Five of the first families of Black food in Chicago tell their stories in barbecue, fried chicken, mild sauce, apple fritters, and sweet steak sandwiches.
2025
Scientists join the fight against basement flooding in Chatham: ‘The cavalry is coming’
‘Water On My Block’ App Will Help Neighbors Combat Chatham’s Flooding Crisis
Reviving the Restaurant Corridor in the Greater Chatham Neighborhood of Chicago: Challenges and Opportunities
Are You Sleeping on Chicago’s Soul Food Capital?
Revitalization efforts breathing new life into Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood
Addressing Food Insecurity in Chicago Through Collaborative Community Initiatives
Greater Chatham building owners and businesses selected for $2.4M in city grants
Chicago’s growing vegan scene
2024
‘Super Block Clubs,’ Dizzying Ward Maps Fracture South Side Neighborhood Boundaries
UChicago student creates app to help Chatham residents experiencing flooding
Leaders Recognized for Transformative Change In Communities
Wells Fargo Awards $500,000 Grant to Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Flats Initiative
Local Leader Receives Leaders For A New Chicago Award
Chicago’s Mahalia’s Mile paints neighborhood with brilliant color history lessons
As Flooding Crisis Grows In Chatham, Local Organizers Create Climate App To Help Neighbors
As Climate Change Impacts Weather, Project Aims to Reduce Flooding in Chatham Neighborhood
Argonne National Laboratory team to study causes of flooding in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood
Nedra Sims Fears Awarded 2024 Leaders for a New Chicago By the Field and MacArthur Foundations
A Cultural Destination Revitalizing Mahalia’s Legacy
Chicago’s Mahalia’s Mile paints neighborhood with brilliant colors and history lessons
Greater Chatham Initiative joins the Lending Circles Network – Mission Asset Fund
Greater Chatham Initiative Launches the Chatham Farmers Market on Chicago’s South Side
2 Farmers Market To Debut In Chatham This Weekend
Nedra Sims Fears Awarded 2024 Leaders for a New Chicago
Bronzeville and Chatham Expect Boost From Cultural District Designation
Mahalia’s Mile Cultural District Will Honor Chatham’s ‘Past And Present’ This Summer
Gospel icon Mahalia Jackson honored with state cultural district in Chicago
Gov. Pritzker announces ten state-designated cultural districts
‘Unsung Heroes’ art installation of current South Siders to open at new Chatham retail spot
City of Chicago Launches The Good Food Fund and Food Business Incubator Program
New art store on Chicago’s South Side showcases Black culture, creativity
Unsung Heroes Are The Subject of Art Exhibit
Johnson launches plans to boost local business, combat food insecurity
New shop in Chatham showcases handcrafted items by neighborhood artists — WGN
Mahalia’s Pop-Up Gift Shop Promoting Black Artisan Opens In Chatham
‘Mahalia’s’ store launches in Chatham, spotlights local Black artists
Greater Chatham Initiative Celebrates New Store Launch On South Side
15 Neighborhood Groups Get City Grants To Launch Pop-Ups In Empty Storefronts
How Food Trucks Help Anchor a South Side Community Initiative
2023
A Tale of Three Pollutants – NASA Science
Here’s a look at the dozens of new sites to visit for Open House Chicago 2023
Chicago’s 75th Street: Hub of Black Excellence and Resilience
Food business program that’s helped South Side staples is looking to train more restaurateurs
2022
A new restaurant, studio space, and a neighborhood store receive city grants
Food Friday: How South Side restaurants are adapting to COVID-19
2021
At Summer’s End, Chicago Murders Are Outpacing Any Year In a Quarter Century
Crime scene back to social scene: Chatham Boardwalk project carries on after shooting
Who’s outbidding you by tens of thousands of dollars for that home of your dreams? A hedge fund
The house price boom arrives in Chatham
CHICAGO CHEFS HAVE MIXED EMOTIONS, STILL FOCUSED
2020
After Unrest, Groceries Become Scarcer On Chicago’s South Side – And Volunteers Stepped In
2019
10 Lauded African American Chefs to Celebrate Black Culinary Culture Next Month
Rome’s Joy, Virtue, Big Jones, and more will represent at the one-night event on August 11 in Bronzeville.
Chatham Home Expo inspires home improvement
Saturday, many Chicago residents looking for home improvement inspiration were able to get tips and ideas all in one location at the Chatham Home Expo.
South Side developer eyeing purchase of shuttered 2 Target stores
South Side developer DL3 Realty wants to buy two vacated Target properties and redevelop them.
Haji Healing Salon Offers Wellness Services in Black Community
A South Side entrepreneur believes one of the best ways to positively impact the black community is to offer social wellness services at an affordable cost. As part of our coverage of Black History Month, LeeAnn Trotter takes us to the Haji Healing Salon.
‘I feel cheated’: For some South Side Chicago residents, losing 2 Target stores isn’t just an economic blow
With the recent closing of two Target stores and a Marshall’s on Chicago’s South Side, bricks and mortar have been replaced with worry and disappointment.
Homebuyers, flippers descend on South and West sides in search of cheaper deals
In December 2016, Moe Pacheco paid $35,000 to buy a two-bedroom bungalow at 420 North Trumbull Avenue, a few blocks from the Garfield Park Conservatory. He set out to renovate the home and resell it.
2018
TARGETS PLAN TO CLOSE 2 CHICAGO STORES OUTRAGES RESIDENTS
A decision by Target to close two Chicago stores in predominantly African-American neighborhoods has sparked outrage, with community leaders and a congressman fighting back.
Congressman asks Target to delay closing South Side stores
An Illinois Congressman is calling on Target to delay the closures of two stores on the South Side. Representative Bobby Rush says the company is abandoning the area by moving to shut down locations in Chatham and Morgan Park. The closures are set for February, shortly after the holiday shopping season.
Community Development and Policy Studies News
This monthly e-newsletter from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Community Development and Policy Studies division will keep you up to date on the latest community development research, publications, and events.
Chicago area residents honor fallen service members on Memorial Day
Residents across the Chicago area are honoring and remembering fallen service members during Memorial Day.
Chicago attracting more young, well-off residents
Between 2010 and 2016, the city of Chicago gained more households in a key category—total income of more than $100,000 with the head of household under age 45
How the apartment boom that’s lifted the Loop is spreading to lower-income neighborhoods
Developers are putting up fancy new apartment towers in Streeterville and River North, but many apartment investors these days are making more money in places like South Shore and Woodlawn.
2017
Barack Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Organizing Class Saturday
Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit Saturday evening in Chicago during an event aimed at helping young people make an impact in their communities.
Homeownership in Chicago is affordable, if you only look
Chicago is an affordable city. I know that sounds antithetical to what we’re accustomed to hearing. I’ll let you read this sentence again. Give it a moment to sink in. Yes, Chicago is affordable.
5 Things to Do on Chicago’s South Side
Jahmal Cole is on a mission to change the conversation about the South Side of Chicago. He runs an organization called My Block My Hood My City that is focused on introducing teenagers from the South Side to the many other cultural elements the city has to offer. “Their whole worldview is shaped by the infrastructure of…
Chicago’s First Tiny Homes Could House Veterans in Auburn Gresham
The first permanent tiny homes in Chicago could be built in Auburn Gresham as part of an effort by Catholic Charities to get homeless veterans off the street. Part of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Catholic Charities unveiled plans during a hearing Tuesday at City Hall designed to explore whether the hot home design trend could…
Teens Are Spending Their Summer Making Block Club Signs For Chicago Streets
Milik Clay has been meeting with clients and designing and building signs for block clubs in Englewood and Chatham. The 15-year-old is a part of a six-week summer program at 301 E. Garfield Blvd. taught by instructors from the University of Chicago. Milik and his class have been commissioned by block club presidents to design and…