Lots of news, all in one place
This is the place to get the latest news from community organizations affiliated with the New Communities Program. Scroll down for other sources of neighborhood news.
Logan Square Neighborhood Association
- 6/5/2013 City Council Approves Keep Chicago Renting Ordinance, Parking Meter Changes
- 5/17/2013 Tenant group sues Chicago Housing Authority
- 5/17/2013 Englewood Renters Left Without Electricity, Gas Due To Foreclosure: 'We Were Left In The Dark' (VIDEO)
- 5/16/2013 CHA Broke Promise to Rehab Cabrini Rowhouses, Lawsuit Alleges
- 5/16/2013 Cabrini-Green residents sue CHA over renovated units
Near West Side CDC (West Haven)
The Resurrection Project (Pilsen)
- 12/12/2012 The Resurrection Project’s work covered by Univisión and The Gate Newspaper
- 12/3/2012 The Resurrection Project Applauds Wintrust’s Decision to Sell the Second Federal Deposits to Self-Help Federal Credit Union and The Resurrection Project
- 11/12/2012 The Resurrection Project and Self-Help Federal Credit Union joint venture acquires 1,100 loans to prevent massive foreclosures
- 11/5/2012 The New York Times features La Casa
- 10/17/2012 La Casa Student Housing Media Coverage
Teamwork Englewood
- 6/7/2013 Englewood Youths’ Become Tech Savvy And Get A Piece of The PI
- 5/28/2013 Digital Youth Summer Jobs Available
- 5/15/2013 Summer Camp
- 5/10/2013 EXPUNGEMENT SUMMIT
- 5/6/2013 Navigating A Data Driven Society to the Path of Educational Excellence
Washington Park NCP
- 5/14/2013 Red Line South Reconstruction Project
- 5/16/2012 The Crisis of Black Male Joblessness in Milwaukee: Trends, Explanations, and Policy Options
- 4/30/2012 Alderman Willie Cochran Discusses His Vote on on the Speed Zone Cameras and the Infrastructure Trust Ordinances
- 4/30/2012 Alderman Pat Dowell Discusses Her Vote on on the Speed Zone Cameras and the Infrastructure Trust Ordinances
- 4/11/2012 2012 General Assembly Scholarship Application
Woodlawn New Communities Program
- 10/17/2012 Woodlawn Rolls Out Network of Woodlawn's Education Strategy to Community Residents
- 10/16/2012 Woodlawn Public Safety Alliance Continues to Organize and Pray to Stop the Violence
- 10/16/2012 State of Illinois Invests $2 million towards Decreasing the Digital Divide in South Side Communities
- 9/9/2011 Parkway Gardens goes to the Chicago Children's Museum
- 7/20/2011 Parkway Gardens Residents move toward GED
Claretian Associates (SouthChicago)
Southwest Organizing Project
- 2/28/2013 SWOP’s "Reclaiming Southwest Chicago" Housing Campaign Moves Forward
- 2/28/2013 SWOP LEADERS MAKE HISTORY AT DRIVER’S LICENSE BILL SIGNING
- 2/27/2013 Two Greater Southwest Development Corporation (GSDC) Employees Become U.S. Citizens through SWOP’s New Americans Initiative (NAI)
- 2/27/2013 Southwest Organizing Project Gets The Word Out About Text4baby
- 2/27/2013 SWOP’s Next NAI Citizenship Workshop is March 23rd at Daley Community College
Greater Humboldt Park Community of Wellness
- 9/7/2011 New Muevete Schedule Now Available
- 4/7/2011 Muévete Classes Start Up in Humboldt Park
- 3/22/2011 April 6: Mercy Home for Boys & Girls Presents: Intervention Strategies For Adolescents In Crisis
- 3/17/2011 March 26: "Tobacco in the Ranks"
- 3/14/2011 May 12th: Caring for the Caregiver, A Compassion Fatigue Workshop for Professionals
Neighborhood Sports Chicago
- 12/19/2011 New Hoops in the Hood video
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12/19/2011
Historic Gately Stadium Reopens
After Sweeping Renovation - 12/19/2011 Hoops in the Hood
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11/12/2011
Hoops in the Hood:
Profile of Volunteer Coach Darren Tillis - 11/12/2011 From Learn and Earn to Slam and Jam
Pilsen Portal
- 6/14/2013 Twin Pillars of Education: Enlightenment and Freedom
- 6/11/2013 Education is Indeed Life Itself: An Interview with William Ayers
- 6/8/2013 Bernardino y Panduro en Casa Michoacán
- 6/7/2013 The Street Art Revolutionary: Jay Jasso
- 6/6/2013 El Seguro Social anuncia su nuevo sitio de Internet para las personas que tienen teléfonos inteligen
Humboldt Park Portal
- 6/19/2013 Humboldt Park Students Taking the Lead!
- 6/18/2013 ComEd Offers Customers Once-in-a-Lifetime Experiences in “Coolest Summer Ever” Promotion
- 6/17/2013 Walk with NFPN at the Greater Chicago Food Depository's 28th Annual Hunger Walk!
- 6/14/2013 New Healthy Resource Guide Available
- 6/11/2013 The Medium is the Message: Puppets Show Kids How To Eat Healthy
More Neighborhood News
Check out these web sites and blogs for additional news and views about Chicago neighborhoods and the issues that affect them.
Community Beat
- 10/8/2010 Three more portals for Smart Communities
- 10/1/2010 Peirce on Daley
- 8/26/2010 Preview: Humboldt Park Launches Its Portal
- 7/12/2010 Take a Tour of Pilsen - by Video or Phone
- 6/21/2010 Front-Yard Signs Call Out Banks on Foreclosures
NewsTips (Community Media Workshop)
- 6/7/2013 South Shore Opera Company offers African Romances
- 5/31/2013 ‘Invest in Englewood’ campaign launching
- 5/24/2013 Navigators USA offer ‘inclusive scouting’
- 5/22/2013 After the school closing vote
- 5/22/2013 Fracking opponents occupy governor’s office
Chicago Talks (Columbia College)
- 6/18/2013 Have a Swinging Good Time at Jazz at the Met
- 6/17/2013 Pilsen Artist creates Art from Recyclable materials
- 6/17/2013 Police Keep Licensed Peddlers Moving on 18th Street
- 6/17/2013 Community Relieved that Mahalia Jackson School Staying Open
- 6/10/2013 Community Living Replacing Institutions for Developmentally Disabled, Lags Downstate
Catalyst Chicago Notebook
- 11/16/2011 In the News: Groups ready to battle over closings
- 11/15/2011 In the News: City schools face Common Core struggle
- 11/15/2011 Dozens of schools meet closings criteria
Medill Reports (Northwestern University)
- 6/7/2012 CTA financial statements reflect positive steps in efficiency and emissions
- 6/7/2012 A raw idea: Owners changing up pets' diets
- 6/7/2012 Cancer survivor’s difficult road to hit smooth pavement across America
- 6/7/2012 Color Jam brings back vinyl
- 6/6/2012 Last chance to see Venus phenomenon, in this lifetime
Institute for Comprehensive Community Development
- 6/6/2013 Note to Small Biz: Loans Are Available
- 4/12/2013 Community Kickstart in Chicago
- 3/5/2013 Improved KC communities improve resident health
- 2/6/2013 "The tactical thing wasn't working"
- 1/28/2013 Fishtown on the rise
Chicago NSP
- 10/5/2012 In Logan Square and Hermosa, home buyers on the hunt
- 4/4/2012 NSP: Where it's been, where it's going
- 1/19/2012 Mayor hails first fruit of foreclosure fight
- 10/31/2011 Chicago NSP helps fill demand for affordable rental housing
- 10/28/2011 Moving Forward Together
AustinTalks (Columbia College)
- 6/18/2013 Last 8th graduation held at May Elementary
- 6/17/2013 Learn your HIV status
- 6/13/2013 Juneteenth festival aims to unite community
- 6/12/2013 West Side residents get loose at Sankofa
- 6/11/2013 Metalworking changes course of West Side student’s life
Smart Communities
- 3/25/2013 Measuring an Era
- 2/18/2013 Job Search 2.0
- 2/7/2013 Report: Web Use Way Up in Smart Communities
- 11/8/2012 Small, Smart and Ready
- 8/8/2012 Lessons for Life
The Chicago Neighborhood News Bureau (CNNB) is a community-focused editorial operation that produces stories, videos, audio slide shows and photographs about neighborhood events and conditions and distributes them to a variety of print and web news outlets. The bureau, staffed by LISC employees and consultants, also trains neighborhood agencies in the business of news gathering and distribution. For information on joining the bureau or posting your news here, contact Gordon Walek at 312-422-9562, gwalek@lisc.org




