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GADC's Vision Newsletter 1st Quarter 2006
1st Quarter 2006
GADC's Vision Newsletter - 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2006
2nd & 3rd Quarter 2006
Model Blocks - Home Sweet Home
The Figliulos and Whites return to Auburn-Gresham to recollect their youthful and childhood experiences.
Between the Parks—The Model Blocks of Chicago
Mayor Daley visits Auburn-Gresham to preview the historic bungalows on Throop Street, in addition to the Salvation Army's brand new facility.
New Communities Parent
Congratulations Susana!
Food 4 Less Grand Opening at 71st and Ashland
On September 20, 2006, the Englewood community made history by opening its first Food 4 Less store on the southwest side in the city of Chicago.
Leaders Break Ground for Popeyes' Training Center
Popeyes' Training Center will serve their five-state Chicago region which includes 120 restaurants. “This was an opportunity to support the community and bring back some jobs to the area,” says…
Bank of America comes to West Englewood
First new bank comes to West Englewood in 50 years. Bank of America along with local elected officials, celebrities, and long time Englewood residents and activists came out for the ribbon cutting.
Auburn tax clinic generates $1.5 million in returns
The third annual Auburn Gresham Tax Clinic, co-sponsored by Greater Auburn Gresham Community Development Corp. (GADC), St. Sabina’s Employment Resource Center and The Center for Economic Progress…
Seniors enjoy breakfast-n-blues
Their most limber and light-footed days might be behind them, but more than 100 seniors in Auburn Gresham showed they can still boogie – even with full stomachs – at the 2006 Winter Senior Blues…
GADC meets with Mayor Daley
Leaders from Auburn-Gresham and other LISC/New Communities Program neighborhoods visited City Hall this fall for a series of fifth-floor meetings with Mayor Richard M. Daley. The 50-minute sit-downs…
Celebs pack Auburn sickle cell benefit
More than 600 people including several actors and actresses attended the 4th Annual Celebrity Skate Jam and Bowl-a-Thon in Auburn Gresham, which raised money to combat sickle cell anemia and sickle…
GADC's African American family fest draws 800
The 2nd annual African-American Family Festival, sponsored by the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corp. (GADC), drew more than 800 people to the Chicago Public Library's Thurgood Marshall Branch…
Auburn-Gresham flocks to Community Day
More than 1,000 residents attended the Community Day celebration on Aug. 25 in Auburn Gresham. This collaborative effort helps community members become aware of businesses, organizations, and social…
GADC leads neighborhood clean-up
GADC partnered with 17th Ward Alderman, Latasha Thomas, and CAPS to conduct a massive clean-up of the Auburn Gresham community along Morgan Way. This initiative was implemented in three phases from…
Cleanup highlights block club power
A 20-block stretch of the Auburn Gresham neighborhood benefited from a two-day cleanup blitz on June 24 and 25, complete with tree trimming, repainted crosswalks and beautification of two community…
Indianapolis delegation visits Auburn-Gresham
GADC and fellow New Communities Program agency Greater Southwest Development Corp. co-hosted a roughly 35-person delegation from Indianapolis city government, foundations, LISC, community development…
Auburn-Gresham renewal off the ground
Auburn-Gresham sports the unmistakable look of a neighborhood on the move: freshly painted signage, new banners, canvas awnings over lively storefronts.
Taste of renewal: New restaurant opens
Neighborhood redevelopment is a complex buffet, but a recent victory in Auburn-Gresham is as simple as sweet potato pie. Or mustard-fried catfish, served with cornbread and peach cobbler, as served…
Large crowds at first library arts fest
The Thurgood Marshall Library African American Film and Cultural Festival elicited laughter, applause and even stopped Saturday afternoon traffic at one point during its first run August 5-7, 2004,…
Auburn-Gresham tax prep center opens

Helping working families claim the federal Earned Income Tax Credit will be a key tactic in two new tax preparation centers to open soon in Pilsen and Auburn Gresham.

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