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School-Based Health Center Opens in Brighton Park (Photos)
Residents of Brighton Park will now have access to affordable medical care in their neighborhood. The Davis Health and Wellness Center opened on Tuesday at Nathan Davis Elementary School, a school-based clinic designed to provide medical and mental health care to students of Davis Elementary, Burroughs Elementary and other Brighton Park schools. Patrick Brosnan, executive [...]
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Pilsen Residents Unite to Fight Violence
Community members say violence in Pilsen has gotten worse, come together to end crime in their neighborhood Pilsen is a close-knit community where generations of Mexican-American families have lived for over 30 years. Many of the families have experienced ups and downs with neighborhood violence, but recently, community residents say it’s gotten worse. On Saturday [...]
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Residents Question Rahm’s New Anti-Violence Initiative
New program promises to fight violence in the city’s high crime neighborhoods, replaces anti-violence initiatives residents say were working A new partnership between Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is expected to fight the violence in some of Chicago’s high crime neighborhoods. The Community Anti-violence and Restoration Effort (CARE) [...]
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Defying the Odds to Awaken a Community
New City Youth Create Newspaper Mural, Urge Residents to Open Lines of Communication Imagine living in a block where 12 to 15 houses are empty and only six or seven remain inhabited. “That ain’t safe to a lot of kids,” said John Jones, 17, who lives on one of those blocks. Every day, youth like Jones [...]
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Teatro Meztli: A Refuge for Artists is Back After Its Closure Three Years Ago
Many local artists from Pilsen, Little Village and even Back of the Yards may remember that little old art gallery in west Pilsen everyone knew as Teatro Meztli. Aside from showcasing local art, Meztli offered a space for Latino residents, actors, poets, photographers and writers to come together, share their art and simply indulge in [...]
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9th District Commander Speaks on Plans to Increase Community Involvement, Safer Neighborhoods
In spite of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s recent deployment of police officers, 9th District Commander David Jarmusz is juggling with the lack of resources while making residents and community stakeholders the centerpiece of his new plan. While the Chicago Police Department (CPD) is being budgeted for fewer policemen, Jarmusz is taking resources from his offices to [...]
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Soup Kitchens Provide Holiday Meals to Area Residents
According to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the rate of food insecurity in the city is 20.6 percent. Neighborhoods such as Riverdale, Washington Park, Englewood and North Lawndale have the highest rates of food insecurity in the city. Furthermore, 36 percent of those who are food insecure—304,528 individuals—earn more than 185 percent of the poverty [...]
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United We Run, Healthy We Stand: Back of the Yards’ First 5K Run
Promoting healthy habits among families in our communities could change the lives of many residents and children with obesity issues. During a local LSC meeting in Back of the Yards, I heard a parent complaining about her obese child as she argued that having P.E. once a week was not enough. After hearing similar complaints [...]
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