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National Night Out at Levine Park
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The Aug. 7 event brought hundreds of West Siders out to discuss ways to prevent crime and drugs in the community with activities for all to enjoy.
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The Aug. 7 event brought hundreds of West Siders out to discuss ways to prevent crime and drugs in the community with activities for all to enjoy.
Residents have been fighting since April to have health and safety concerns addressed, but are still living in conditions that include broken windows, leaking ceilings and pests.
A Cook County judge hear arguments last month in the lawsuit filed by the Illinois ACLU and Central Austin Neighborhood Association seeking the city to change the way it deploys police officers.
Last month’s two-week program at the University of Illinois at Chicago gave 150 students citywide the opportunity to practice skills, watch performances and develop new techniques.
While some express support for the city’s plan, others remain concerned the West Side was not singled out for specific projects.
A new report by the Woodstock Institute shows that twice as many of these loans were issued to individuals in communities of color than in predominately white neighborhoods.
There are many pantries, soup kitchens and mobile produce marts for those in need of food on the West Side.
The students and recent graduates received cash awards from the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation of the Union League of Chicago.
The 6 p.m. July 30 free event will feature performers from the Chicago West Community Music Center’s cultural exchange program.
Arrests have been made in just two of the West Side Chicago community’s cases, with gunshots being the number one cause of the violent deaths.