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14TH ANNUAL 79TH STREET RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

All Day Saturday and Sunday, Sep 7, 2019

It's finally time! 79th Street is closing for the weekend, for our 14th annual 79th Street RenFest.…

Join Us on the Journey to Reimagine, Rebuild and Revitalize 79th Street!

Sep 6, 2019

Join the campaign to help the Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Building and other redevelopment…

Auburn Gresham boosted by annual festival

BY WENDELL HUTSON, Contributing Writer, The Citizen News Paper, Aug 21, 2019

he Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side is known for a lot of things and one of them is…

Safe and Peaceful Neighborhood Programming at Morganway Garden in August

Aug 1, 2019

Auburn Gresham is taking back and revitalizing Morganway Community Garden to baack to its once…

MAYOR LIGHTFOOT, CITY OFFICIALS PROVIDE RESOURCES, TIPS TO BEAT EXTREME HEAT AND URGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION

Jul 19, 2019

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, along with officials from the Office of Emergency Management and…

CHICAGO CULTURAL ALLIANCE TO HOST  “INHERIT CHICAGO” - THE ONLY INTERCULTURAL FESTIVAL OF ITS KIND

MEDIA CONTACT:  Emily Reusswig, ereusswig@chicagoculturalalliance.org, 312-925-5700, Jul 18, 2019

CHICAGO CULTURAL ALLIANCE TO HOST “INHERIT CHICAGO” - THE ONLY INTERCULTURAL FESTIVAL…

Mayor Lightfoot Wraps Up Community Listening Tour to Form Partnerships and Learn About Key Neighborhood Priorities

Office of the Mayor, Jul 11, 2019

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today joined the One Chicago for All Alliance to wrap up a six-part…

2019 OMEE Notice of Funding Opportunity For Small Businesses

Jun 1, 2019

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) sets forth the requirement of the 2019 Department of…

Riverwalk Community Marketplace Opens this Summer

City of Chicago, Mayor Rham Emanuel, May 14, 2019

Following a 2FM public solicitation to identify marketplace vendors that encouraged minority and…

Metra gets state funding for two new stations, Auburn Park is back on Track

reprinted from Metrarail.com, Apr 17, 2019

The new Metra stations that will be built at Auburn Park near 79th Street, is back on track!

Auburn Gresham Free Tax Site Closes 2019 With Record Returns!

Apr 1, 2019

Auburn Gresham Free Tax Site is open through Tax Day, April 15th. This year Ladder Up has joined…

Don’t forget: Turn Your Clocks Ahead and Test Your Smoke Detectors Too This Weekend!

Mar 8, 2019

Don’t forget: Turn Your Clocks Ahead 1 hourThis Weekend!

Navy Pier Summer Pop-up Informational Sessions

Mar 1, 2019

Entrepreneurs and small businesses, come learn about opportunities to pop-up at Navy Peer this…

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