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Fall Family Festival Reaches Out to Youth and Seniors
- Terra London and Linda Johnson, Oct 30, 2009
- The Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall Library DID IT AGAIN and hosted its Bi-annual Fall Family Festival.
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The Burnham Plan Centennial: Showcasing Auburn Gresham
- Patrick Reardon, Oct 21, 2009
Recently a group from the Burnham Plan Centennial toured Auburn Gresham under the guidance of Carlos Nelson, Executive Director for the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation.
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Public Interest Groups Urge Lawmakers to Support Broadband Plan
- Ernest Sanders, Sep 21, 2009
- After the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February of 2009 lawmakers in Illinois applied for funds to connect rural and urban underserved parts of the state to broadband…
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Auburn Gresham Deters Billions from Leaving Southside Communities: An Interview with Carlos Nelson and Julie Welborn
- Natalie Moore, Chicago Public Radio, Sep 1, 2009
- Auburn Gresham's stakebolders and business owners, Carlos Nelson and Julie Welborn were interviewed by Chicago Public Radio's Natalie Moore regarding retail developement in Auburn Gresham.
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GADC's Vision Newsletter - Summer 2009 (Special Edition)
- Ernest Sanders, Editor, Aug 19, 2009
- Summer 2009 (Special Edition)
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Dealing with the Digital Divide
- Angie Leventis Lourgos, The Chicago Tribune, Aug 12, 2009
- The Chicago Tribune interviewed youth from Auburn Gresham, Chicago Lawn, Englewood who participated in the Southwest Smart Communities Initiative summer project and highlighted the program's intent…
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Smart Communities Initiative Launched in City of Chicago
- Ernest Sanders, Jul 21, 2009
- Mayor Richard M. Daley announces Smart Communities Initiatives. Remarks also given back Carlos Nelson, Executive Director, The Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation.
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Urban Renewal Brings National and International Attention to Auburn Gresham
- Ernest Sanders, Jun 24, 2009
- Over the past seven years, the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) has partnered with several public and private best practitioners regarding focus on community development. See how…
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GADC's Vision Newsletter - Spring 2009
- Ernest Sanders, Editor, Jun 15, 2009
- Spring 2009
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GADC's Vision Newsletter - Winter 2008
- Ernest Sanders, Editor, Jun 15, 2009
- Winter 2008
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Military vets keep students safe in Auburn Gresham
- Mag Handley, Medill Reports Chicago, May 12, 2009
- Retired Veterans monitor streets in Auburn Gresham to provide youth at St. Sabina Academy and Perspectives Charter Schools a safe travel zone.
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Stakeholders Assemble at Town Hall Meeting
- Ernest Sanders, Feb 11, 2009
- The first of its kind for 2009, The Faith Community of Saint Sabina sponsored a town hall meeting that drew nearly three hundred interested residents, business owners, students and teachers, and…
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Chicago provides road map for Zilber Initiative
- Georgia Pabst of the Journal Sentinel, Nov 9, 2008
- Chicago - In making a $50 million commitment to help poor Milwaukee neighborhoods, philanthropist Joseph Zilber looked south to Chicago's ambitious New Communities Program that's working in 16…
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GADC's Vision Newsletter - Fall 2008
- Ernest Sanders, Editor, Nov 6, 2008
- Fall 2008
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GADC's Vision Newsletter - Summer 2008
- Ernest Sanders, Oct 3, 2008
- Summer 2008
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Creating Safe Passages for Students
- Natalie Moore, Chicago Public Radio, Sep 15, 2008
- Going home from school can sometimes be dangerous territory: fights, bullies, gangs and other predatory factors are a way of life in certain Chicago neighborhoods. That’s why the Auburn Gresham…
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Taste of Chicago Showcases Two Auburn Gresham Restaurants
- Ernest Sanders, Jul 7, 2008
- The 2008 Taste of Chicago, affectionally known as the "Taste" proved to be another success story for the City of Chicago. Unofficial numbers suggest that more than 3.5 million festivalgoers attended…
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Cinderella Story Prom Night at Building Blocks Learning Academy
- Ernest Sanders, Jun 21, 2008
- Building Blocks Learning Academy (BBLA), located 1118-22 West 69th Street in Chicago, IL, hosted a “Cinderella Story Prom Night” for 18 of its preschoolers.
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History of Auburn Gresham
- Elizabeth Riley, Medill Reports Chicago, Jun 10, 2008
- Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism reports on the history of the Auburn Gresham community since the 1950's. Also featured is an Auburn Gresham grandmother's efforts to end the drug traffic on…
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Bank of America Positions its Best Foot Forward in Auburn Gresham
- Ernest Sanders, May 7, 2008
- Iconic, LaSalle National Bank, after 9 years in the Auburn Gresham community located at 7900 South Halsted was acquired by Bank of America. On Monday, May 5, 2008, (BofA) officially took residence…
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GADC's Vision Newsletter - Spring 2008
- Ernest Sanders, Editor, Apr 30, 2008
- Spring 2008
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LISC' NCP Leadership Conference: A Huge Success
- Ernest Sanders, Apr 7, 2008
- GADC was fortunate to participate in hosting more than 55 cities at this year's LISC NCP Leadership Conference at the new UIC Forum.
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Potbelly Sandwich Works Comes to West Chatham
- Ernest Sanders, Mar 12, 2008
- Located at 8300 South Stewart, the old Ryerson Steel plant, Potbelly Sandwich Works has catchy slogans like, “Open your senses to the perfect sandwich…You can’t buy love; Lunch on the other hand is…
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2008 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards Features Auburn Gresham
- Ernest Sanders, Feb 19, 2008
- The 14th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards (CNDA), hosted by Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Chicago (LISC/Chicago) offered much fanfare and laughter with the help of The Second…
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The 2008 Auburn Gresham Free Tax Site: A Recession Buster
- Ernest Sanders, Jan 26, 2008
- No matter the obstacles of today’s economic climate or complexities of voting for a presidential candidate in 2008, the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC), along with the Saint…
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