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Topics @2pm: Call the Rapid Resource Information Line!: May 4, 2020; The latest topics for GAGDC's Rapid Resource Information Line (RRIL), call in everyday to 1-727-731-8195, from 1:55pm - 2:15pm, to hear 5-10 minutes of key topics to keep you connnected.
COVID-19 virtual town hall meeting for Auburn Gresham Residents 4/25!: Apr 21, 2020; The Office of Mayor Lori E Lightfoot and the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation invite you join a COVID-19 virtual town hall meeting for residents living in or near Auburn Gresham.
Auburn Gresham COVID-19 Community VIRTUAL TOWN HALL: Apr 20, 2020; Join the Office of the Mayor, the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corp and Neighborhood Network Partners this Saturday, 4/25th, at 10:30am for a VIRTUAL TOWN HALL on FACEBOOK or Call In 1-312-535-8110 Access Code: 964 351 919 Access code: 964 351 919.
Coronavirus is crippling Chicago's census outreach: Reprinted from Crain's Chicago Business, March 23,2020 Brett Chase, Better Government Association., Mar 31, 2020; Coronavirus is crippling Chicago's census outreach-- Mayor Lightfoot, already worried the city could lose billions of dollars in the 2020 headcount, had worked to boost participation. Now COVID-19 is creating a major new hurdle.
TIME SENSITIVE: City creates grants to help residents with rent, mortgage payments: Please Share/Time Sensitive COVID-19 Housing Grant Application Deadline, Mar 27, 2020; Housing Assitance Grant Applications are online at Grants will be $1,000. Applications will be taken only until 11:59 pm on Wednesday, April 1.
Invest SouthWest Proposed Community Plans: City of Chicago Department of Planning, Feb 4, 2020; DPD and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) hosted events across the South and West sides to launch INVEST South/West. The family-friendly events where well attended and included a broad overview of the initiative, performances by local artists, and an open house with planning exercises for each community area, youth activities and food from local chefs.
Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Strategy to Support Revitalization on City’s South and West Sides: Jan 6, 2020; INVEST South/West aligns public, private, and philanthropic funding to create a network of communities for planned growth
Chicago’s New Planning Chief Has Fresh Eyes For INVEST South/West: WBEZ News, Natalie Moore, Nov 29, 2019; Chicago’s new planning commissioner, Maurice Cox, observed something very quickly when he met with community groups across the city. An empty building on West 79th Street, owned by the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation, that the city says it will help redevelop.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 forces with Center for Economic Progress and it's been a great tax season, offering the same great service for our clients, as we always have.
GAGDC Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) training gives tips for completing the application: Feb 21, 2019; The deadline to submit the City of Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund, for this current round is March 5th! Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation's Special Service Area team held training to give some key tips, to current and new business owners, working to complete applications.
Auburn Gresham looks to help those who help us, Give to the Red Cross: Feb 21, 2019; The Red Crosss helped Auburn Gresham "Sound the Alarm" and installed almost 500 smoke detectors, free of charge in the homes of local residents. To us, this is why the Red Cross Annual Fund Drive is so critical.
John ‘Jack’ Lyle, one of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 98: Reprinted from the Chicago Suntimes | By Maureen O'Donnell, Jan 7, 2019; What a treasure to have met and spent the afternoon talking with Mr. Jack Lyle. No holes barred, he shared stories that will stay with me forever. Will need to share some of the fantastic footage from that day with with wife. He was so loved by many. He led me beside still waters. Peace. --- Auburn Gresham Portal Editor
2019 Building: Community Assets, Health and Prosperity: Jan 1, 2019; Happy New Year to our clients, partners, residents and sponsors. Looking forward to a new year to continue to collectively impact building relationships and community assets.
Westcott One of 5 CPS Schools Selected for Green ‘Schoolyard Transformations’ in 2019: Reprinted WTTW | Alex Ruppenthal, Dec 28, 2018; Five schools were selected earlier this month for participation in Space to Grow, an initiative that transforms Chicago schoolyards with the goal of providing kids in low-income neighborhoods with safe spaces to play and recreate.