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Events

May 2016

27 Community Faith and Action Tonight 79th Lafayette: 6–8 pm - 79th and Lafayette, Chicago, IL 60620

May 2017

29 Southside Memorial Day Parade On May 29th: 10 am - Starts at 77th Emerald to 79th Halsted, Parade Ends in Wreath Ceremony 77th Emerald, Chicago, IL 60620

September 2017

9–10 12th Annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival Sept. 9th and 10th!: 10 am–7 pm - Auburn Gresham Community, Between 79th Racine and 79th Loomis, Chicago, IL 60620

News items

Pritzker Traubert Foundation announces recipient of the Chicago Prize - Official Press Release: PR Contact: Kimberley Rudd, Aug 6, 2020; Always Growing, Auburn Gresham has been awarded the first ever Chicago Prize, a $10 million grant competition of the Pritzker Traubert Foundation that sought to invest in collaborative initiatives using physical development to spur economic activity, strengthen civic infrastructure, and improve the safety, well-being, and economic mobility of residents in the city’s South and/or West sides.
17TH WARD SERVICE OFFICE: Oct 1, 2019; 17TH WARD SERVICE OFFICE contact information
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 texting Rebuild79 to 41444. Together We Can, Reimage, Rebuild and Revitalize our Neighborhood!

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