Auburn Gresham in the News
The Auburn Gresham community has partnered with several residents, businesses and organizations who have graciously contributed their time and efforts to illustrate on our successes as Chicago's Best Kept Secret. Occasionally, we have an opportunity to share some of our practices and reflections.
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How Cities Are Fighting to Close the Digital Divide
- Aliza Sherman, MashableTech, May 2, 2011
- When it comes to the Internet, conversations about the “haves” and “have nots” are ongoing. Why is closing the digital divide so important? The access issues are often broken…
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Auburn Gresham's Neighborhood Beautification Report
- Mar 3, 2011
- Want to know why Auburn Gresham is so clean?
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Digital Platform Excels in Auburn Gresham
- Dec 10, 2010
- Online job training, after-school activities for kids and free netbook computer giveaways for families who complete computer training are getting a huge boost across Chicago, thanks to two federal…
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Sprint Nextel Supplies Auburn Gresham Youth with Mobile Broadband Cards
- Ernest Sanders, Oct 31, 2010
- Helping the City of Chicago extend technology access through its Digital Excellence Initiative, Sprint Nextel supplied free Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go units with online service at no charge for six…
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National Day of Service: 2020 Community Challenge
- Ernest Sanders, Oct 19, 2010
- The Federation for Community Schools, the City of Chicago (through the city’s Chief Service Officer) and the Office of the Mayor partnered with the Department of Education to be one of five…
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Chicago Celebrates Police Officer Michael R. Bailey
- Ernest Sanders, Jul 31, 2010
- Chicago police officer Michael R. Bailey was laid to rest as several mourners from across the state of Illinois bade farewell and celebrated his life at Saint Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham.
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Auburn Gresham Among "Neighborhoods Worth Visiting"
- LISC/Chicago, Feb 3, 2010
- Auburn Gresham was recently featured in Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Chicago's (LISC/Chicago) Working Capital Newsletter. Read Carlos Nelson's remarks Auburn Gresham and the 2016…
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Simeon Graduate Derrick Rose Named 2010 NBA All-Star
- Feb 1, 2010
- Bulls guard and Chicago native Derrick Rose has been named as a reserve on the Eastern Conference All-Star team, which will play in the 59th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.
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Mayor Daley Announces the Smart Communities: Chicago Digital Excellence Initiative
- Ernest Sanders, Dec 21, 2009
- Mayor Richard M. Daley accompanied with Federal Communication Commission Chairman, Julius Genachowski and host of other civic and community leaders unveiled the Smart Communities Digital…
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Litter Free Zone Provides Partners with the City of Chicago
- Ernest Sanders, Dec 5, 2009
- Mayor Richard M. Daley recently announced that the City of Chicago will use funds received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to create community-based green jobs for the…
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Chicago's South Side has the nation's second-highest unemployment rate
- Alden Loury, The Chicago Reporter, Nov 18, 2009
- An analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 American Community Survey shows that the collective unemployment rate for four Chicago community areas ranked second in the nation among similarly…
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CAN TV Community Forum on Digital Excellence
- Ken Davis, Nov 17, 2009
- CAN-TV's Ken Davis hosted a community forum with leaders and residents from Auburn Gresham and Chicago Lawn. Tune in and watch Davis' report about these communities' efforts to bring broadband…
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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…
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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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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…
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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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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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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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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…
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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…
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Home appreciation cools in all but a few spots; at least it's still going up
- Alby Gallun, Crains's Chicago Business, Feb 12, 2007
- Home values in the Chicago area rose 5% last year, as robust price increases in South Side neighborhoods offset a virtual halt to appreciation in some formerly red-hot suburbs.
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