South Street Journal News for and Serving: Grand Boulevard, Douglas, Oakland, Kenwood, Woodlawn, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Near South
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THE PEOPLE P&PIR South Street Journal News for and serving: Grand Boulevard, Douglas, Oakland, Kenwood, Woodlawn, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Near South. Gao. Fuller Park Armour Sous Volumn 4 Number 5 February 28 - March 13„ 1997 esidenfs dismayed at Mid-South meetings Mayor's The State off the Washington Pk. Residents seeks Blue Ribbon Black Developers - outraged over Committee Empowerment Zone For over two years the fed million citywide,. Member [report alienates Meetineral Empowermeng reflectt Zones organization the bottom's of Mid Souts hou tdemolitio n at Troutman s meeting project has bexen looked at as say it's not enough. Bronzeville a major tool to rebuilt the Meetings throughout the Mid-South communi- city has address the "State of (Residents ties.The $100 million is to the Zone", from the West- Douglas- Approximately 80 people empower the people at the side to the South Side. | turned out for a report by Mayor Da- bottom of the economic The Community Work Iley's Blue Ribbon Committee on level to revitalize blighted shop onlxonomic Develop Bronzeville at the Illinois College of area through pubic/private ment JfcWED), a city wide Optometry auditorium on 32nd and In partnerships, using tax organization worked with diana in mid February. breads, loans and grants to organizations in winning the I The committee was appointed last low-income communities. national competitive award. lyear by the mayor to support commu- After meetings and meetings It has been part of the pro nity organizations initiatives in restor- the project has done a flip- cess for two years, providing Iing the "Bronzeville" community con- flop, favoring those at the technical assistance and fo jcept. However, many groups in the top, according to groups. cus implementing the pro Mid-South community questioned the- About $65 million remains ject with many of the organi I need for such a committee when many for distribution city wide for zations. (steps and plans have all ready been de- the next ten years. CWED held the First An jveloped. Suggestion were that the Mid-South which repre nual "State of the Zone Con fmayor follow the lead of the organiza sents 1/3 of the communities ference, January 31, 1997, at tions such as the Mid-South Planning population has been granted the University of Illinois in fand Development Commission's or approved for approxi Chicago. The following is File Photo |stragic plan for the area. mately $7 million to its or its summary CWED. Mayor Daley's Abandoned Building Pro The area bound f ( Moving ahead with the Mayor's ganizations of the total $34 (Continued on page 4) gram is one that 20th ward Alderman from 5.1st to 51st Street 'MM*. agenda, the meeting chaired by May- miiiir mil mmmmmmmmmmmm her efforts to stop the "Fast l rack demol- King Drive has lorai Assistant Charles Bowen opening FEDERAL EMPOWERMENT ZONE ishment of housing units in the Washing been indentified | the with a presentation by ton Park community. Above, residents of by the city offi jWalsh/Higgins Construction Firm on the area stand at one abandoned courtyard cials as the located at 6036. S. King Dr. It was demol Stragic Neighbor the development of the new Chicago , Z3 Police Headquarter (to replace 11th & ished early summer as part of the Mayor's hood Area. Plan (Q program and is an example of the 2/3 lost I State Street) to be constructed on the for the Washing of housing units in Washington Pk.. ton Park commu Icorners of 35th, Wabash and Michi- nity, which Aid. igan Ave. A demolition of businesses Washington Park -The Washington Park Troutman says is !(KFC, McDonalds and Docks) and community, is the last of the larger Mid- only the first {homes will take place, in the Spring of South Communities to get a major shot for phase of the (Continuedon page 13) redevelopment. The community bound from overal plan for [De Lai Salle 51st to 61st st«;et, Dan Ryan to Cottage the community Grove is number two in the city in demoli 61st Street Expansion finanicing tion of housing units, (2nd to neighboring questioned in community, Grand Blvd.) losing over 2/3 of Arenda Troutman (20),address redevelopment j the housing stock in the last ten years. In ad for the community. 1 Bronzeville Empowerment dition to the present lost it is expected by • Cecelia Butler president of the Washington According to the Chicago Sun- Zone funding 1999, Robert Taylor Homes B, located in Park Community Coalition called for the end } Time,Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1997, the De area. Washington Park will add to the figure when of demolishing property in the Washington 1.West side La Salle Institute (catholic) 7 million threee building of 800 units will be demol Park community. "Because the city felt that | 2. Pilsen & ished on 53rd and State Street. they could take the property," stated Butler, dollar expansion program may be in Little Village At a community meeting, in mid February, at "They got demolition crazy, to the point off jeopardy. 3. Mid South Mayor Daley's former high Church of the Good Shelpherd about 150 resi-' /South side (Continued on page 4) J school is asking for tax-exempt bonds dents attended a meeting sponsored by Aid. to finance construction of a recreation center, computer laboratories, a li brary, and student non-religious areas. South Planning calls for moratorium on demolition The irony is that the mayor is ask atically eroded by the city's j Grand Boulevard - The greystpnes and brick single (MSPDC)is calling for a the City of Chicago. Charg ing the city to use tax-empt bonds to aggressive demolition pol- j Bronzeville Community is and multi-family buildings, moratorium on all demoli ing that this is one example •benefit a parochial school that will icy." stated a representative] home to not only well known architectural gemstones, tion in the community. of a salvageable structure save $ 150, 000 by issuance of the of the organization. Thej nationally landmarked build which make up the structural MSPDC voices its posi being torn from its founda bond. And opponents of the plan, in group joined by other organi ings, such as the Eighth regi fabric of this historic com tion at a press conference at tion. cluding the American Civil Liberty zations in the community; ment Armory and the Over munity. With this history the the building located at 4733 "The Bronzeville commu Union and City Council would like to stated that it is rumored that; ton Hygienic Building. It is Mid South Planning and De^- S. Michigan, which is cur nity's housing fabric is be see a separation of state and church. (Continued on page 4) also home, to thousands of velopment Commission rently being demolished by ing threatened, and system guaranteed retirement income for those workers who retired or were unable to work. Taxes •• . _ taken from working people's checks would help fund the MidSouth communities.With sectors must develop jobs by Frank Ottman new system to be called the So some SSI recipients having DEPARTMENT OF AC R CULTURE for those losing SSI priv- 97Staff 'Writer Th e Year everyone talked about, is here cial Security Afct of 1936. been unemployed for ten, iledges. Blacks and mi "No Welfare after two .FOOD COUPON norities should be tar When a working person twenty and thirty years, and DO NOT FOLD years,"said Wisconsin Gover reached retirement age at 65 or even others have no work 2i3. B0671937 OR SPINDLE geted for jobs. nor Thompson, "but get out before. Such a program would record at all. Several years before the and get a job or do without." save billions in the long run for . The United States govern stockmarket crash of This may be difficult for many citizens having to pay medical, ment has already stated sev 1929, humanitarian orga of 24,205 Supplemental Secu housing, and food costs for eral times that no job pro nizations, along with gov rity Income (SSI) people in Wage and Tax taking care of people no longer grams are available other ernment "think-tanks" of Chicago and almost 6,000 drug Statement college professors were than those presently imple r and alcohol recipients in the C6cy 1 Fo State, City, or LOCB' Tax Deportment (Continued on page 6) mented; and state and private drawing up plans for a Page 2 February 28 - March 13, 1997 South Street Journal ^L. Hyde Park/Kenwood Residents X*mmmm$k^ Wi^Sm meet to fight community Heart Killer City Wide Organization in Wood- Benefit Programs for Girl X, Hyde Park - Hyde Park and Kenwood residents, business owners Spearheaded by Woodlawn's and employees attended the American Heart Association of lawn says: Community Policing Metropolitan Chicago in hopes of reducing the incidence of the won't work without Beverly Reed area's number one killers- hear disease. In Chicago, cardiovascu Youth involvement" Woodlawn —-From the Westside, lar diseases accounted for more than 42% of all deaths in 1995 - south, north and east the city oi more than accidents, AIDS and all forms of cancer combined, said Woodlawn -"Youth must be included in Chicago rallied to the aid of Girl Chicago's Alternative Policing Strategy Hyde Park resident Almarie Wagner, executive director of the X, raising over $70,000 in a trust AHA of Chicago. The AHA is seeking to establish a Hyde Park (CAPS)" says Aaron Sumrall, a Wood- established at Illinois Federal lawn resident and program coordinator branch to bring cardiovascular disease prevention programs and Savings on 46th and King Drive.