75° F
May
23
Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.

North Lawndale

Highlights

A collection of news and information related to North Lawndale published by this site and its partners.

Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 1-12 of 68
» View baltimoresun.com items only
    May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. CPS approves largest school closure in Chicago's history

    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
    Tribune reporters
    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....

    Tags: Ameya Pawar, Garfield Park, Carrie Austin, Ryerson Incorporated, Separation of Church and State

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. CPS OKs massive closings

    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....

    Tags: Carrie Austin, Ameya Pawar, Separation of Church and State, Students, Robin Williams

    3. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 4-year-old survives 2-story fall from window

    A 4-year-old boy fell from a second-story window of his family's North Lawndale neighborhood apartment Saturday, narrowly missing a spiked metal gate in front of the entrance, authorities said. The boy apparently fell while jumping on the couch near an...

    Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois)

    4. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Boy injured in fall from 2nd floor window on West Side

    A 4-year-old boy fell from a second-story window in his family’s North Lawndale neighborhood apartment Saturday and narrowly missed a spiked metal gate in front of the entrance, authorities said.
    Tribune reporter
    A 4-year-old boy fell from a second-story window in his family’s North Lawndale neighborhood apartment Saturday and narrowly missed a spiked metal gate in front of the entrance, authorities said. The boy had apparently been jumping on the couch...

    Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois)

    5. May 6, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Analyzing the effects of shutting Red Line for 5 months on South Side

    The <strong>Chicago Transit Authority's</strong> next big project and its impact on riders were the focus of conversation Friday afternoon at Carter's Barbershop in the city's <strong>North Lawndale </strong>neighborhood.
    The Chicago Transit Authority's next big project and its impact on riders were the focus of conversation Friday afternoon at Carter's Barbershop in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood. Bert Downing, the owner of the shop at 3622 W. Cermak Road in...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Tribune, Radio, Radio Industry, Public Transportation

    6. May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Is it curtains for Central Park Theatre?

    In a sea of empty lots in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood sits a faded relic that is one of the most historically significant American movie theaters still standing.
    In a sea of empty lots in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood sits a faded relic that is one of the most historically significant American movie theaters still standing. When it opened in 1917, the red-brick, three-story Central Park Theatre was...

    Tags: Maxwell Street, Martin Luther King Jr., Central Park, Architecture, ABC (tv network)

    7. May 8, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. UCAN to break ground on new campus, address gun violence

    Before Tom Vanden Berk's 15-year-old son was shot and killed at a Rogers Park house party in 1992, Vanden Berk didn't think much could be done about gun control. But since then, the gun violence prevention movement has been front and center in his life.
    Before Tom Vanden Berk's 15-year-old son was shot and killed at a Rogers Park house party in 1992, Vanden Berk didn't think much could be done about gun control. But since then, the gun violence prevention movement has been front and center in his life....

    Tags: Social Services, Murder, Rogers Park, Interior Policy, Prisons

    8. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Daley giving $540,000 in campaign funds to charity

    Former Mayor Richard Daley is giving more than $500,000 remaining in his campaign fund to 13 charities, with the biggest bequest going to the After School Matters organization founded by his wife Maggie, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
    Former Mayor Richard Daley is giving more than $500,000 remaining in his campaign fund to 13 charities, with the biggest bequest going to the After School Matters organization founded by his wife Maggie, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. He's also giving six-...

    Tags: Pilsen, Chicago Elections, Healthcare Provider, Breast Cancer, Charity

    9. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. CeaseFire and the Chicago police: Taking stock of an uncomfortable relationship

    At a time when Chicago's association with violence is under a microscope, CeaseFire&rsquo;s role under its one-year contract with the city (now at its midway point) underscores how policing is not the only solution in stopping the killings.&nbsp;
    At a time when Chicago's association with violence is under a microscope, CeaseFire’s role under its one-year contract with the city (now at its midway point) underscores how policing is not the only solution in stopping the killings.  When...

    Tags: Chicago Police Department, Chicago Tribune, CeaseFire, Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions

    10. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 27 displaced by Albany Park apartment fire

    A fire in a three-story brick apartment building in the Albany Park neighborhood early Sunday morning displaced 27 people, authorities said.
    Tribune reporter
    A fire in a three-story brick apartment building in the Albany Park neighborhood early Sunday morning displaced 27 people, authorities said. Fire engines, trucks and ambulances jammed the blocks surrounding the building, in the 4800 block of North...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, American Red Cross, Albany Park, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois)

    11. Feb 22, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. 'Louder Than a Bomb' still crackles with young poets' ideas

    Last week, in a valiant effort and one that deserves to be applauded, the mayor and NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas took the point in an effort to raise money to expand the at-risk youth basketball program known as Windy City Hoops.
    Last week, in a valiant effort and one that deserves to be applauded, the mayor and NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas took the point in an effort to raise money to expand the at-risk youth basketball program known as Windy City Hoops. “For me, as a...

    Tags: National Basketball Association, Englewood, Roseland, Columbia College Chicago, Garfield Park

    12. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Man gets 50 years for shooting man over cell phone

    A Chicago man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for trying to kill a man who he suspected of stealing a cell phone after a party in the North Lawndale neighborhood, prosecutors said today.
    Tribune reporter
    A Chicago man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for trying to kill a man who he suspected of stealing a cell phone after a party in the North Lawndale neighborhood, prosecutors said today. Frank Jemison was convicted of the Sept. 14, 2008 shooting of a...

    Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Judges, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), Cell Phones

 1  2 3 4 5 6 • Next >
Original site for North Lawndale topic gallery.
Loading...
 
 

Date:

Credit:

User-submitted

Tags:

Rate:
Sending...

E-mail this photo

Error: malformed email address(es)
Both "from" and "recipient" email fields are required.

Recipient E-mail Addresses

(up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.

From:

e-mail | buy this photo | link to photo
North Lawndale Photos
Theater owner John Balaban, left, accepts the Box Offic...
(May 1, 2013)
Pioneer Award
A call-board which was used backstage for vaudeville pe...
(April 30, 2013)
Call-board
Portrait of Patricia Van Pelt Watkins, who is running f...
(March 13, 2012)
Patricia Van Pelt Watkins
 » All 11 North Lawndale photos