We Come In Peace the extinction blues has added a photo to the pool: Ray Noland and Hebru Brantley Wicker Park, Chicago, IL The Belgravia Arms the extinction blues has added a photo to the pool: no swimming/chicago water system the extinction blues has added a photo to the pool: Lake Michigan the extinction...
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Our photo pool features art from galleries, great shots from summer music events, some skyline shots and more. View them all in the slideshow, or some of our favorites below: We Come In Peace the extinction blues has added a photo to the pool: Ray Noland and Hebru Brantley Wicker Park, Chicago, IL The...
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UPDATE 10/6/2010 Kate McGroarty of Chicago was revealed as the winner live at the Museum the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 6—with the help of a fun chemistry experiment. All five  finalists performed a seemingly identical experiment in front of the packed Museum Rotunda—but only McGroarty’s experiment, mixing hydrogen peroxide, dish soap and sodium iodide,...
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By John McCarron, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Spend a morning making the rounds with Keith Muhammad and you’re reminded why even the mightiest bridges – think Golden Gate, or maybe Brooklyn – rely on their smallest parts. Muhammad is NCP organizer for Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. and a builder of human bridges between mostly...
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Students from the Academy for Global Citizenship, an Archer Heights magnet school, McCutcheon Elementary School in Uptown, and other schools took part in the city’s annual Peace Day in Chicago event on Saturday. Second- and third-graders from the Academy for Global Citizenship brought giant peace doves to the festivities in downtown’s Daley Plaza, while...
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A news report from Ivan Villafuerte, Neighborhood Sports Chicago/LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program As the jubilant members of the East Garfield Park basketball team celebrated, straining to touch the trophy they had just claimed, it was clear they had won more than a basketball game and a gold statue. The 2010 Hoops in the...
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A news report from Ed Finkel, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program. About a dozen staff from community, environmental and architecture-related nonprofits toured and learned about West Side “Parks & Boulevards” on Aug. 6 to kick off “Round Two” of LISC/Chicago’s Community Showcase Tours. Funded through a partnership with the City of Chicago Office of...
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A news report from Ernest Sanders, Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation As part of its Smart Communities initiative and efforts to sustain the greater Auburn Gresham community and nearby neighborhoods, the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) employed and contracted with youth between the ages of 14 – 19 to increase the quality of life of...
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A news report from Cristobal Martinez, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program The Chicago Police Department’s 10th District police station on Ogden Avenue usually hosts plenty of negative action in the North Lawndale community. But on a recent Thursday night, the action was quite the opposite. The smell of grilled hot dogs and energetic tunes...
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Chicagoan’s, if you are interested in signing up, or signing your children up for the Chicago Park District’s fall session, registration began this morning. Online registration opened at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. If you were unable to register today, the Chicago Park District has reserved walk-in spaces. Walk-in registration will take place on Saturday,...
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