thursday afternoon. Organized by ElevArte Community Studio’s Tejer y Poder program, the clothing swap invites all community members to drop off their gently used clothes and trade with others. Thelma Uranga, the teaching artist for Tejer y Poder, [...]
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