Business, Housing, Economic Development
New businesses including then LaSalle Bank (now Bank of America), Walgreens and BJ's Bakery have added vitality to the Auburn Gresham business community, which includes a range of service, food and retail enterprises.
Additionally, there is a host of new and affordable housing development for senior citizens to young urban professionals.
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TIME SENSITIVE: City creates grants to help residents with rent, mortgage payments
- Please Share/Time Sensitive COVID-19 Housing Grant Application Deadline, Mar 27, 2020
- Housing Assitance Grant Applications are online at Grants will be $1,000. Applications will be taken only until 11:59 pm on Wednesday, April 1.
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Pritzker to order schools to close from Tuesday until March 30
- Reprint from WBEZ - The Rundown, Mar 13, 2020
- Govenor Pritzker cancels schools in IL in an effort to contain coronavirus
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Chicago Prize Finalists Share Vision For Auburn Gresham
- Reset with Jenn White By Jason Marck, Mar 9, 2020
- On the radio with Reset - Speaks also about Repurposing of Calumet High School!
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Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation and Green Era Live on WBEZ RESET Radio Show!
- Mar 9, 2020
- Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation and Green Era Live on WBEZ RESET Radio Show!
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2020 City of Chicago BACP Small Business Expos
- Mar 7, 2020
- The Small Business Expos are back for 2020, starting March 7th!
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Invest SouthWest Proposed Community Plans
- City of Chicago Department of Planning, Feb 4, 2020
- DPD and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) hosted events across the South and West sides to launch INVEST South/West. The family-friendly events where well attended and…
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Neighborhood Opportunity Fund are now open!
- Jan 20, 2020
- Neighborhood Opportunity Fund are now open, January 20, 2020.
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Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Strategy to Support Revitalization on City’s South and West Sides
- Jan 6, 2020
- INVEST South/West aligns public, private, and philanthropic funding to create a network of communities for planned growth
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Chicago’s New Planning Chief Has Fresh Eyes For INVEST South/West
- WBEZ News, Natalie Moore, Nov 29, 2019
- Chicago’s new planning commissioner, Maurice Cox, observed something very quickly when he met with community groups across the city. An empty building on West 79th Street, owned by the Greater…
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Business Start-up Certificate Program
- City of Chicago, Office of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, Nov 1, 2019
- Complete 9 workshops for business certification perks!
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INVEST South/West
- City of Chicago, Commissioner Maurice Cox, Oct 31, 2019
- INVEST South/West is an unprecedented community improvement initiative from Mayor Lightfoot to marshal the resources of multiple City departments, community organizations and corporate partners…
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Mayor Lightfoot to announce city partnership with BMO Harris Bank to reinvest in South, West Sides
- ABC7, Chicago WLS, Oct 21, 2019
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot will join the CEO of BMO Harris Bank Monday to announce a new initiative, INVEST South/West, to revitalize communities on Chicago's South and West Sides.
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‘Master Planned Development’ Guidelines Would Enhance Zoning Procedures for City’s Largest Development Sites
- Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Oct 18, 2019
- The proposed “Master Planned Development” designation would apply to projects known colloquially as “mega projects.”
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‘Master Planned Development’ Guidelines Would Enhance Zoning Procedures for City’s Largest Development Sites
- reprinted: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Oct 18, 2019
- The proposed “Master Planned Development” designation would apply to projects known colloquially as “mega projects.”
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Mayor Lightfoot Announces Plans to Quadruple Funding for Bus Program on Chicago’s Most Popular Routes
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), Oct 18, 2019
- CDOT-CTA Bus Priority Zone Program to receive more than $20 million to support Mayor’s commitment to relieve traffic blockage on Chicago’s Streets
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Network News: Updates from the Chicago Rehab Network
- Reprinted from CRN Newsletter, Oct 11, 2019
- Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation staff capacity building is in full effect! The Chicago Rehab Network's real estate development training is highly regarded across the country. Check out…
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New Metra station coming to Auburn Gresham neighborhood
- Reprinted from Chicago Tribune, by Mary Wisniewski, Sep 30, 2019
- After years of planning, Metra and government officials on Monday announced a timetable to design and start construction of a new station in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the city’s South…
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14TH ANNUAL 79TH STREET RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
- All Day Saturday and Sunday, Sep 7, 2019
- It's finally time! 79th Street is closing for the weekend, for our 14th annual 79th Street RenFest. Come and celebrate with us. This year we are raising awareness and $$s to Rebuild79. Join us by…
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Join Us on the Journey to Reimagine, Rebuild and Revitalize 79th Street!
- Sep 6, 2019
- Join the campaign to help the Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Building and other redevelopment projects become our neighborhood reality on 79th Street. #Rebuild79
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Brewer Coffee and Custard 79th Street Corridor TIF
- SomerCor 504 SBIF A Gram, Sep 4, 2019
- The story of Brewer Coffee and Custard began with a family recipe. Owner Elijah Brewer III started experimenting with his mother's custard recipe at home and had a dream of one day owning his own…
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MAYOR LIGHTFOOT, CITY OFFICIALS PROVIDE RESOURCES, TIPS TO BEAT EXTREME HEAT AND URGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION
- Jul 19, 2019
- Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, along with officials from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), Department of Family & Support Services (DFSS), Chicago Department of Public…
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Mayor Lightfoot Wraps Up Community Listening Tour to Form Partnerships and Learn About Key Neighborhood Priorities
- Office of the Mayor, Jul 11, 2019
- Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today joined the One Chicago for All Alliance to wrap up a six-part “community listening tour” that the mayor participated in throughout Chicago from April to June.
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2019 OMEE Notice of Funding Opportunity For Small Businesses
- Jun 1, 2019
- This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) sets forth the requirement of the 2019 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Minority-Owned Business Capital and Infrastructure Program. The…
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Riverwalk Community Marketplace Opens this Summer
- City of Chicago, Mayor Rham Emanuel, May 14, 2019
- Following a 2FM public solicitation to identify marketplace vendors that encouraged minority and women-owned vendors to apply, the new Community Marketplace will open in June and will feature nine…
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Metra gets state funding for two new stations, Auburn Park is back on Track
- reprinted from Metrarail.com, Apr 17, 2019
- The new Metra stations that will be built at Auburn Park near 79th Street, is back on track!
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