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University of Chicago Medicine breaks ground on new emergency department
- By Lisa SchenckerContact ReporterChicago Tribune, Sep 15, 2016
The University of Chicago Medicine broke ground Sept. 15, 2016, on a new and expanded emergency department that will also offer adult trauma care.
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Follow the 11th Annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival on Socail Media All the day!
- Sep 10, 2016
Follow the 11th Annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival on Socail Media througout the day! It's not raining on our parade, so head out and join the party! Win a chance for a photo op with a celebrity!
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Auburn Gresham Wellness Center Passes Certification With Flying Colors!
- Cynthia Barnes-Boyd, Sep 8, 2016
Congratulations to the Auburn Gresham team and all who assisted with this year's Illinois state certification visit!
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Auburn Gresham Wellness Center and American Lung Association Help Fmailies Breathe A Sigh Of Releif
- Sep 1, 2016
hanks to the Auburn Gresham Wellness Center and American Lung Association, a GAGDC staffer able to get the best possible solution for her child's case of asthma.
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IL State Treasurer School Supply Drive, Support the 79th Street Renaissance Festival
- Aug 30, 2016
August 31st is last day to donate school supplies to benefit the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation's 11th Annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival at the Illinios State Treasurers Chicago office. Drop off boxes are located in the Thompson Center, Suite 2-201 and 15-600.
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This is a community hero you should know!
- Aug 30, 2016
This is a community hero you should know!
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Auburn Gresham Housing “Decorative Design Disguise Decal Project” Is Underway
- Aug 24, 2016
The Your Voice Matter (YVM) Community Housing Action Taskforce is working on strategies to “increase the safety and security of neighborhoods, by focusing on beautification efforts and neighborhood investment…” improving the appearance of vacancies, with decorative disguises. Read more for details on this innovative community work.
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AG GOLD 2016 Summer Enrichment Camp Video
- Aug 22, 2016
AG GOLD 2016 Summer Enrichment Camp Video
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Job Program Offers "One Great Summer Chicago" Success for Rising College Freshman
- Linda Johnson, Aug 16, 2016
One Summer Chicago provided ONE GREAT SUMMER for Auburn Gresham youth, Tiara Wilkes. Similar to her characteristics read her short, sweet and unpretentious soft spoken story...
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Is Your Roof Or Porch In Bad Shape? Apply For A City Grant To Fix It
- Reprinted from DNAInfo By Heather Cherone | August 15, 2016 5:55am, Aug 15, 2016
Small apartment buildings with roofs and porches in bad shape can apply for a city grant to cover the cost of repairs. Residents can apply online or by calling 311.
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You want to be a teacher? AND you want to teach in Chicago? Why?
- Faith Overall, Aug 5, 2016
Auburn Gresham is great indeed. Here's why!
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Red Cross Installs 400 Hundred Smoke Alarms in One Day in Chicago's Auburn Gresham Community
- Reprinted from American Red Cross Website, Posted July 22, 2016, Chicago, Illinois, Jul 26, 2016
The American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois, joined by community volunteers from the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation, went door-to-door in the Auburn-Gresham community on the city’s South Side and installed more than 400 smoke alarms in a single day on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Volunteers also educated residents about fire safety and helped families create a personalized escape plan to exit their home during an emergency. Community leaders including Ald. Derrick Curtis, Ald. Howard Brookins, Jr., Ald. David Moore, and State Senator Jacqueline Collins also participated in the community safety event.
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Local Girls Take on Challenge to Build Solar-Powered Racecars from Recycled Refrigerators
- Annual Icebox Derby STEM competition kicks-off for 30 Chicagoland teens, Jul 21, 2016
Local Girls Take on Challenge to Build Solar-Powered Racecars from Recycled Refrigerators. ComEd's Annual Icebox Derby STEM competition kicks-off for 30 Chicagoland teens, July 21st.
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CITY LEADERS ANNOUNCE PLAN TO REVITALIZE CHATHAM, AUBURN GRESHAM, AVALON PARK AND GREATER GRAND CROSSING NEIGHBORHOODS
- Reprinted from Channel 7 News - Leah Holt CHICAGO (WLS), Jun 29, 2016
In a big push to revitalize what was once one of Chicago's most affluent South Side neighborhoods, city leaders introduced a new economic development program for Chatham, Auburn Gresham,
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CPS to hold community meetings about lead in schools’ water
- Reprinted from Chicago Suntimes, June 14, 2016, Lauren FitzPatrick, Jun 14, 2016
CPS to hold community meetings about lead in schools’ water. A meeting is scheduled for June 24, at Simeon High School, 8147 S. Vincennes Ave from 4 – 5 p.m.
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GAGDC's Very Owns Makes It To The Sustainable City Urban App Finals
- Reprinted /www.cnt.org/urban-apps, Jun 8, 2016
GAGDC's very own makes is one of the top finalists in the Center for Neighborhood Technology Urban Sustainability Apps Competition, which amplifies the impact of grassroots problem solvers by pairing community members with coders to create scalable, app-based solutions to neighborhood issues. A team of judges will pick the competition’s winners, and you’ll get to help decide who should take home the People’s Choice Award, on June 16th!
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Perspective's student-led peace documentary, I Am For Peace, 6/18
- Jun 2, 2016
WTTW is hosting a FREE screening and discussion of Perspective's student-led peace documentary, I Am For Peace, at the Chicago Cultural Center, Saturday, June 18 @ 2pm, Claudia Cassidy Theatre
78 E. Washington St.
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79th Street SBIF | Small Business Improvement Fund Open June 1 - June 30, 2016!
- SomerCor SBIFGRAM, Jun 1, 2016
The City of Chicago’s SBIF grant uses local Tax Increment Financing (TIF) revenues to reimburse eligible applicants for repairing and/or rehabilitating their facilities within specific TIF districts. The 79th Street and 79th Vincennes SBIF APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FROM JUNE 1ST, THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2016. APPLY TODAY!
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Presidential Proclamation -- Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2016
- Reprinted: The White House Office of the Press Secretary, May 30, 2016
Presidential Proclamation -- Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2016
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Northwestern Students Talks Trash With GAGDC!
- Norma Sanders, May 20, 2016
Northwestern Students Talks Trash With GAGDC and there is nothing dirty about it!
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Auburn Gresham, Chicago's Fifth $1 Large Lot Purchase Program Ends Up Number One!
- "Property Owners Extend Thier Dream of Land Ownership", May 17, 2016, make a comment
If you own land in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, for the past few months you had a chance to buy up two vacant lots, from the City of Chicago for only $1 and proof of ownership on the block. Huge kudos to a community that showed up and almost bought out!
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Because They Can: Kim Wilborn's Story
- Education Post, May 11, 2016
What happens when educators start believing in their students full potential? Find out from a student It's a great and touching story!
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Your Voice Matters! Help Impact Your Community Attend May Planning Meetings!
- May 2, 2016
Join the community in collective impact planning, at the MAY Your Voice Matters Task Force Meetings. The date, time and locations are attached in this news article. For more information please call 773-483-3696 or send email to acruz@gagdc.org or nwheatly@gagdc.org.
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Auburn Gresham Friday Night Financial Fest!
- Apr 29, 2016
Renaissance Park takes on Financial Festival, on a Friday night in Auburn Gresham!
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Financial Festival 2016
- Apr 29, 2016
Renaissance Park takes on Financial Festival, on a Friday night in Auburn Gresham!