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About 40 youth and their families participated in the second annual “Fish with a First Responder” held at Columbus Park earlier this month. The event was organized by New Concept Benefit Group and the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance.
Columbus Park hosted two Juneteenth festivals last weekend, with hundreds of West Siders taking part. Mark your calendar for next year’s celebrations.
West Side residents are asked to weigh in on what changes they want made to Columbus Park. How would you spend $1.5 million?
The Austin project is one of 21 proposals officials are considering as part of the $10 million Chicago Works Community Challenge. The Columbus Park project – proposed by Samantha Jordan – is vying with two others in the west region for up to $1.5 million in funding. A decision is expected by the end of this year.
Learn more about the Columbus Park open space renovations project Thursday night at a virtual meeting starting at 6 p.m. Seven projects will be chosen from the 21 semi-finalists; they’ll receive up to $1.5 million in public funding.
Some West Side residents want Juneteenth to be more than just another day off from work; they want it to be a day of action.
Chicago Run hosted its first in-person race since the start of the pandemic at Columbus Park last weekend.
Three women have started an online petition to rename 135-acre park in Austin. They hope to soon have a name to recommend to the Chicago Park District, which has the power to make the change. Columbus Park was named a National Historic Landmark in 2003. If the park board approves a name change for Columbus Park, it would be the second – after the renaming of Douglass Park after abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
A fitness group is offering free classes to men in Columbus Park. The 45-minute sessions are held on Monday mornings beginning at 5:30 a.m.
A couple dozen people gathered Sunday to remember teenager Elijah Sims, who was killed four years ago, and to call for better witness protection. His case remains unsolved.