CHICAGO SOUTHWEST:Making Connections PLANNING TASK FORCE Chicago Southwest
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Greater Southwest Development Corporation | LISC/Chicago’s New Communities Program QUALITY-OF-LIFE PLAN MAY 2005 CHICAGO SOUTHWEST:Making Connections PLANNING TASK FORCE Chicago Southwest We thank the more than 300 residents, community leaders, business Rafi Peterson CeaseFire Jalon Arthur CeaseFire owners and service providers who shared their stories and dreams with Vincent Porter Block Club Lindberg Askew 17th Ward us and with each other. Their ideas, time and effort were invaluable in Fr. Stan Rataj St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Sister Magdalene Bagdonas Sisters of St. Casimir developing this plan. We especially commend you for daring to build new relationships that will create a revitalized Chicago Lawn. Mike Reardon Neighborhood Housing Service of Chicago Lawn/ Sister Mary Balkus Sisters of St. Casimir Gage Park Maria Baltazar St. Clare of Montefalco Church Planning Task Force Commissioners Sheldon Rice State Farm Insurance Penny Banks Olive Branch Mission Edith Robles St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Todd Banks ComEd Judith Anderson New Hope Ministry Dennis Ryan Holy Cross Hospital Abel Barrera St. Rita of Cascia Church David Andrade St. Rita of Cascia Church Imelda Salazar St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Margarita Barrera St. Rita of Cascia Church Martin Atilano St. Gall Church Juan Salgado Institute Del Progresso Latino Emilio Barrios St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Thom Bamford Marquette Bank Terri Sosnowski Eberhart Elementary School David Bates Olive Branch Mission Jeff Bartow Southwest Organizing Project Livia Villarreal Eberhart Elementary School Samuel Beckless Ashburn Lutheran Church David Betlejewski St. Rita of Cascia Church Loisteen Walker United Block Clubs Lidia Bernal St. Clare of Montefalco Church Ilana Bodini Healthy Chicago Lawn Coalition Margaret Zalot Maria High School Chris Bertucci St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Jim Capraro Greater Southwest Development Corporation Bill Black Southwest Organizing Project Gintaras Cepenas Greater Southwest Development Corporation Joel Bookman Joel D. Bookman & Associates Erika Francois-Ramirez Maria High School Chicago Lawn Community Participants Carmen Abrego Southwest Youth Collaborative Doug Borders Chicago Park District (Marquette Park) Dalia Gomez Maria High School Yasmine Abu-El-Kheir Inner-City Muslim Action Network Roger Bowman CeaseFire Betty Gutierrez St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Alejandro Aceves St. Rita of Cascia Church Michelle Boyd Holy Cross Hospital Victor Harbison Model Bungalow Block Ana Aceves St. Rita of Cascia Church Suzanne Burke Southwest Women Working Together Alheli Herrera Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights Sister Agnese Sisters of St. Casimir Tynia Burton Marquette Elementary School Shelly Hughley Southwest Women Working Together Pat Akhtar Ophelia Cage Block Club Mark McHugh Metropolitan Family Services Bahaia Ahmed Metropolitan Family Services Martha Cahue St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Brittney McKinney Morgan Park High School Reza Al-Rifai Chicago Islamic Center Evelyn Califfe St. Mary Star of the Sea School Harry Meyer Ashburn Lutheran Church Molly Allschied Greater Southwest Development Corporation Patricia Castellanos St. Gall Church Harriette Mimms 15th Ward Lety Almazan St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Jose Castro St. Rita of Cascia Church Lenore Murdock Neighborhood Housing Service of Chicago Lawn/ Sister Analete Sisters of St. Casimir Judy Chapman Southwest Women Working Together Gage Park Rev. Paul Anderson New Hope Ministry Maria Chardez Queen of the Universe Church Rami Nashashibi Inner-City Muslim Action Network Sister Grace Ann Sisters of St. Casimir Jaime Chavez Queen of the Universe Church Paul O’Toole Marquette Elementary School Imelda Antunez Queen of the Universe Church Juan Pablo Chavez Southwest Organizing Project Corina Pedraza-Palominos Southwest Youth Collaborative Carmine Autunez Queen of the Universe Church Rev. Jim Christian Ashburn Lutheran Church Amina Peterson Inner-City Muslim Action Network Miguel Arces CeaseFire Sister Clement Sisters of St. Casimir © 2005 LISC/Chicago Meg Collins Sister Genevieve Sisters of St. Casimir Sister Juline Sisters of St. Casimir Senator Jacqueline Collins Illinois Senate District 16 Sister Jean Girzaitis Sisters of St. Casimir Ellen Kilmurry St. Denis Church Wayne Conley State Farm Insurance Caroline Goldstein Bank One Carol Kurth St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Sister Constance Sisters of St. Casimir Gloria Gonzalez Queen of the Universe Church Sister Marilyn Kuzmickus Sisters of St. Casimir James Covello St. Clare of Montefalco Church Melania Gonzalez Queen of the Universe Church George Lacey Block Club George Cvack First Personal Bank Melissa Gonzalez James Lackland Community Investment Corp. Sister Marylynn Sisters of St. Casimir Anne Mary Gutierrez St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Jeremy LaHoud Southwest Youth Collaborative Lenora Dailey Greater Southwest Development Corporation Christina Gutierrez St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Carla Land Greater Southwest Development Corporation Demetrius Daniels Southwest Women Working Together Francisco Gutierrez St. Gall Church Lona Lane Greater Ashburn Planning Association Barbara DeKirf-Shimoda Lionel Hampton School Sylvia Gutierrez St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Tomasa Lara St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Sister Therese Delgenio PADS Cynthia Hamilton Loi Lazcano St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Eric DeLeon Richard J. Daley College Sgt. Tom Hennegan Chicago Police Department Socorro Lazcano St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Sister Delphine Sisters of St. Casimir Eduardo Hernandez St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Fr. Bill Lego St. Rita of Cascia Church Mark DiValerio Peoples Energy Juan Hernandez LaSalle Bank Brian Lemon Holy Cross Hospital Maria Dimas St. Gall Church Sandra Hernandez St. Adrian Church Sister Lourdine Sisters of St. Casimir Midge Dinou Carolyn Grisko and Associates Tim Herwig TCF Bank Paul Lopez Park Federal Savings Pamela Dominguez Southwest Women Working Together David Huesser Ford City Mall Carol Lovely Lionel Hampton School Fr. Larry Dowling St. Denis Church Linda Hicks Adalberto Madrigal Inner-City Muslim Action Network Sister Regina Dubickas Sisters of St. Casimir Motherhouse Ryan Hollon Field Museum Beatriz Magaña St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Tiombe Eiland Maria High School Jessica Hooberman Chicago Department of Public Health Armando Mares CeaseFire Linda Ewing Holy Cross Hospital Stanley Horn LeClaire Courts Angie Marks Neighborhood Housing Services Sherene Fakhran Inner-City Muslim Action Network Rosetta House Centenmal Dan Marquez Holy Cross Hospital Fr. Farfan St. Gall Church Officer Howard Chicago Police Department Delmar Marshall Nina Farnia Southwest Youth Collaborative Susie Jackson Janelle Marshilonus St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Luis Flores Gage Park High School Yolanda Jackson United Block Clubs Paul Marshilonus St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Mary Frech St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Joyce Jager Eberhart Elementary School Fr. Miguel Martinez St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church John Freely Chicago Park District Gail Jarocki Eberhart Elementary School Sister Mary Margaret Sisters of St. Casimir Guadalupe Garcia St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Helen Jobarias Nativity B.V.M. Sister Marylynn Sisters of St. Casimir Juan Garcia St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Earl Johnson Block Club George Matysiewicz Leonor Garcia St. Gall Church Irene Johnson LeClaire Courts Sister Maureen Sisters of St. Casimir Eduardo Garza FUERZA Helen Juozapavicius Southwest Home Equity Assurance Corporation Helen Mazanec Queen of the Universe Church Frank Gavin Trans-American Moving & Storage Vernel Johnson Fr. McDonnell St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Sarah McKinley Greater Southwest Development Corporation Aaliyah Rashad Inner-City Muslim Action Network Sister Doctor Nancy Streitmatter Holy Cross Hospital Jesus Medina St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Cmdr. Dennis Rayl Chicago Police Department Maria Suluaga St. Clare of Montefalco Church Lupe Mendez Joe Rice St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Norberto Suluaga St. Clare of Montefalco Church Sister Mercedes Sisters of St. Casimir DiAnne Richardson Sophia Sura Nativity B.V.M. Church Lucille Moore Hector Rico Latino Organization of the Southwest James Talley Monument of Faith Church Irma Morales Neighborhood Housing Services Lori Rios Marquette Elementary School Sister Tarcisia Sisters of St. Casimir Deborah Muldrow Academy of St. Benedict the African Dionicio Robles St. Bruno Church John Taylor Erie House Rene Mulligan Maria High School Ramon Robles St. Bruno Church Abolode Tayo Hkosi Enterprises Meh Naby Metropolitan Family Services Alma Rodriguez St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Fr. Ted Ostrowski St. Adrian Church Jackie Norwood LeClaire Courts Gabriela Rodriguez St. Gall Church Alderman Theodore Thomas 15th Ward Camillie Odeh Southwest Youth Collaborative Humberto Rodriguez St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Trakia Thomas Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights Clementina Orozco St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Monica Rodriguez St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Katheryn Tomlin St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Efeano Pacewic Socorro Rodriguez St. Bruno Church Ernestine Troope Apostolic Church Of God Pedro Palominos Model Bungalow Block Juana Ruiz St. Clare of Montefalco Church Joaquin Varela St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Sister Therese Papsic Sisters of St. Casimir Imam Abdul-Malik Ryan Inner-City Muslim Action Network Vicky Varela St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Joe Parra St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Tommy Ryan City of