South Street Journal News Serving and For: Grand Boulevard (Bronzeville), Douglas, Oakland, Kenwood, Woodlawn, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Near South, Gap, So
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THE PEOPLE PAPER South Street Journal News serving and for: Grand Boulevard (Bronzeville), Douglas, Oakland, Kenwood, Woodlawn, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Near South, Gap, So. Gap, Fuller Park, Armour Square Volume 3 Number 10 April 25 -May 8,1996 Dangerous Lead Levels Increase Police Brutality Cases found in Three Mid- Cost City Big Bucks South Elementary Schools by Robert Thome On Tuesday, April 23rd 1996, South Street Journal investigated lead in Mid-South schools, along with Joanne Tate a state licensed lead inspector. The investigation was based on reports of lead in the schools and how much children were being unnecessarily exposed to lead. The investigation uncovered dan gerous levels at three schools in the Mid-South Area: (1). Fuller Park/ Hendricks, 4316 S. Princeton (2). Washington Park/Burke, 5356 S SSJ file photo v fv /->\ v AI SSJ Photo by Vince Walker A crowd of on-lookers gathered at 61 and Michigan Ave. as two Chicago King Dr. and (3). Kenwood/ state |jCenced Lead Inspector, Joanne Tate, stands in front of Burke Police Officers search and question several area youthes, A normal target for Reavis, 834 E. 50th Street. The Elementary School, 53rd and King Dr. and holds up one of several positive police stop and seach testing phase of the project took lead tests taken from local schools. Burke Elementary also tested positive in by Joe Tillman explain these actions including high less than 75 minutes to complete. the lead probe conducted by SSJ's Investigating Team. Rodney King - motorist, severely level of crime in certain areas of In each school, high levels of The questions left to determine Reavis principal, Ms. French, beaten by Los Angles Police. Mid-South communitiess and the lead were present. According to the are is it safe to assume that every said, "If there is lead on the premises Chicago Department of Public school in Region 4 has dangerous we are genuinely concerned and the Tyrone Neal - Woodlawn resident belief that there is a lack of African- Health's newly released "Community levels of lead, and how long has it appropriate measures will be taken to killed by police for "lack of I.D." American officers on the street. Area Health Inventory," the Mid- been present? The Board of alleviate the problem. Ron Carter - SSJ Publisher White police officers make up 92% South area is where a high percent Education has the clear The principals of the targeted "roughed up" by police in routine of gang crimes and narcotics age of children with elevated lead responsibility to insure that schools schools had no comments. traffic stop. officers, and only a handful of Black screening occur. Fuller Park ranks are safe. Ben Raez, director of operations Names from the past and not so officers recently "passed" the # 1, WasKThgTon Park ranks #9,- and South Street Journal attempted to at the Board of Education sai( distant past that have come to repre- sergeants exam for the Chicago Kenwood ranks # 25 of Chicago's contact the -following' sources for criming VoHvv. tlUHH, niUUUllg ML pu.lU., 77 communities. information and all had no comment we have been alerted to a serioums | justice; men & women charged with would point to the perceived surge The Elementary Schools that on the matter: Shirley Coleman, health threat to our children, because the protection of the community, in violent criminals and officers were tested were all in Region 4 of vice-chair of the City Council of the [SSJ's] investigation we are in j stepping over the moral line and using "any means necessary" to the School Districts, located in the Committee on Energy and the Envi the process of preparing a plan of I abusing the power derived from the protect their lives. lower Southeast and Southwest sides ronmental Protection and Public action to rid schools of lead." public. Case in point, 22 year old Eric of the city. Utilities. There could be several reasons to Continue on page 9 I: Private Management in Public Housing and Ida B. Wells Douglas—The Ida B. Wells public ment. CHA RFQ for will destroy the low in housing complex, the first public While some think the Alternative come charter of public housing complex built in Chicago, concept of private man Management housing," said Hamm is scheduled to be included in the agement is a Godsend for in Mid-South Helen Finner, LAC Communities second phase of the private man Wells, others see dark Scattered Sites president for the past-23 agement initiative undertaken by motives behind the move. Southeast years said, "People who the Housing and Urban Develop Beatrice Hamm, member Prairie Courts are fly by night, only ment (HUD) Management of the of the Local Advisory Lake Pare Place & want to run to the media I Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). Council (LAC) and long Judge Green Apts when they don't get their While Dearborn Homes and time community activist way instead of attending Wentworth Gardens are maintaing believes that private management in meetings and voicing their choice are the direction of resident manage the case of Wells is a thinly veiled the problem." ment, private management is a full disguise for the ultimate displace In terms of the private manage SSJ Photo by Vince Walker direction for public housing as ment of residents. ment plan Ms. Finner said, "CHA Vacant apartments and broken windows describe the condition in which CHA's HUD work to remove management "Its a play designed to get rid of came to us and said they were broke Ida B. Wells low income housing can be found. Privitilazation is looked at as jan by tenants or private manage the tenants and bring in a team that and there was no money for rehab. might be a change of all that, but at whose expense some residents claim. Continue on page 9 Organization Name Funds Requested Recommended Total Budget of Project Empowerment Zone First Round Mid-South Planning & Dev. Commission, 43th and King Drive EZCCC are dismayed over the 110,000 110,000 1,952,500 Questions Centered on Impact for Jobs Fund for Community Redevelopment, 63rd and Cottage process to make the EZ program 473,909 473,909 6,418,921 by Donnell Robinson Council (EZCCC), questions and work. They are complaining that Fund for Community Redevelopment Staff Writer concerns are being raised on the they never have been given enough 1,272,990 1,272,909 8,833,500 As the Empowerment Zone (EZ) impact on jobs for community information to do a good job, \ Sutherland Community Arts Initiative, 47th and Drexel first round of funding projects are residents in the proposals being working as a rubber stamp • ' 500,000 500,000 926,300 being selected by the City's EZ approved. committee. of three Chicago areas targeted for create economic opportunities for Enterprise Community Coordinating Furthermore, reports were that Mid-South communities were one EZ $100 million funds to help Continue on page 9 ;:•:;:;.\': / •••••• ;• .;:••• • • . •..; ' y • -%it; • •'-.." • • ' . • . ..:.'•:.'-. .- . were paid over $358,408 in com Have Bought? missions. The amount of bonus they Ln this zip code are located two The Lottery and Zip Code 60653 were paid is not available, but the high schools, King and Wendell By Clarence C. Terry Chicago, State of Illinois Lottery names of the retailers for each zip Phillips, and ten elementary schools The Ida B. Wells project houses the sales have averaged well over 7 mil code is available for $57. with substantial unmet equipment largest number of people, 5660, in lion dollars a year since 1990 -- cur Without knowing the specific needs. Officials at King High the postal zip code 60653 - 12 square rently $7,168,171,00 for fiscal 1995 names of the vendors, we do know School, 4445 S. Drexel, report they blocks, 35th street to 47th street, up to March 1995. from observation that most of them need 65 heavy-duty training type Lake Michigan to State street. Most "Retailers receive a 5 percent are Arabs or East Indians. Since writers and 125 computers to ac of the families consists of a single commission on sales and a 1 percent these people do not live in zip code commodate classes of seniors that Black woman on welfare with bonus on winning tickets exceeding 60653, hardly any of the commission average 100 members each semester. children. $1,000," a rule that is reported in or bonus money is spent in that The total cost or the type-writers Even though this is one of the every annual Lottery report. Retail Black community. Continue on page 9 poorest neighborhoods in the city of ers in zip code 60653 for fiscal 1994 What Could This Sales Money Page 2 April25 -May 8.1996 South Street Journal CTA Board Calls For New Concept PHOTO Reopening Green Line School To View According to the Board of Benefit From With 24-Hour Service hearings held last month, it was clear that a Health a thirteen year old girl The CTA Board Wednesday decided that station was wanted at Laramie, which the Robert Dale Birthday could get birth control pills CTA Board previously stated must be 24-hour service will return when the Green Bash without their parent. Do you Line 'L' reopens Sunday, May 12, pending funded. "Since budget constraints continue to i New Concept School, a nationally agree ? a system wide analysis of all owl (midnight irecognized, not-for-profit academic institution located on" to 5 a.m.) CTA service. require close scrutiny of the way we spend our limited resources," Ms. Jarrett added, iChicago's South side, will receive the proceeds from a fun- On another Green Line issue, the Board ifilled birthday extravaganza, to be held on Sunday, May 4, amended the Fiscal Year 1996-2000 "we need to study the entire issue of owl service to make sure we make the fairest, J1996, from 8 p.m.