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Brighton Park Residents Call for More Youth Services, Responsible Gun Laws
Youth and community members of Brighton Park want an end to gun violence in the area. In a candlelight vigil held at Kelly Park yesterday honoring victims of gun violence, residents called on legislators to increase funding for youth services in the neighborhood and create responsible gun laws. “The major problem in this neighborhood is [...]
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Facing Anti-Violence Cuts, Brighton Park Proposes a Community Plan
Kelly High School’s auditorium was packed the night of Wednesday, July 25 by residents of Brighton Park – the neighborhood where a 13-year-old boy was shot on his front porch while shielding a friend earlier this month – to propose a community anti-violence plan in the face of drastic cuts to programs they say have [...]
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Kelly High School Students Give Back This Holiday Season
On Wednesday, Nov. 23 students from Kelly High School will come together and pass out food to needy families in the Brighton Park Community in time for a hearty Thanksgiving dinner. Last year, this service learning project raised enough money to buy food to feed over 100 families in the community. With a donation of [...]
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Community Unites to Rebuild Kelly Park
Over 350 Brighton Park community members united to voice the dire need for public officials to step up and renovate Kelly Park on August 4th at St. Pancratius Church. Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Senator Martin Sandoval, Representative Dan Burke, Kelly High School Principal Algrid Pretkelis, representatives from the Chicago Park District, and officers from [...]
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New High School? Cuanto Tiempo Mas?
How much longer does Back of the Yards have to wait to give its own students a new high school? That answer is not not clear even though school and city officials have agreed to make the community’s hope a reality. A Long-Term Need Father Bruce Wellems, a priest from Holy Cross Immaculate Heart of [...]
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