Community Highlights
Bringing people together is a conscious strategy of the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corp., whether it is a family fest in the summer or a winter Blues Breakfast for senior citizens. Read about some of the past events in our neighborhood, and watch the calendar for new ones.
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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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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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There's Still Time to Help Us Sponsor Kids For Summer Camp this #GivingTuesday!
- Nov 29, 2019
- This #GivingTuesday you can help us reach our goal of $1500 to allow 60 youth to attend Auburn Gresham Gold Summer Camp.
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Thank You Sponsors, Partners and Friends for Joining Us For Our 2019 Benefit Dinner
- Oct 31, 2019
- We highlighted the incredible ambition of the Greater Auburn Gresham organization's work with partners and the community awardee partners who excel daily in the community. Thank you for helping us…
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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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Hoops in the Hood 2019 Video – Watch!
- Meghan K. Harte, Oct 17, 2019
- This year, there was a Hoops event every day in at least one of LISC Chicago's partner neighborhoods from the end of June through August. They served 3,000 youth, nearly 10,000 community members and…
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17TH WARD SERVICE OFFICE
- Oct 1, 2019
- 17TH WARD SERVICE OFFICE contact information
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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 Another Huge Success!
- Sep 10, 2019
- 14th Annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival Another Huge Success!
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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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Auburn Gresham boosted by annual festival
- BY WENDELL HUTSON, Contributing Writer, The Citizen News Paper, Aug 21, 2019
- he Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side is known for a lot of things and one of them is the annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival. Now in its 14th year, the free, outdoor festival will run…
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Safe and Peaceful Neighborhood Programming at Morganway Garden in August
- Aug 1, 2019
- Auburn Gresham is taking back and revitalizing Morganway Community Garden to baack to its once beaufiful and family friendly community space, thanks to volunteers, community support and a Safe and…
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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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CHICAGO CULTURAL ALLIANCE TO HOST “INHERIT CHICAGO” - THE ONLY INTERCULTURAL FESTIVAL OF ITS KIND
- MEDIA CONTACT: Emily Reusswig, ereusswig@chicagoculturalalliance.org, 312-925-5700, Jul 18, 2019
- CHICAGO CULTURAL ALLIANCE TO HOST “INHERIT CHICAGO” - THE ONLY INTERCULTURAL FESTIVAL OF ITS KIND Over 30 Cultural Centers and Heritage Museums will host 20 Intercultural Programs in…
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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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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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Auburn Gresham Free Tax Site Closes 2019 With Record Returns!
- Apr 1, 2019
- Auburn Gresham Free Tax Site is open through Tax Day, April 15th. This year Ladder Up has joined forces with Center for Economic Progress and it's been a great tax season, offering the same great…
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Don’t forget: Turn Your Clocks Ahead and Test Your Smoke Detectors Too This Weekend!
- Mar 8, 2019
- Don’t forget: Turn Your Clocks Ahead 1 hourThis Weekend!
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Breakfast and Blues for Seniors Feb. 24, 2018 rocked the house again
- Feb 26, 2019
- The biannual Breakfast and Blues for Seniors event is always a welcome treat for local residents, volunteers and staff.
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Auburn Gresham looks to help those who help us, Give to the Red Cross
- Feb 21, 2019
- The Red Crosss helped Auburn Gresham "Sound the Alarm" and installed almost 500 smoke detectors, free of charge in the homes of local residents. To us, this is why the R ed Cross Annual Fund Drive is…
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