Lawndale

Lawndale to get new housing and health care

An unusual land transfer agreement between CHA and Sinai will create 300 units of mixed-income housing and a new ambulatory care center.

6 months ago | Megan Cottrell

Housing authority chooses developer for Lawndale Complex

Developer Brinshore Michaels was chosen today as the developer for another public housing mixed-income community in Chicago. A government watchdog is raising concerns over campaign donations linked to the developer.

6 months ago | Megan Cottrell

Asthma initiatives aim to educate families

A new outreach program is helping families in North Lawndale learn tactics to treat kids' asthma symptoms. More than a quarter of children in poor neighborhoods suffer from the disease.

8 months ago | Alex Parker

Nonprofit spurs development in poor neighborhoods

Small landlords around the city are having trouble getting loans to keep up their buildings. But a community lender is helping those owners rehab and keep housing affordable in Chicago.

8 months ago | Megan Cottrell

Slow start for ride-free program for disabled riders

Regional Transportation Authority officials are trying to catch up on paperwork allowing thousands of disabled residents to use the city transit system for free. Also, the RTA OK'd new bus routes.

1 year ago | Amy Lee

RTA to consider 31st Street bus

Transit advocates have spent the past few months working with the CTA to re-establish the route, which some say is badly needed by Little Village Lawndale High School students.

1 year ago | Amy Lee

UIC's expanding literacy program makes gains for students

UIC received a grant to expand the Early Reading First program, a literacy program for preschoolers. Experts say it is doing wonders for children in disadvantaged communities.

1 year ago | Megan Cottrell

New apartments help bridge digital divide

A redeveloped Chicago Housing Authority property includes a free computer and five years of free broadband as part of a program to help low-income residents compete in a digital world.

1 year ago | Claire Bushey

N. Lawndale youth farm teaches teamwork, weeding

The farm brings fruit, vegetables, and summer jobs to students and residents of the struggling community. High school students begin preparing the plot after school in mid-May.

1 year ago | Martin Miller

Four injured in West Side bus crash

A Chicago Transit bus collided with a school bus. Two of the crash victims were seriously injured. There were no children on the school bus at the time of the accident.

1 year ago | Steven Chaitman

Charter school banking on second expansion plan

The Chicago Board of Education will vote on expanding the L.E.A.R.N. charter school at the Chalmers Elementary campus on the West Side. An earlier expansion plan was rejected.

1 year ago | Paul D. Bowker

Harsh Words For Sports Bloggers

1 year ago | Matt Cobb

Commission okays controversial Lawndale TIF

Some residents say the redevelopment plan lacks broad community input and will spur gentrification that pushes some residents out.

1 year ago | Jennifer Slosar

S. Side man killed in drive-by

Police looking for red or maroon car

1 year ago | Carrie Topolinski

Hospital helps patients reach out to family

Mount Sinai is first to offer video calls

over 2 years ago | BRITTANY RISHER