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Digital Platform Excels in Auburn Gresham
- Dec 10, 2010
Online job training, after-school activities for kids and free netbook computer giveaways for families who complete computer training are getting a huge boost across Chicago, thanks to two federal stimulus grants totaling $16.05 million.
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Auburn Gresham is a SMART Community
- Ernest Sanders, Nov 29, 2010, 2 comments
The Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) launched its Smart Communities Initiative with a digital and red carpet theme. With nearly 400 attendees, people of all economic and social make-up learned about Auburn Gresham’s digital platform and the resources made available to further develop them in Auburn Gresham.
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Transit Oriented Development Planning Process
- Nov 24, 2010, make a comment
The Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) and Camiros, Ltd. together with the Illinois Department of Transportation, is committed to involving community residents and business owners in a historical and important planning process.
Please join us at Three Chefs Restaurants, Inc. at 8125 South Halsted, Chicago, IL 60620. We will convene on November 30, 2010 at 8 am.
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GADC's Vision Newsletter - Fall 2010
- Ernest Sanders, Editor, Nov 15, 2010
Fall 2010
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Sprint Nextel Supplies Auburn Gresham Youth with Mobile Broadband Cards
- Ernest Sanders, Oct 31, 2010
Helping the City of Chicago extend technology access through its Digital Excellence Initiative, Sprint Nextel supplied free Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go units with online service at no charge for six months to 60 Chicago high-schoolers who participated in this year’s inaugural Digital Youth Summer Jobs program. This campaign was launched in Auburn Gresham.
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The Gaia Movement: A Strong Partner in Auburn Gresham
- Ernest Sanders, Oct 29, 2010, make a comment
Just by the spelling of their organization name, one might interpret the Gaia Movement, as an outside movement not known to Auburn Gresham or the City of Chicago. But if you are a Chicago resident who has donated clothing, then there is a chance you are familiar with Gaia’s seven foot lime green metal containers.
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National Day of Service: 2020 Community Challenge
- Ernest Sanders, Oct 19, 2010
The Federation for Community Schools, the City of Chicago (through the city’s Chief Service Officer) and the Office of the Mayor partnered with the Department of Education to be one of five cities across the country to host a Day of Service in October 2010.
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Litter Free Zone Gets Green Carpet Treatment
- Ernest Sanders, Aug 13, 2010
Climate change affects everyone, but low and moderate-income neighborhoods are often disproportionately affected by these issues. The Greater-Auburn Gresham Development Corporation’s Litter Free Zone Initiative was designed to empower the community to fight climate change by teaching youth environmental responsibility.
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Special Service Area #32 2010 Summer Updates
- Cheryl Johnson, Aug 6, 2010
Special Service Area #32 2010 Summer Updates
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Chicago Celebrates Police Officer Michael R. Bailey
- Ernest Sanders, Jul 31, 2010
Chicago police officer Michael R. Bailey was laid to rest as several mourners from across the state of Illinois bade farewell and celebrated his life at Saint Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham.
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GADC's Vision Newsletter - Summer 2010
- Ernest Sanders, Editor, Jul 30, 2010
- Summer 2010
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National Honors for West Chatham
- Jun 7, 2010
- Bugalows in West Chatham have joined the National Register of Historic Places.
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Landmark Graduation Held at Perspectives-Calumet High Schools in Auburn Gresham
- Ernest Sanders, Jun 6, 2010
- 110 seniors made history in Auburn Gresham when they became the first graduating class of Perspectives-Calumet Charter High Schools (Schools of Liberal Arts and Technology).
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Transit Oriented-Development Close to Reality
- Ernest Sanders, May 31, 2010, make a comment
Camiros, LTD was selected to work with the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) for Transit-Oriented Development near Winneconna Parkway.
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GADC's Vision Newsletter - Spring 2010
- Ernest Sanders, Editor, May 24, 2010
- Spring 2010
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Free Tax Services Cites Record Numbers
- Ernest Sanders, Apr 30, 2010
Auburn Gresham's Free Tax Services Cites Records Numbers
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Auburn Gresham's Earth Day 2010
- Linda Johnson, Apr 24, 2010
- As part of its initiative to promote Auburn Gresham as a self-sustaining community and celebrating culturally-rich experiences in a public/open space area, the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development…
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Moving in Circles: When does a new home lead to a new life?
- Robin Peterson, Apr 1, 2010
On Chicago’s South Side, gentrification, the foreclosure crisis, and the city government’s demolition of public housing have in recent years forced thousands of people from their homes.
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Early Risers Take Advantage of Free Coffee and Pastries
- Ernest Sanders, Mar 15, 2010
- Nearly 150 early risers took advantage of The Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation's (GADC) free offering of hot coffee, apple cider, and pastries.
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Auburn Gresham Among "Neighborhoods Worth Visiting"
- LISC/Chicago, Feb 3, 2010
- Auburn Gresham was recently featured in Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Chicago's (LISC/Chicago) Working Capital Newsletter. Read Carlos Nelson's remarks Auburn Gresham and the 2016 Olmpic…
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Simeon Graduate Derrick Rose Named 2010 NBA All-Star
- Feb 1, 2010
- Bulls guard and Chicago native Derrick Rose has been named as a reserve on the Eastern Conference All-Star team, which will play in the 59th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.
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Auburn Gresham Tax Site Puts Recession in Time-out
- Ernest Sanders, Jan 28, 2010
The first week of free tax services did not disappoint nearly 200 eager income tax filers from arriving early and waiting patiently outdoors in frigid weather, to receive fast, free, and electronic…
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The Story of Father Michael Pfleger: Radical Disciple
- Jan 28, 2010
Regarded as a hero by many and a renegade by some in the Catholic Church hierarchy, Father Michael Pfleger, longtime pastor of Chicago's St. Sabina Parish, has consistently used the power of his pulpit to battle social inequity, engaging in high-profile political activism to end drug-dealing, prostitution, and exploitation by liquor and tobacco companies in his community.
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Hosei University of Japan Graduate Student Returns to Auburn Gresham
- Ernest Sanders, Jan 13, 2010
- Nobuko Nishina, a graduate student of Japan's Hosei University Graduate School of Well-being Studies, returned to Auburn Gresham to further her studies in housing resources, foreclosure prevention,…
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GADC's Vision Newsletter - Winter 2009
- Ernest Sanders, Editor, Jan 8, 2010
- Winter 2009