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- Points of light amid foreclosure funk 8/2/2011
Failed mortgages continue to dog Chicago neighborhoods, but new or improved programs show promise
- Keeping those New Year's resolutions alive 4/14/2011
- Nutrition, fitness programs lead to healthier communities
- NCP and the 2010 Census 3/3/2011
Most shrank, some steadied, but all NCP neighborhoods can learn much from 2010 Census data
- Green Summit Tour shows off Southeast Chicago's buildings, gardens and more 6/23/2010
- Residents of South Chicago and surrounding neighborhoods visited eco-friendly buildings and other environmentally significant sites in their communities during the Green Summit Tour on May 29.
- Senior health fair offers screenings and more 6/4/2010
- It was almost like Lollapalooza for the elderly. About 400 seniors availed themselves of free health screenings and information while enjoying lunch, bingo, a raffle, and several live music acts during the 14th annual Cinco de Mayo Senior Health and Resource Fair in South Chicago.
- South Chicago Heroes:
Joann Podkul and Kevin Murphy
Zebedee and Tonya Rivera 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.
- 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.
- Artist draws out developmentally disabled 7/22/2009
- Chicago artist Monika Kimrey's work with the developmentally disabled at South Chicago Parents and Friends is already opening new horizons.
- South Chicago: A place of steely resolve 7/8/2009
- South Chicago is no stranger to hard times, so the economic face-smacking now felt across the city smarts a little less down here. Other neighborhoods could even learn a thing or two from this community about how to cope with loss and nurture hope.
- Download brochures for Burnham Centennial tours 5/20/2009
- Here's where to find the brochures and maps for the six neighborhoods that participated in the Burnham Centennial Bold Plans Big Dreams Community Showcase.
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