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1,000 Words: Springtime

Thursday, May 23  ·   No comments

Neighbors Conflict On Wrigley Renovations: We Have A Seat At The Table; No, We Don’t

Neighbors Conflict On Wrigley Renovations: We Have A Seat At The Table; No, We Don’t None of the neighborhood groups with a stake in the future of the ballpark are directly represented at conversations between the Cubs and the city of Chicago. Instead, their interests are being represented by 44th Ward Ald. Tom Tunney. That seems to suit some neighbors just fine. Others, not so much.
Geoff Dankert  ·   Thursday, May 2  ·   No comments

A Peek Inside A Neighborhood Private Social Club

A Peek Inside A Neighborhood Private Social Club One of a handful of private members-only clubs in the area, the Turkish Cultural Center serves as a place for people to come to after work and unwind. Jason Kreke ventures in and learns good food can make anyone comfortable in any environment.
Jason Kreke  ·   Thursday, May 2  ·   No comments

1,000 Words: Pantagrapher Photography

Thursday, May 2  ·   No comments
Ebb & Flow

Ebb & Flow

The Chicago River swells after heavy spring rains, submurging the trunks of shoreline trees between Rockwell and Horner Park.

Sunk Trunk

Sunk Trunk

Water levels surged on the Chicago River as spring storms brought torrential downpours to the area. Docks were completely submerged in the above photo, taken as the the river was near its peak. Below, the river flows closer to its normal depth after a week of dryer weather.

One Way

One Way

A typical spring street scene in North Center, just west of Ravenswood.

Fences & Neighbors

Fences & Neighbors

A line of backyards in Lincoln Square begin to show signs of spring growth.

Duck Parking

Duck Parking

Heavy rains turn the Advocate Health Center parking lot at Western & Irving Park into a duck pond.

Bloom

Bloom

Flowers bloom on a neighborhood tree as spring finally takes hold.

Boss

Boss

A classic ride parked on a side street in Northcenter.

Team Meeting

Team Meeting

A little league coach gives his team a pep talk before their first game of the season at Horner Park.

Practice

Practice

Neighborhood parents and their kids practice for T-ball season in the baseball field at Coonley Elementary School.

Mike Innocenzi is a fine art and portrait photographer based in Northcenter, where he has been living and working for more than six years. He specializes in environmental photography utilizing only natural light. His website is www.mikeinnocenzi.com.

The Woman Responsible For Raising Your Property Values

The Woman Responsible For Raising Your Property Values In the late 1980's Bea Tersch decided to fight back against the Latin Kings by building an innovative neighborhood beautification program and creating new neighborhood group. Today's residents and members of Tersch's group, the Greater Rockwell Organization, live gang-free with flowers on practically every corner - and houses worth double or triple what they were worth 20 years ago.
Meryl Williams  ·   Thursday, May 2  ·   No comments

What You Told Us; What You Can Do To Help

What You Told Us; What You Can Do To Help Now that we've cleared our second month of The Reboot, we thought we should ask you a few questions to learn what we're doing right and where we should focus our efforts. So last month we invited you to a survey. Here's some of what you told us and what you can to do keep moving things forward.
Mike Fourcher  ·   Thursday, May 2  ·   No comments

Leland Canvas: Taxonomy of Local Homes

Leland Canvas: Taxonomy of Local Homes Click image to enlarge.
Phil Thompson  ·   Thursday, May 2  ·   No comments

We’re Rebooting The CSJ Events Calendar

Last week we conducted a reader survey, and two big items stood out: First, 68% of the respondents wanted us to relaunch our events calendar. Second, 69% of respondents wanted to receive notice of deals and offers from local businesses. Those were staggering numbers, so we had to satisfy that demand–as soon as possible. So Read the Rest...
Mike Fourcher  ·   Thursday, Apr 18  ·   No comments

Hamlin Park Neighbors Put Crime in The Past and Build Future

After a brief spate of gang-related crime in 2011 and 2012, Hamlin Park area residents are concentrating on making their neighborhood the next great place to live with plans for park improvements and lots of new construction homes.
Geoff Dankert  ·   Thursday, Apr 4  ·   No comments

Is This Cognitive Dissonance or Is Everything Just Fine?

When you live in a community where everything seems to go well, it's easy to lose track of what's going on outside of the neighborhood. Are we suffering from a kind of cognitive dissonance with the rest of Chicago?
Mike Fourcher  ·   Thursday, Apr 4  ·   No comments

Leland Canvas: The Ravenswood Corridor

Leland Canvas: The Ravenswood Corridor Click image to enlarge.
Phil Thompson  ·   Thursday, Apr 4  ·   No comments
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Find Your Police District

The Chicago Police Department is divided in districts and then again into beats. Beats conduct bi-monthly or quarterly meetings with residents. We post beat meetings to the CSJ calendar as the dates become available.

Find Your Neighborhood Group

Our community has a tremendous number of volunteer neighborhood groups formed to better the community that are always open to new members. We keep an updated list here.

Your Public School

Chicago Public Schools are divided into a dizzying and shifting array of neighborhood schools, magnets, charter schools, academies and much more. A good way to start understanding the process is to identify your neighborhood school and work from there. CSJ maintains pages on each school:

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