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WEBThe Watch Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago With No Chemistry Teacher, Chicago Student Teaches Her Own Class: ‘They Forgot About Us’ At Clemente Community Academy, students are missing critical instruction time because of absent teachers.
King Von Mural Near Parkway Gardens Sparked Debate, Threats …
WEBAug 18, 2021 · Organizers who helped bring the mural to fruition have been threatened and harassed, they said. People who live at Parkway Gardens and the blocks of King Drive and Vernon Avenue directly neighboring the complex have until Aug. 24 to weigh in …
In Chicago’s Roseland Neighborhood, A Mix Of Grief And …
WEBJul 8, 2021 · Trevon Bosley is one of them. Trevon Bosley, who grew up in Roseland, wears a necklace in memory of his late brother, Terrell, who was fatally shot. Credit: Olivia Obineme for The Trace. As a young boy, Bosley already had an intimate understanding of grief. At age 7, his cousin was fatally shot.
Every Chicago Cannabis Dispensary Rolled Into One Map
WEBNov 14, 2023 · Only one, the Black- and family-owned Grasshopper Club at 58 E. Roosevelt Road, has received a state license and successfully opened for business. Other dispensaries that have cleared the city process: JG IL, LLC, 3455-59 S. Ashland Ave. VILL-OPS, Inc., 1850 W. Webster Ave., which includes a drive-thru facility.
20 Black-Led Chicago Groups You Can Donate To Now To Make A …
WEBJun 5, 2020 · The Crossroads Fund supports community groups working on issues of racial, social and economic justice in the Chicago area. In 2019, the group granted nearly $820,000 to 101 grassroots groups, including to Black Lives Matter Chicago, Black Youth Project 100 and the Westside Justice Center. Donate to the Crossroads Fund here.
Taste Of Chicago Is Back. Here’s The Full Lineup ... - Block Club …
WEBMay 31, 2022 · Several changes are set for this year's Taste of Chicago including a scaled down festival in Grant Park and neighborhood festivals in Austin, Pullman and Little Village. There will also be no food tickets sold this year, with …
Chicago’s 10 Oldest Pizzerias Are Full Of Delicious Secrets
WEBFeb 8, 2019 · Marie’s Pizza & Liquors, 4127 W. Lawrence Ave. It was a summer day in 1971 when George Karavidas told his 11-year-old daughter Nadine Marie she was going to work with him at the family’s pizzeria two blocks away. She’s worked there ever since. Marie’s wasn’t named for her, but for her grandmother Marie.
10 Iconic Black Chicagoans You Should Know For ... - Block Club …
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · Etta Moten Barnett (l), Oscar Stanton De Priest (c) and Carl Cotton are Black Chicagoans you should know. Credit: Provided. BRONZEVILLE — Black Chicagoans have been revolutionaries and world changers, their impact spanning generations, from Harold Washington to Ida B. Wells, and Jean Baptiste …
Former Cabrini Green Site Set To Get Over 700 New Housing Units
WEBJul 20, 2023 · Their addresses: 1101-1129 N. Cambridge Ave. 1100-1128 N. Cleveland Ave. 500-520 W. Hobbie St. 558-576 W. Elm St. Thirty units will be for CHA residents, while 28 will be affordable and 34 offered at market rate, according to the housing authority. Thirty-five apartments are either three- or four-bedroom units.
Hundreds Of Long-Vacant Properties In Chicago And ... - Block …
WEBDec 17, 2021 · 7037 S. Green Street, abandoned and burnt out, in Englewood on Nov. 9, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago. ENGLEWOOD — Ten vacant lots in Chicago will be given away to neighbors and community groups — and even more will be offered at a steep discount. The Cook County Land Bank Authority is holding a holiday buying program to help ...
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