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TTHEHE NNORORTHTH LLAAWNDWNDALEALE 1211 S. Western, Suite 203 FREE Chicago, IL 60608 CCOMMUNITYOMMUNITY NNEWEWSS Since 1999, More News, More of Your Issues, and More of Your Community Voices and Faces. “News that Improves Your Lives” Serving North Lawndale, East & West Garfield, Austin, Pilsen, Humbolt Park, Near Westside & South Lawndale PUBLISHER : STRATEGIC HUMAN SERVICES VOLUME NO. 8 - ISSUE NO. 28 ISSN 1548-6087 November 29 - December 5, 2006 PROVIDING INFORMATION ON RESOURCES AND EVENTS THAT IMPROVE THE LIFESTYLE OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY COMPROMISE ON MINIMUM WAGE HIKE NEARS APPROVAL Westsider, INSIDE Hertz Clyde Dézir - (Ben Protess also contributed to this report) Arranger Rob THIS ISSUE increase by $1.75 an hour over the legislation. next four years under a new “Increasing the minimum wage “Diggy” Scores proposal approved by the House means helping nearly one million Labor committee Tuesday. If it people keep up with the cost of living Film Thriller, passes, the current minimum wage and it means making it a little easier of $6.50 an hour would go up to for them to get by. I applaud the “Ransum Games” $7.50 next July. House Labor Committee for doing Additionally, the measure the right thing today,” said Gov. includes an annual cost-of-living Blagojevich. adjustment based on the rate of The Democratic-controlled inflation. The wage would Senate voted to raise the state’s MIKE HELPS increase to $7.75 in 2008, $8 in minimum wage by a dollar to $7.50 July of 2009, and $8.25 in 2010. an hour, just one day after the Senate COMBAT THE “So many hardworking Labor Committee approved the HIGH RATE OF people in Illinois are living measure and one week after the Nov. KIDNEY DISEASE paycheck to paycheck, struggling 7 election. But the measure faced an IN MINORITIES to make ends meet with the uncertain future when it arrived in the Diggy current minimum wage. The House Tuesday. PAGE - 3 House Labor Committee House Speaker Michael Indie Film Music Scorer, recognizes the importance of Madigan (D-Chicago) has said he “RobDiggy” has just completed ensuring that parents need not supports a minimum wage increase, scoring and arranging Ransum Governor Rod Blagojevich choose between providing food or but the Chicago Tribune reported that Games”, which stars Wood Harris paying bills,” said Rep. Soto, Chief Madigan was not returning Gov. “The Wire” and Elise Neal of With only two days remaining in Co-sponsor of the legislation. Blagojevich’s phone calls to discuss “Hustle & Flow” fame. A west side the Illinois legislature’s special veto Governor Rod Blagojevich said the measure. Blagojevich was urging resident and Chicago Public School session, legislative leaders appear to raising the minimum wage is his top Democrats to put pressure on the music teacher, Diggy accepted the have reached a compromise on post-election priority, and was speaker to support the measure. challenge of arranging this suspense raising the minimum wage. ABC 7 threatening to keep lawmakers in Blagojevich campaigned on the thriller which took about a month to news is reporting that the House and Springfield until they got it done. promise to raise the minimum wage score for his production company Senate are likely to approve a That does not appear necessary as and urged lawmakers to act on it C.L.A.S.S. It will premiere Dec. 14 minimum wage increase by the time Blagojevich today praised the during the legislature’s fall veto at The I.C.E. Lawndale Theaters. EUGENE MORRIS this session adjourns Thursday. House Labor Committee for session. “Diggy” also graced his musical RECEIVES ABLE The minimum wage would approving the compromise See Wage page 7 See Ransum page 7 AWARD PAGE - 6 COMMUNITY FEEDS HOMELESS ON THANKSGIVING Kenya Nalls Philanthropy experts believe there is an increasing need— from alienation to especially in Midwestern states— reconciliation. to feed the hungry. In Chicago, Because the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving has come and gone, celebration was so successful; and the city’s homeless population CCIL will have at least one was not alone thanks to programs meal on Christmas. SUMNER MATH & that recognized the importance of Meanwhile, Charter One SCIENCE holiday giving. Bank launched its month long The Chicago Christian “Carving Out Hunger” ACADEMY’S 4TH Industrial League (CCIL) hosted program. Charter One ANNUAL FAMILY an action packed Thanksgiving partnered with the Greater LITERACY NIGHT breakfast and dinner at its new Chicago Food Depository to location, 2750 W. Roosevelt distribute donated food PAGE - 7 Road. The theme was Help, Hope, throughout a network of 600 Home for Homeless and food pantries, soup kitchens, disadvantaged individuals in the and shelters. The Greater North Lawndale community. Chicago Food Depository is ALSO INSIDE About 450 community a non-profit food distribution members attended the two meals. and training center that feeds 60 volunteers, including members the hungry while striving to of a local college sorority helped end hunger throughout MONEY CAUSING prepare and serve the meals. Chicago. CCIL Volunteers from First Haitian Baptist Church in Evanston, IL MALE “It was great to have people “This is our first year that we come in and volunteer and have have asked the community to help families in Chicago this year. TEACHERS TO that support of the community like us and they really pulled through Local public officials also joined transitional facilities and social DISAPPEAR we did, said Jenny Brandhorst, for us,” said Mark Guess, Charter the volunteer efforts this service agencies. Cathy’s CCIL Communications Manager. One’s Assistant Vice President and Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving dinner menu PAGE - 4 “We enjoyed seeing so many Manager of Public Relations. Cook County Board President included everything from fried people come in our establishment “We always want to do Bobbie Steele helped serve chicken to caramel cake. NOSY NEIGHBORS with the smiles on their faces,” something regardless of what it is; Thanksgiving dinner to needy “Our family grew up in the CAN HELP END Brandhorst said. Charter One Bank is committed to Chicagoans at Cathy’s Ultimate Austin community and we just The Chicago Christian helping the community,” said Soul Food Restaurant, 5638 W. wanted to give back to the ABUSE: Industrial League is a transitional Guess. The bank hopes to top last Chicago Ave. Cathy’s staff and more homeless and people that were less ADVOCATES housing facility for the homeless. year’s 40 million distributions of than 40 volunteers prepared and fortunate than us,” said Vincent CCIL challenges poverty by dairy products and meat by served dinner to three hundred Jones, manager of the restaurant. PAGE - 4 providing the poor with a path providing 3,000 food boxes to Chicagoans from shelters, See Thanks page 7 Visit us on our website at www.nlcn.org for more articles, information, photos and opportunities Page 2 THE NORTH LAWNDALE COMMUNITY NEWS November 29 - December 5, 2006 THE NORTH LAWNDALE COMMUNITY NEWS North Lawndale Community News The North Lawndale Community News is now published Winner of the weekly by Strategic Human Services. Our purpose is to help inform our community on resources, events, and issues 2005 SBC Beyond the Call Award relevant to them and our neighboring communities. Our community includes those who live, work, worship in, and/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ or care about North Lawndale. Our focus is on positive, productive solutions, that will improve the lifestyle of our North Lawndale Community News community members. Winner of the Board of Directors th Muhammed Shakur, Vice-Chairman Nicole Cabel-Pope, Director 7 Congressional District 2004 Carolyn Lewis, Director Creative Scott, Director Bruce Miller, Treasurer Leroy Pacheco, Director Education Champion Award Vivian Lewis, Director Brent Michelle, Director Presented By Congressman Danny K. Davis & Betty Mason, Director Dennis Deer, Director Residents of the 7th Congressional District Frank Bass, Director Reginald Jones, Director Founding Board of Director: Larry Leonard Advisory Board: Cong. Danny K. Davis, Rev. Randall Harris, Fred Mitchell, Laura NLCN 2006 Focus Washington, Susan Munro, Marta Foster, Margaret Davis, Larry Leonard Consulting Editors and Writers: Constanza Williams, Wilbert Cook, Bill Goosby, Fred Mitchell, Dr. Health, Education & Shemuel Israel, Tamiko Bowie, Danita Bowie, Marquita Ware, Warren Polk, David Schultz, Wilbert Bledsoe, Reggie Lewis, Angelic Jones, Mary Moran, Clemolyn (Pennie) Brinson, Priscilla Lucas, Welfare Todd Thomas, Kabuika Kamunga, Sophia Karalexis, X’ernona Woods, Henry Hardee, Willie Paige,Jr., Jasmine Stuart, Zaki A. The primary focus for SHS/ NLCN during 2006 is Health, Muhammad, Ben Protess, Chase Castle, Tegan Jones, Laura Onstot, Education, and Welfare. Health is essential to a good life. Aricka Flowers, Hertz Clyde Dezir, Demetrius Porter, Jasmine Education is necessary for the pursuit of happiness, especially Dowden, Leroy Burton Jr., Calvin Crayton, Julius Goodman, in an economic driven society. Welfare is unavoidable in Celeste Kennel-Shank, Wendell Hutson, David Schultz Adult insurance also available for: showing man’s humanity (love) toward man. All year long Founding Publisher & CEO: Isaac Lewis, Jr. NLCN will focus on articles related to health, education Production/Layout Coordinator: Marquita Ware 5 FAMILY PLANS and our welfare throughout our newspaper, weblog, and IT (Information Technology) Manager: Ronnie Allen website that serves the Westside of Chicago. Managing Editor: Wilbert Bledsoe 5 PARENTS There is a great disparity in the health statistics in a Business Manager: Constanza Williams majority of our community areas. This announcement of Communications Manager: Ben Protess 5 GRANDPARENTS newsprint is too small to go into great detail, but some resources that can help improve our health can be found in Copy Editors: Angelic Jones, Sophia Karalexis and Tegan Jones SIBLINGS Website Consultant: Lamont Simmons 5 The Sinai Health System’s Improving Community Health Photography: Community members and writers CHURCH BEQUEATH Survey: “The State of Black Health Care” published as a 5 supplement in a special edition of the Philadelphia Tribune Marketing Consultant: Dr.