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6.24.24 (The Citizen) Mayor Brandon Johnson and Elected Officials Help Unveil Redesigned Englewood Village Plaza
6.22.24 (WGN-TV) Abandoned lots revitalized into vibrant community spaces by Englewood Village Market
6.21.24 (Block Club Chicago) Englewood Organizers Transforming Vacant Lot Into Community Plaza
10.9.23 (Newcity) Dry Run: Why Feda Wardak is Building a Waterless Water Tower in Englewood (CAB 2023)
9.22.23 (Block Club Chicago) Grow Greater Englewood Is Fighting Climate Change On The South Side One Tree At A Time
9.21.23 (Eater Chicago) A Chicago Food Desert Will Soon Welcome Its Only Sit-Down Restaurant
9.19.23 (WTTW Chicago Tonight) Chicago Explores Possibility of a City-Owned Grocery Store In Effort to Improve Food Access
9.18.23 (WTTW) Mayor Brandon Johnson Vows to Pass New Law Protecting South, West Sides from Pollution
9.14.23 (WBEZ Chicago) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is considering a city-owned grocery store for some South and West side neighborhoods
9.14.23 (Block Club Chicago) City-Owned Grocery Store Could Be Coming To Chicago’s Food Deserts
9.14.23 (Block Club Chicago) Closed West Englewood School Will Become Affordable Housing
9.12.23 (Lumpen Radio: Mutual Aid Report) Grow Greater Englewood: Tanya Ward & Anton Seals
9.5.23 (Civil Eats) The Organic Urban Farm Growing Healthy Food for One of Chicago’s Most Underserved Neighborhoods
8.25.23 (The Crusader) Examining the Tentacles of Poverty
8.3.23 (WBEZ Chicago) Meet the citizen scientists mapping Chicago’s heat inequities
7.19.23 (Block Club Chicago) Englewood Nature Trail Gets $3.8 Million Boost From Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund
7.8.23 (Block Club Chicago) 18 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Street Fests, A Vintage Market, Limoncello Tasting, Zine Camp And More
7.7.23 (Block Club Chicago) The South Side Needs Better Bike Infrastructure. These Big Projects Aim To Close ‘Notable Gaps’
7.6.23 (Lawndale News) City of Chicago Selects Initial Round of Community Growers Program Awardees
6.22.23 (Hyde Park Herald) Hyde Park Summer Fest celebrates hip-hop on the Midway
6.21.23 (Block Club Chicago) Englewood’s Long-Closed Woods Elementary Now Will Be A Community Center, Health Clinic And Affordable Housing
6.9.23 (Architect Magazine) Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces 2023 Participants
4.29.23 (ABC Chicago) National Rebuilding Day: Nonprofit brings free home repairs, improvements to Englewood, Cook County
4.28.23 (Chicago Magazine) There Is One Map of Chicago
4.26.23 (TimeOut Chicago) The 22 best farmers markets in Chicago
4.26.23 (CBS Chicago) Black farmers, growers to lobby in Springfield for equity in agriculture
4.24.23 (The Crusader) Harper to host Capitol Lobby Day for Black Farmers & Growers
4.24.23 (WBEZ Chicago) Chicagoland is a rails-to-trails hub
4.21.23 (City of Chicago) City of Chicago Commits $42M to Municipal Fleet Electrification Initiative, Chicago Electric
4.21.23 (WTTW Chicago) How the Owners of Englewood’s New Save A Lot Hope to Win Over Skeptical Community Members
4.21.23 (The White House) Executive Order on Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All
4.20.23 (Block Club Chicago) Chicago Solidarity Collective Wins $2.25 Million To Hire Formerly Incarcerated Black Chicagoans Into Workers’ Co-Ops
4.19.23 (Chicago Business Journal) Food manufacturing facility to be built in Chicago with grant from JPMorgan Chase
4.19.23 (Block Club Chicago) Dion’s Chicago Dream Needs Your Help To Raise $1 Million To Bring 1,000 Families Fresh Food For A Year
4.17.23 (Chicago Sun-Times) Englewood Nature Trail stays on track with $3 million in state funding
4.17.23 (The Crusader) Groundbreaking held for new Englewood mixed-income development
4.17.23 (Chicago Sun-Times) In Englewood, Powell’s Barbershop marks new chapter years after fatal shooting struck business
4.14.23 (Block Club Chicago) South Side Leaders Demand Meeting With Walmart, Threaten Boycott As Mega-Retailer Closes 4 Neighborhood Stores
4.12.23 (Block Club Chicago) $40 Million Affordable Apartments Break Ground In Englewood, But Frustrated Neighbors Say They Want More Input
4.10.23 (Block Club Chicago) Englewood Nature Trail Gets $3 Million In State Funding To Bring ‘Community-Led Project To Life’
4.10.23 (Chicago Sun-Times) Historic Antioch Church in Englewood looks for donations ahead of expansive rebuild
4.7.23 (CBS Chicago) Englewood Nature Trail receives additional $3 million in state funding
4.6.23 (Chicago Defender) Englewood Residents and Officials Say ‘No’ to Save A Lot Store
4.6.23 (WBEZ Chicago) Englewood Save A Lot opening postponed after pressure from community
4.5.23 (Block Club Chicago) Englewood Residents, Alderpeople Protest As Controversial Save A Lot Prepares To Open: ‘This Is No Way To Enter A Community’
3.30.23 (Block Club Chicago) Englewood’s Long-Awaited Nature Trail Will Cost $72 Million To Build, City Says
3.30.23 (Lawndale News) City of Chicago Announces Community Growers Program
3.30.23 (Architect Magazine) How Is Chicago Addressing Its Vacant Lot Problem?
3.30.23 (Block Club Chicago) Englewood’s Long-Vacant Leon’s Bar-B-Q Will Soon Become A Dining Destination
3.28.23 (Streetsblog Chicago) Report looks at how infra and enforcement limit freedom of movement in Black communities
3.24.23 (Block Club Chicago) Englewood’s Save A Lot Will Open ‘As Soon As Possible,’ Replacing Closed Whole Foods Market
3.22.23 (Crain’s Chicago Business) Englewood project seeks to create housing for middle-income families
3.20.23 (Block Club Chicago) Want To Start An Urban Farm? The City Could Help You Pay For It
3.10.23 (Streetsblog Chicago) It’s getting real: Biden budget proposal earmarks $350M for $3.6B south Red Line extension
3.9.23 (WTTW Chicago) Englewood Residents Didn’t Want Save A Lot to Replace Whole Foods, But Lease Shows It Was Always a Backup Plan
3.9.23 (WTTW Chicago) Englewood Residents Overwhelmingly Back Reopening Racine Green Line Station. CTA Says It’s ‘Fully Committed’ to the Idea
3.2.23 (Block Club Chicago) Englewood Voters Overwhelmingly Support Referendum To Reopen Racine Green Line Station
3.1.23 (Urbanize Chicago) Permits issued for Thrive Englewood
2.19.23 (CBS Chicago) Cook County gives away deeds to 12 vacant lots in Englewood for redevelopment
2.14.23 (WBEZ Chicago) Southside Blooms teaches young people to grow flowers, create arrangements
1.13.23 (Chicago Tribune) Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s signature Invest South/West program is 3 years old. But some of its big projects were already planned when she took office
1.12.23 (Block Club Chicago) Englewood Residents Demand Jobs, Community Improvements As Norfolk Southern Railway Expands Into Neighborhood
1.8.23 (Chicago Tribune) Hundreds of Englewood homes were razed for a railroad expansion. Those who remain on Chicago’s South Side want clean air, green space and jobs. (EN ESPAÑOL)