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Is Grand Crossing Park Crossing Out The Community?

Kai EL' Zabar - January 27, 2016

"We are still waiting," says CeCe Edwards By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer Located in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood at 7655 South Ingleside sits 17.16 acres of greenery...

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Perri Irmer: A New Chapter for the DuSable Museum

mdatcher - September 23, 2015

There’s a new face on the scene at the DuSable Museum of African American History but not a stranger to the Hyde Park-Kenwood community—Perri...

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Dr.Margaret Burroughs' legacy continues

mdatcher - August 14, 2015

After a four-year process to name the 31st Street Beach Harbor for Chicago visual artist and the co-founder of the DuSable Museum of African...

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The heart and culture of the West Side: West Side Music Festival

mdatcher - August 14, 2015

The West Side of Chicago is one of the toughest sides of town. People who talk about the West Side usually refer to an...

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Dancing at the Bud Biliken Day Parade

mdatcher - August 5, 2015

Growing up in Chicago, whether you live on the South Side, West Side or on the South East Side—the Bud Biliken Parade is a...

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Bell Biv DeVoe and Case: Performs at West Side Music Festival in the Park

mdatcher - July 13, 2015

The line-up of summertime neighborhood festivals and concerts continue to heat up as great entertainment will be on the city's West Side in mid-August....

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