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Business Start-up Certificate Program: City of Chicago, Office of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, Nov 1, 2019; Complete 9 workshops for business certification perks!
INVEST South/West: City of Chicago, Commissioner Maurice Cox, Oct 31, 2019; INVEST South/West is an unprecedented community improvement initiative from Mayor Lightfoot to marshal the resources of multiple City departments, community organizations and corporate partners toward 10 neighborhoods on Chicago’s South and West sides.
Thank You Sponsors, Partners and Friends for Joining Us For Our 2019 Benefit Dinner: Oct 31, 2019; We highlighted the incredible ambition of the Greater Auburn Gresham organization's work with partners and the community awardee partners who excel daily in the community. Thank you for helping us raise awareness and critical funds to support the Rebuild79 campaign. A special thank you to all the sponsor donors. We could not do these works withot your amazing contributions. We really appreciate the support.
Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Strategy to Support Revitalization on City’s South and West Sides: Oct 21, 2019; INVEST South/West aligns public, private, and philanthropic funding to create a network of communities for planned growth
Mayor Lightfoot to announce city partnership with BMO Harris Bank to reinvest in South, West Sides: ABC7, Chicago WLS, Oct 21, 2019; Mayor Lori Lightfoot will join the CEO of BMO Harris Bank Monday to announce a new initiative, INVEST South/West, to revitalize communities on Chicago's South and West Sides.
‘Master Planned Development’ Guidelines Would Enhance Zoning Procedures for City’s Largest Development Sites: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Oct 18, 2019; The proposed “Master Planned Development” designation would apply to projects known colloquially as “mega projects.”
‘Master Planned Development’ Guidelines Would Enhance Zoning Procedures for City’s Largest Development Sites: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Oct 18, 2019; The proposed “Master Planned Development” designation would apply to projects known colloquially as “mega projects.”
Mayor Lightfoot Announces Plans to Quadruple Funding for Bus Program on Chicago’s Most Popular Routes: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), Oct 18, 2019; CDOT-CTA Bus Priority Zone Program to receive more than $20 million to support Mayor’s commitment to relieve traffic blockage on Chicago’s Streets
Hoops in the Hood 2019 Video – Watch!: Meghan K. Harte, Oct 17, 2019; This year, there was a Hoops event every day in at least one of LISC Chicago's partner neighborhoods from the end of June through August. They served 3,000 youth, nearly 10,000 community members and together hosted 160 Hoops events. Over the last 13 years they reached more than 30,000 kids!
Network News: Updates from the Chicago Rehab Network: Reprinted from CRN Newsletter, Oct 11, 2019; Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation staff capacity building is in full effect!

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17TH WARD SERVICE OFFICE: Oct 1, 2019; 17TH WARD SERVICE OFFICE contact information
Fall Health Fair on the Block: Oct 1, 2019; Join us for the fall health fair on the block, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, 10am-2pm, 79th Racine. See you there!
New Metra station coming to Auburn Gresham neighborhood: Reprinted from Chicago Tribune, by Mary Wisniewski, Sep 30, 2019; After years of planning, Metra and government officials on Monday announced a timetable to design and start construction of a new station in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the city’s South Side.
14th Annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival Another Huge Success!: Sep 10, 2019; 14th Annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival Another Huge Success!
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. Come and celebrate with us. This year we are raising awareness and $$s to Rebuild79. Join us by texting Rebuild79 to 41444. Together We Can, Reimage, Rebuild and Revitalize our Neighborhood!
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 projects become our neighborhood reality on 79th Street. #Rebuild79
Brewer Coffee and Custard 79th Street Corridor TIF: SomerCor 504 SBIF A Gram, Sep 4, 2019; The story of Brewer Coffee and Custard began with a family recipe. Owner Elijah Brewer III started experimenting with his mother's custard recipe at home and had a dream of one day owning his own custard shop.
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 the annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival. Now in its 14th year, the free, outdoor festival will run Sept. 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the corner of 79th Street and Racine Avenue to Loomis Avenue.
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 beaufiful and family friendly community space, thanks to volunteers, community support and a Safe and Peaceful Communities grant.
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 Communications (OEMC), Department of Family & Support Services (DFSS), Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and other departments and sister agencies, today urged residents to take extra precautions as Chicago faces several days of extremely high temperatures.
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 OF ITS KIND Over 30 Cultural Centers and Heritage Museums will host 20 Intercultural Programs in Neighborhoods Across the City September 29 – November 1, 2019
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 “community listening tour” that the mayor participated in throughout Chicago from April to June.
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 Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Minority-Owned Business Capital and Infrastructure Program. The Office of Minority Economic Empowerment’s (OMEE) newly created state funded capital and infrastructure program, as per Public Act 100-0586, aims to equip minority-owned firms with resources to create jobs, build scale and capacity, increase revenues, and expand regionally.
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 women-owned vendors to apply, the new Community Marketplace will open in June and will feature nine new vendors!
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!