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Urban Art Retreat’s Back to School Event

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Annual back to school event provided by Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center at 1957 S. Spaulding Ave. […]

24th Ward Alderman Michael D. Chandler Encourages Residents

24th Ward Alderman Michael D. Chandler Encourages Residents To Apply for Illinois Department of Transportation & Kennedy-King College Highway Construction Career Training Program 24th Ward Alderman Michael D. Chandler is encouraging 24th Ward residents interested in a Highway Construction Career to apply for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) & Kennedy-King College newly established […]

ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE

As you may recall, within less than 14 days, (about 10 days of working in earnest) the Lawndale Alliance, with a heavy assist from local community stakeholders, collected nearly 1,200 signatures on a petition to put an advisory referendum on the November ballot asking 24th Ward voters if the City of Chicago should have an […]

NORTH LAWNDALE RESIDENT KILLED IN CAR CRASH; DRIVER CHARGED

Ishia Norris, of the 4000 block of West Polk died after her white Pontiac Grand Am was hit by another car, a grey Chevy Monte Carlo, that ran a red light Saturday morning in

Norris’ car that had caught fire after it hit the pole

the North Lawndale on the corner of Douglas […]

Congressman Danny K. Davis and 24th Ward Alderman Michael D. Chandler Visits 21st and Homan During their Block Club and Car Wash

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THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WESTSIDE STUDENTS DESERVE

The great scholar and social scientist Dr. W.E.B. DuBois once said, “The first great mass movement for public education at the expense of the state … came from the Negro.” As an African-American educator and the great, great grandson of slaves, I carry the burden of knowing my ancestors’ hope for education is being realized […]

24TH WARD ALDERMAN MICHAEL D. CHANDLER PROMOTES “ALL IN” STRATEGY TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY VIOLENCE ISSUES

24TH Ward Alderman Michael D. Chandler is now promoting an initiative called the “ALL IN” strategy to bring community residents, organizations and key stakeholders together to help address the increasing incident of violence within the 24th Ward. In support of this effort, Nation of Islam Leader Minister Louis Farrakhan attended a welcoming reception and spoke […]

Free Music Festival Held in Garfield Park

STORY and PHOTOS by Calvin A. Muhammad

On Saturday August 18, 2012 a magnificent concert was held in Garfield Park that was unlike any I have seen in a long time. Sponsored by the Chicago Community Trust, and marketed by MGroup WorldWide Inc., this concert was a total success. With […]