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A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.
On a Friday afternoon in Chicago, IL, hundreds of Catholic school students are singing for Ukraine’s glory. The children’s passionate display of support is partly to please their guests ...
In the following years, community nonprofit organizations led change in the area: UCAN, a center for disadvantaged youths moved to the area in 2016, [4] and violence prevention groups led by READI Chicago, Communities Partnering 4 Peace, and Chicago CRED reduced violence and crime in the area by tens of percentage points after beginning area ...
Illinois Center is a mixed-use urban development in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA, lying east of Michigan Avenue. It is notable in that the streets running through it have three levels. Elsewhere in Chicago, some streets have two levels, with the lower level for through traffic and service vehicles and the upper level for other local traffic ...
Global Refuge, formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, [2] is a non-profit organization that supports refugees and migrants entering the United States. It is one of nine refugee resettlement agencies working with the Office of Refugee Resettlement [3] and one of two that serves unaccompanied refugee minors. [4]
The last-minute, temporary solution around 1 a.m. Wednesday, coordinated by volunteers and suburban officials, came as Chicago and other cities have struggled to house the growing population of ...
River Point, previously known as 200 North Riverside Plaza, is a 52-story 730 ft. (213 m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, located at 444 West Lake Street. The 52-story building has 1 million square feet (93,000 m 2) of floor space. It sits on air rights above active railroad tracks and as well the subway portion of the CTA Blue Line ...
In the 2010s, Sullivan High School has served a large number of refugee students. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] As of 2017, 45% of students were foreign-born and came from 38 different countries. [ 7 ] That same year, the school was designated a "newcomer center" by Chicago Public Schools for its programming for refugee and immigrant students.