Logan Square

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Logan Square Heroes:
Maura Nugent, Delia Ramirez 11/17/2009

The community heroes saluted by the New Communities Program lead agencies and their partners are the ones doing the heavy lifting, often with little acknowledgement or reward.

Fool me once ... 10/16/2009

Good information is the best defense against debt relief scams.

By John McCarron

Weatherization = Energy Conservation + Jobs 8/5/2009

Residents of four NCP neighborhoods completed training for entry-level, green-collar jobs earlier this summer under a pilot program launched at the Local Economic Employment Development (LEED) Council.

By Deborah Alexander

Chicagoans take to the Open Streets 7/30/2009

Thousands of bicyclists, inline skaters, runners and strollers hit the boulevards in five West Side NCP neighborhoods Saturday morning and early afternoon when last October’s twin Sunday Parkways events were reprised all at once under a new name: Open Streets.

By Ed Finkel

Logan students present film at conference 4/29/2009

A group of six Logan Square high school students gained national exposure in March for their filmmaking and social justice research.

By Ed Finkel

Housing, retail demand both in evidence 4/9/2009

The lines that wrapped around the block of Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation’s office on North Avenue in late March were striking evidence of the need for affordable rental housing in the Humboldt Park, West Town and Logan Square neighborhoods.

By Jeanette Almada

Stimulate this! NCP provides platform for feds 3/17/2009

Chicago’s working-class neighborhoods are hard hit by the severe economic recession, but LISC’s NCP neighborhoods are positioning themselves to take full advantage of federal recovery programs headed our way.

By John McCarron

300 vacant units? Open them up! 11/3/2008

The Lathrop Leadership Team in Logan Square advocates opening boarded-up apartments.

Sunday Parkways = healthy communities 10/2/2008

Chicago took a giant step on Sunday, October 5, by banning motorized traffic from a four-mile section of its historic parkways so thousands of pedestrians, cyclists, in-line skaters and others could exercise to their heart's content. And presumably to their heart's benefit.

By Gordon Walek

Keeping freshmen 'on track' at Kelvyn Park 9/20/2008

Parent Mentors from NCP lead agency Logan Square Neighborhood Association will be working closely to visit the families of freshmen who are not showing up at school.

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