Block Club Chicago
WEB3 days ago · The Watch Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago With No Chemistry Teacher, Chicago Student Teaches Her Own Class: ‘They Forgot About Us’ At Clemente Community Academy, students are missing critical instruction time because of …
Chicago’s 10 Oldest Pizzerias Are Full Of Delicious Secrets
WEBFeb 8, 2019 · Marie’s Pizza & Liquors, 4127 W. Lawrence Ave. It was a summer day in 1971 when George Karavidas told his 11-year-old daughter Nadine Marie she was going to work with him at the family’s pizzeria two blocks away. She’s worked there ever since. Marie’s wasn’t named for her, but for her grandmother Marie.
These South And West Side Neighborhoods Have Been Hardest …
WEBSep 18, 2023 · The city’s cumulative impact assessment, released this week, identifies numerous South and West side neighborhoods as areas most impacted by industry and pollution. Nearly 30 percent of all census tracts citywide are designated environmental justice neighborhoods, while nearly half of all Chicago …
King Von Mural Near Parkway Gardens Sparked Debate, Threats …
WEBAug 18, 2021 · Organizers who helped bring the mural to fruition have been threatened and harassed, they said. People who live at Parkway Gardens and the blocks of King Drive and Vernon Avenue directly neighboring the complex have until Aug. 24 to weigh in …
In Chicago’s Roseland Neighborhood, A Mix Of Grief And …
WEBJul 8, 2021 · This story is the first piece in “Aftershocks,” A Series About Surviving Gun Violence In Chicago. It was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America, in partnership with La Raza. Sign up for The Trace’s newsletters here. ROSELAND — Residents in Roseland know the hut well, with its bright red hearts and urgent text imploring passersby to ...
One Of The Oldest Occult Shops In The Country Is In Chicago — …
WEBOct 26, 2021 · The Occult Bookstore opened on the Near North Side under occultist D.G. Nelson in 1918 with a mission to serve spiritualists, occultists and shamans. It moved a few times over the years before settling in a storefront at 2032 W. Grand Ave. It experienced another change in 2019, when it was recognized as a …
The 'L' Through The Years In Maps, Including The Loop Connector …
WEBMar 12, 2019 · Berman, who works as an attorney by day, made the maps as part of a larger series on train systems in major American cities. He’s also made maps depicting the past, present and future of rail systems in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit and Toronto, and is aiming to compile them all (including the Chicago ones) into a book eventually.
10 Iconic Black Chicagoans You Should Know For ... - Block Club …
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · Etta Moten Barnett (l), Oscar Stanton De Priest (c) and Carl Cotton are Black Chicagoans you should know. Credit: Provided. BRONZEVILLE — Black Chicagoans have been revolutionaries and world changers, their impact spanning generations, from Harold Washington to Ida B. Wells, and Jean Baptiste …
Uncommitted DNC Delegates Hold Sit-In Overnight In Chicago To …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Uncommitted delegates hold a sit-in outside the United Center Aug. 21, 2024, demanding the Democratic National Convention invite a Palestinian American speaker to the main stage during the event. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago. Nearly two hours into the sit-in, Alawieh told the crowd he …
Every Chicago Cannabis Dispensary Rolled Into One Map
WEBNov 14, 2023 · Only one, the Black- and family-owned Grasshopper Club at 58 E. Roosevelt Road, has received a state license and successfully opened for business. Other dispensaries that have cleared the city process: JG IL, LLC, 3455-59 S. Ashland Ave. VILL-OPS, Inc., 1850 W. Webster Ave., which includes a drive-thru facility.
Skip to content