The North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council is very fortunate to have had significant media coverage of our meetings and events in recent months. We thank the Austin Weekly News, Chicago Reader, Chicago Streets Blog, Crain’s Chicago Business, the Chicago Citizen, WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times for the coverage. Outlined below are articles that have been generated as a result of our events.

Arts and Culture and Parks Recreation and Open Space

Alderman To Pitch Music Venue In Douglas Park

https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/alderman-to-pitch-music-venue-in-douglas-park/38b2b07a-af1a-4117-b8df-b89295d19d29

What The ‘West Side Ravinia’ Douglas Park Music Venue Could Look Like

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160908/north-lawndale/what-west-side-ravinia-douglas-park-music-venue-could-look-like

West Side residents wary of ‘Ravinia-style’ venue in Douglas Park

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/west-side-residents-wary-ravinia-style-venue-in-douglas-park/

Arts and Culture

North Lawndale Art Festival showcases local talent

http://www.austinweeklynews.com/News/Articles/8-11-2016/North-Lawndale-Art-Festival-showcases-local-talent-/

Transportation

North Lawndale residents say restoring Ogden bus service would improve job access

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/north-lawndale-ogden-bus-service/Content?oid=23029863

North Lawndale Residents: Restoring Ogden Bus Would Improve Job Access

http://chi.streetsblog.org/2016/08/04/north-lawndale-residents-restoring-ogden-bus-would-improve-job-access/

Transit Advocate: TOD Could Revitalize Area Around the 95th Red Line Stop

http://chi.streetsblog.org/2016/08/02/transit-advocate-tod-could-revitalize-area-around-the-95th-red-line-stop/

North Lawndale focuses on transportation upgrades (from the Active Transit Alliance Updates)

http://activetrans.org/our-work/your-community/chicago-west-southwest-side

NLCCC

Revitalization Plans for North Lawndale Are Underway

http://thechicagocitizen.com/news/2016/jul/12/revitalization-plans-north-lawndale-are-underway/

Letters to the Editor

Dear developer: An open letter from 3 North Lawndale residents

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160819/ISSUE07/160819854/dear-developer-an-open-letter-from-3-north-lawndale-residents

Reminder: The Parks, Recreation and Open Space and Arts and Culture subcommittees will host a public meeting in which Alderman Scott can present his vision of a proposed music venue in Douglas Park. The meeting will be held on September 7, 2016 at 6:00 pm at the Douglas Park Cultural Center (Field House), 1401 South Sacramento. Please come prepared to listen and ask questions and provide your thoughts in an open forum. We have provided links to recent articles to provide you with background information.