Back of the Yards Residents Wary About Upcoming High School
As the Back of the Yards High School plans to open in the fall 2013, residents say they are beginning to worry about the safety and education of students. Members of gangs like the Two-Six and the Saints are active in the area. “I’m not really fond of it for the fact that Back of [...]
Chicago’s Vertical Farm Starts to Bloom
Walking down 47th Street in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, there’s an old meatpacking factory behind a Mexican supermarket and a Marshalls retail store. On top of the building in capital letters is the word “bEER.” It’s the old Peer Foods factory except someone has turned the “P” upside down. The building looked abandoned [...]
Literacy Education Opportunities in Back of the Yards
Chicago‘s Back of the Yards neighborhood, a part of the New City community area, is a working class neighborhood. Most of the neighborhood’s residents do not have a high school degree, and 34.5 percent of residents live below the poverty level, compared to the Chicago average of 19.6 percent. According to the most recent census [...]
Basketball Leagues, Street Markets and Festivals Bring Different Look to Some Neighborhoods
A news report from Ed Finkel, New Communities Program Summer in the city has meant no shortage of outdoor activities in New Communities Program neighborhoods, ranging from the annual Basketball on the Block and Hoops in the Hood basketball leagues, to a blooming array of farmers markets and street festivals of all varieties. The B-Ball/Hoops [...]
Munoz continues reign in 1st District
Sen. Antonio “Tony” Munoz continues to reign in the 1st District, keeping alive his 10-year streak in the Illinois Senate with a win in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The incumbent received 69 percent of votes, giving him an overwhelming majority against his challenger, Adolfo Mondragon. Munoz, who was not available for comment during the week leading [...]
