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UPDATE: Neighborhood Opportunity Fund is open! Apply by Friday, Sept. 24: Sep 6, 2021; than $4 million in funding available for small businesses, non-profits and cultural institutions across Chicago’s West, Southwest and South sides. The deadline for applications is Friday, Sept. 24.
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 Auburn Gresham Development Corporation, that the city says it will help redevelop.
Carter G. Woodson Library, A South Side Institution Is Refurbished: Feb 15, 2018; Carter G. Woodson Library reopoens after major rennovations. The Carter G. Woodson Regional Library at 95th and Halsted was named for the father of Black History Month.

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