Englewood

School Reform Efforts Show Mixed Results in Study
Thu, 02/09/2012
Chicago elementary schools that underwent various reform efforts since 1997 improved during the first four years of intervention, but still lagged behind the district on state exams, the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research said in a report released Wednesday. The long-awaited report also found that high schools that implemented...

Small Steps in a Food Desert
Wed, 02/08/2012
Chicago Central Food Mart, a corner store in West Humboldt Park, straddles the northern edge of an area considered one of Chicago’s “food deserts.” The store’s faded yellow awning promises “fresh fruits, meats, and vegetables.” But until recently, little fresh produce could be found among the 99-cent sodas, chips, and canned meats packed onto the...

Violence Weighs Heavily in Englewood
Mon, 02/06/2012
Until recently, the sound of gunfire crackling in the streets of Englewood came from at least two or three blocks away, giving La’Keisha Gray-Sewell and her young family a fragile sense of safety and distance from the mayhem. But Gray-Sewell, who runs a mentoring program for girls, and her husband, Barry Sewell, a disc jockey, have taken no...

One Summer Chicago: A Collaboration Between City and County to Keep Youth Off the Streets
Thu, 06/23/2011
     Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle have teamed up in an effort to keep the city’s most vulnerable youth off the streets this summer.   One Summer Chicago is a collaborative pilot program between the city, county, and the area’s business and foundation communities.  The...