Please Share/Time Sensitive COVID-19 Housing Grant Application Deadline, March 27, 2020
Business, Housing, Economic Development—Housing Assitance Grant Applications are online at Grants will be $1,000. Applications will be… Continue
March 30, 2020
All news—In the spirit of innovation, creativity and connectivity, GAGDC has created a series of relevant… Continue
Business News—On March 19th the U.S. Small Business Administration approved Governor Pritzker's application for… Continue
March 9, 2020
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation and Green Era Live on WBEZ RESET Radio Show!
Neigborhood Business Development Center (NBDC)—This section is for listing the business education and workshops in the Neighborhood and City of… Continue
February 15, 2020
Community Events—Join us for Free Food, Lots of Fun, Live BLUES Band (Music) and have a heart for the Greater Auburn… Continue
November 29, 2019
Education, Community Highlights, All news—This #GivingTuesday you can help us reach our goal of $1500 to allow 60 youth to attend Auburn… Continue
WBEZ News, Natalie Moore, November 29, 2019
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—Chicago’s new planning commissioner, Maurice Cox, observed something very quickly when he met… Continue
October 31, 2019
Auburn Gresham in the News, Community Highlights—We highlighted the incredible ambition of the Greater Auburn Gresham organization's work with… Continue
City of Chicago, Commissioner Maurice Cox, October 31, 2019
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development—INVEST South/West is an unprecedented community improvement initiative from Mayor Lightfoot to… Continue
Reprinted from CRN Newsletter, October 11, 2019
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development—Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation staff capacity building is in full effect! The… Continue
Reprinted from Chicago Tribune, by Mary Wisniewski, September 30, 2019
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—After years of planning, Metra and government officials on Monday announced a timetable to design… Continue
September 10, 2019
Local Businesses, The Vision, Auburn Gresham in the News, Community Highlights, Newsletter—14th Annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival Another Huge Success!
September 6, 2019
Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—Join the campaign to help the Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Building and other redevelopment… Continue
SomerCor 504 SBIF A Gram, September 4, 2019
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights, All news—The story of Brewer Coffee and Custard began with a family recipe. Owner Elijah Brewer III started… Continue
August 1, 2019
Community Highlights, Newsletter—Auburn Gresham is taking back and revitalizing Morganway Community Garden to baack to its once… Continue
reprinted from Metrarail.com, April 17, 2019
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights, Newsletter—The new Metra stations that will be built at Auburn Park near 79th Street, is back on track!
About Auburn Gresham—Thanks to the collective works from each of the Auburn Gresham community "Your Voice Matters" Task… Continue
Reprinted from Chicago Defender, Shari Noland, Defender Executive Editor, 6.5.18, August 23, 2018
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—Can one iconic building along a key commerical cooridor lead the way to improve the health of a… Continue
April 1, 2019
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—Auburn Gresham Free Tax Site is open through Tax Day, April 15th. This year Ladder Up has joined… Continue
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Community Events—Thank you to all the seniors who joined us for free food (huge hot breakfast), free fun, and… Continue
February 21, 2019
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—The deadline to submit the City of Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund, for this current round is… Continue
February 21, 2019
Auburn Gresham in the News, Community Highlights—The Red Crosss helped Auburn Gresham "Sound the Alarm" and installed almost 500 smoke detectors,… Continue
March 15, 2019
Community Events, Business Events—You are invited to participate ad have your voice heard in making a difference at the 6th District… Continue
Reprinted article Eddie Arruza, January 10, 2019
Business, Housing, Economic Development—Starting a small business can be a daunting undertaking. Developing a strong business plan,… Continue
January 10, 2019
Education, Auburn Gresham in the News, Community Highlights—On next Wednesday, January 16th , Space to Grow and Westcott will have their first community… Continue
November 13, 2018
Local Businesses, Auburn Gresham in the News, Education, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights, All news—GAGDC honored by Toni Preckwinkle and the County Board, on November 13, 2018, for their… Continue
December 3, 2018
Business, Housing, Economic Development—The City of Chicago $1 Large Lot program is still open until July 21, 2018!
ByJi Suk Yi @oh_em_ji_CST | email, November 29, 2018
Education, Local Businesses, Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—Welcome to “The Grid,” our in-depth look at Chicago’s neighborhoods.… Continue
ByJi Suk Yi @oh_em_ji_CST, November 29, 2018
Auburn Gresham in the News, Community Highlights—Ji, from The Grid, Explores The Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side.
Fenesha Hubbard, Personal Growth & Professional Learning Consultant,, November 12, 2018
Education, Community Highlights—What happens when a group of women gather to talk about taking care of themselves?
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, June 17, 2018
Education, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—The initiative, dubbed Auburn Gresham GOLD is an improvement plan which targets Kindergarten… Continue
September 28, 2018
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—Chicago Neighborhood Rebuild Training Pilot Program Unveils First Property unveils Greater… Continue
Reprint, WGN News, Sean Lewis, May 20, 2018
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—What an absolutely great time we had installing 428 FREE 10-year smoke alarms in 141 homes… Continue
reprinted from September SBIF O' Gram, September 4, 2018
Local Businesses, Business, Housing, Economic Development—Dan's Bakery and Eatery in 79th/Southwest Highway SBIF, is a Souttwest Corridor Collaborative local… Continue
City Club Chicago, June 1, 2018
Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—A Conversation about Neighborhood Economic Development
Reprint from WTTW Chicago Tonight Newsletter, Alex Ruppenthal | August 22, 2018 7:11 pm, August 23, 2018
Business, Housing, Economic Development, Community Highlights—An urban farming program that started barely two years ago with 7 acres of land near a former steel… Continue
Reprinted eNewletter, Meghan K. Harte LISC-Chicago, May 10, 2018
Auburn Gresham in the News, Community Highlights—Chicago Cares , the city’s number one provider of impact volunteerism and corporate volunteer… Continue
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CREATE is a first-of-its-kind partnership between U.S. DOT, the State of Illinois, City of Chicago, Metra, Amtrak, and the nation's freight railroads. GADC is working on this project to find solutions to relieve rail and road congestion in the Chicago neighborhoods of Ashburn, Englewood, Auburn Gresham, and West Chatham.