As New Owners Take Over Former Mercy Hospital, Activists Who …
Jun 7, 2021 · Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago in the Near South Side on June 4, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Insight Chicago bought the hospital, 2525 S. Michigan Ave., for $1 in April.
10 Iconic Black Chicagoans You Should Know For ... - Block Club …
Feb 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 Point du Sable to Chairman Fred Hampton.
Chicago's 10 Oldest Pizzerias Are Full Of Delicious Secrets
Feb 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.
20 Chicago LGBTQ+ Organizations To Support Year-Round
Jun 1, 2023 · CHICAGO — The city has many LGBTQ+ community organizations dedicated to supporting neighbors. Block Club Chicago rounded up this list of 20 LGBTQ+ community organizations that provide help with sexual wellness and health care, housing, mutual aid, food and other resources. This list is not exhaustive.
How Chicago's Historical Pullman Neighborhood Inspired 'The …
Dec 19, 2023 · The Pullman Club Coffee Shop is now open 7 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. Credit: Maia McDonald/Block Club Chicago. The Foundation is also hosting a model train event, with hundreds of feet of track, vintage Lionel trains and a “Polar Express” exhibit noon-4 p.m. on Dec. 28-29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Dec. 30 and noon-4 p.m. on Jan. 3-6 at the Historic ...
18 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Street Fests, A Vintage …
Jul 7, 2023 · CHICAGO — Summer in Chicago means countless street markets and arts fests, outdoor concerts, parties at the park and so much more. Whether you’re shopping local at Englewood Village Market, competing for prizes at a Pilsen street cleanup, admiring Japanese floral arrangements on display in the Southport Corridor or dancing the night away at a Shrek …
King Von Mural Near Parkway Gardens Sparked Debate, Threats …
Aug 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 …
Chicago Has One Of The Country's Longest-Running Black-Owned …
Jun 30, 2021 · Places like Jeffery Pub, 7041 S. Jeffery Blvd, are especially notable as Black-owned LGBTQ bars vanish across the country. By filling a much-needed cultural void, the bar cemented its place in Chicago history, owner Jamal Junior said. “This area here was filled with, like, doctors and lawyers and a lot of other professionals,” Junior said.
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Hundreds Of Long-Vacant Properties In Chicago And Cook County …
Dec 17, 2021 · 7037 S. Green Street, abandoned and burnt out, in Englewood on Nov. 9, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago. ENGLEWOOD — Ten vacant lots in Chicago will be given away to neighbors and community groups — and even more will be offered at a steep discount. The Cook County Land Bank Authority is holding a holiday buying program to help ...
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