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  34. <title>Billy Goat Tavern Bringing Its Cheezborgers To Wrigleyville</title>
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  46. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/7292933282_80b486a6c8_o.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>Eight years after the Curse of the Billy Goat was broken, the famous bar is opening its newest location up the street from Wrigley Field. ]]></description>
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  48. <p>WRIGLEYVILLE — One of Chicago’s most storied restaurant franchises is opening a location in Wrigleyville.</p>
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  52. <p>Billy Goat Tavern is set to open its ninth Chicago-area location later this month at 3726 N. Clark St. in the former Full Shilling Public House.</p>
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  56. <p>Although restaurant ownership has not announced an official opening date, Ana Luna, an assistant manager at the Billy Goat Tavern at 60 E. Lake Street, said the Wrigleyville location will be &#8220;opening soon.&#8221; </p>
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  60. <p>“Hopefully within the next week,” Luna said. “We should be getting some more details about that on Wednesday morning.”</p>
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  64. <p>Owners didn&#8217;t immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>
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  68. <p>The Billy Goat Tavern and Wrigleyville have some history together.</p>
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  72. <p>In 1945, the Chicago Cubs hosted the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. That year, Billy Goat Tavern’s founder William “Billy Goat” Sianis — a big Cubs fan at the time — bought tickets to the game and decided to take his pet goat with him.</p>
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  76. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/080223-Ronnie-Woo-Woo-Cubs-Wrigley-Colin-Boyle-0492.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-650469" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Fans at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 2, 2023. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  80. <p>The staff at Wrigley Field denied Sianis entry, saying the goat was “too smelly,” <a href="https://www.billygoattavern.com/legend/curse/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">as the story goes</a>. That prompted a miffed Sianis to set the infamous Billy Goat curse, which lasted an excruciatingly long 71 years until the Cubs finally <a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161102/wrigleyville/cubs-indians-world-series-game-7-championship/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">won the World Series ring in 2016</a>.</p>
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  84. <p>Sianis opened his first tavern in 1934, purchasing the Lincoln Tavern for $205 across the street from the old Chicago Stadium on Madison Street.</p>
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  88. <p>Sianis got the nickname “Billy Goat” after a goat fell off of a passing truck and wandered inside the bar. Legend has it Sianis adopted the goat, grew a goatee and changed the name of his bar to the Billy Goat Tavern.</p>
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  92. <p>In 1944, Chicago hosted the Republican Convention, and before politicians and delegates came to town, Sianis posted a sign on his bar’s door that read, “No Republicans allowed.” The sign turned out to be a marketing play that worked to perfection. The bar was reportedly packed with Republicans demanding to be served.</p>
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  96. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/07/IMG_4359.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-548100" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Billy Goat Tavern at Lower 430 N. Michigan Ave. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Maia McDonald/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  100. <p>The Billy Goat Tavern moved to its current subterranean location on the lower level of Michigan Avenue in 1964. Since then, the bar has achieved local and national popularity.</p>
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  104. <p>It was a longtime favorite watering hole for local journalists because it was located within walking distance of both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. It was a regular hangout for legendary Chicago columnist Mike Royko and also the spot where he and the <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/29/i-witnessed-the-legendary-mike-royko-vs-bernie-judge-fight-in-the-billy-goat-tavern/" data-wpel-link="internal">equally legendary newspaper editor Bernie Judge got in a fight</a>.</p>
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  108. <p>The Billy Goat Tavern was featured in a often-quoted 1978 &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; skit called “​​The Olympia Restaurant,” which parodied the tavern&#8217;s counter-service operation and eccentric rhythms.</p>
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  112. <p>In it, former SNL cast members John Belushi, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd take turns educating and berating patrons about the three items on the menu: chips, Pepsi and &#8220;cheezborgers.&#8221;</p>
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  122. <p>The Wrigleyville restaurant joins other Billy Goat locations including Navy Pier, O&#8217;Hare Airport, Midway Airport, the Merchandise Mart and more.</p>
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  126. <p>The Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce said in a statement it &#8220;couldn&#8217;t be more excited about the potential for this legendary establishment to weave itself into the fabric of our neighborhood.&#8221;</p>
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  130. <p>“The arrival of the Billy Goat Tavern in Wrigleyville signifies more than just the expansion of a beloved Chicago eatery, it marks the coming together of two iconic Chicago institutions,” the chamber said in the statement.</p>
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  228. <title>Portage Theater Named One Of Illinois&#8217; Most Endangered Sites: &#8216;We&#8217;re Losing Time&#8217;</title>
  229. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/portage-theater-named-one-of-illinois-most-endangered-sites-were-losing-time/</link>
  231. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Molly DeVore]]></dc:creator>
  232. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  233. <category><![CDATA[Instagram]]></category>
  234. <category><![CDATA[Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park]]></category>
  235. <category><![CDATA[Portage Park]]></category>
  236. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=712434</guid>
  237.  
  238. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="672" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/06/hot-dog-fest-sign.jpg?fit=1024%2C672&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>The 103-year-old theater has been closed since 2018 and would need millions of dollars of repairs to be operational again. ]]></description>
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  240. <p>PORTAGE PARK — The iconic and decaying Portage Theater has been named one of the most endangered sites in Illinois, a designation preservationists and local leaders hope will jumpstart its revival.</p>
  241.  
  242.  
  243.  
  244. <p>“Everybody locally knows it’s at risk and needs attention,” Andy Pierce, a theater historian and volunteer with the Portage Park Chamber of Commerce, said. &#8220;Hopefully this designation will bring everyone together to get some forward motion.&#8221;</p>
  245.  
  246.  
  247.  
  248. <p>Landmarks Illinois, a statewide preservation nonprofit, released its <a href="https://www.landmarks.org/preservation-programs/most-endangered-historic-places-in-illinois/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">annual list of the Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois</a> on Tuesday. The Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., is one of 10 sites on the list and one of only two Chicago locations.&nbsp;</p>
  249.  
  250.  
  251.  
  252. <p>The Six Corners Association and the Portage Park Chamber of Commerce applied for the Most Endangered list to bring more publicity and funding to the decaying theater, which stopped operating as a cinema in 2001 and last hosted a show in 2018.&nbsp;</p>
  253.  
  254.  
  255.  
  256. <p>Bonnie McDonald, president and CEO of Landmarks Illinois, said the theater was selected because of its cultural legacy and economic potential.</p>
  257.  
  258.  
  259.  
  260. <p>“The Portage Theater has had many starts and stops and we’re hoping that this [designation] will highlight the need for funds,&#8221; McDonald said. “It has a very important role to play in continuing the arts in the Six Corners community.&#8221;</p>
  261.  
  262.  
  263.  
  264. <p>Once a location is added to the Most Endangered list, Landmarks Illinois will help connect the property owners and other stakeholders with potential funding options and pro bono services from preservation professionals like engineers or contractors. Landmarks Illinois also offers low-interest loans.</p>
  265.  
  266.  
  267.  
  268. <p>Michael Giordano, executive director of the Portage Park Chamber, called the &#8220;Most Endangered&#8221; designation a “starting point” for the theater’s revitalization.&nbsp;</p>
  269.  
  270.  
  271.  
  272. <p>“I feel like it’s going to take a village and several million dollars to make this happen,” Amie Zander, managing director of the Six Corners Association, said.</p>
  273.  
  274.  
  275.  
  276. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="585" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/IMG_9540.jpg?resize=780%2C585&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-651463" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Large yellow signs from the city indicating no entry allowed to the Portage Theater, 4050-52 N. Milwaukee Ave., hang on the theater&#8217;s box office windows as seen Aug. 30, 2023. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Ariel Parrella-Aureli/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  277.  
  278.  
  279.  
  280. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-an-uncertain-future">An Uncertain Future </h2>
  281.  
  282.  
  283.  
  284. <p>The Portage Theater closed as a cinema in 2001 after operating almost continuously since its debut in 1920.&nbsp;</p>
  285.  
  286.  
  287.  
  288. <p>Dennis Wolkowicz, co-founder of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SilentFilmChicago" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">The Silent Film Society of Chicago</a>, took it over in 2005 and renovated the auditorium and lobbies. Under Wolkowicz, the theater screened independent films and was a venue for children’s dance recitals, summer day camps and concerts.&nbsp;</p>
  289.  
  290.  
  291.  
  292. <p>Eddie Carranza bought the theater in 2012 but <a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160324/portage-park/portage-theater-sold-by-eddie-carranza-investment-firm-for-25m/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">sold it to an investment firm four years later</a> after plans to revive it <a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130407/portage-park/portage-theater-owner-changes-course-will-run-movie-palace-himself/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">never materialized</a>. The theater held shows until it closed in 2018. Manuel Gliksberg, who owns a real estate company, bought it later that year.&nbsp;</p>
  293.  
  294.  
  295.  
  296. <p><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/03/31/portage-theatre-owner-wants-to-bring-venue-back-to-life-to-revive-six-corners-but-he-needs-millions-in-funding/" data-wpel-link="internal">In 2022, Gliksberg told Block Club</a> he wanted to turn the theater into a concert venue that would host both national acts and up-and-coming local musicians. Gliksberg said he also wanted the theater to hold neighborhood events like movie nights, farmers markets and art workshops.&nbsp;</p>
  297.  
  298.  
  299.  
  300. <p>Gliksberg has not provided a public update on the theater since, and he didn&#8217;t respond to multiple requests for comment. The Six Corners Chamber of Commerce rents office space next to the theater that&#8217;s also owned by Gliksberg. Joe Angelestri, a board member with the chamber, said Gliksberg has been traveling out of the country recently.&nbsp;</p>
  301.  
  302.  
  303.  
  304. <p>The theater currently has several open building code violations involving exterior wall repairs, windows and failing to arrange a premise inspection, <a href="https://data.cityofchicago.org/Buildings/Building-Violations/22u3-xenr/data" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">city records show</a>. <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/08/31/illegal-rave-inside-closed-portage-theater-shut-down-by-police/" data-wpel-link="internal">Last August,</a> police shut down an illegal rave held inside the theater.</p>
  305.  
  306.  
  307.  
  308. <p><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/03/31/portage-theatre-owner-wants-to-bring-venue-back-to-life-to-revive-six-corners-but-he-needs-millions-in-funding/" data-wpel-link="internal">Gliksberg previously told Block Club</a> he had put $1 million toward building repairs. He said he would need support from the city to complete the needed renovations, which at the time he estimated would cost at least $10 million.</p>
  309.  
  310.  
  311.  
  312. <p>The Six Corners Chamber of Commerce applied for an Adopt-A-Landmark grant for the theater’s exterior façade in 2021. However, the city’s Department of Planning and Development, which oversees the grant program, denied the funding.</p>
  313.  
  314.  
  315.  
  316. <p>Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the status of the theater.</p>
  317.  
  318.  
  319.  
  320. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-six-corners-missing-piece">Six Corners&#8217; Missing Piece</h2>
  321.  
  322.  
  323.  
  324. <p>In its heyday, Zander said the 1,300-seat Portage Theater was the &#8220;hub of the neighborhood.&#8221;</p>
  325.  
  326.  
  327.  
  328. <p>The two-story building features a red brick exterior with glazed terra cotta, a Neoclassical auditorium and Art Moderne lobbies that were redesigned in 1939, <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/zlup/Planning_and_Policy/Publications/six-corners-plan.pdf" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">according to a 2013 Six Corners Economic Development Master Plan.</a></p>
  329.  
  330.  
  331.  
  332. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="738" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/1053_Port_03.jpg?resize=780%2C738&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-515565" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The inside of the 1,300-plus seat Portage Theater pictured in 2012 features the original ceiling and plaster from the 1920s. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Darris Lee Harris</span></figcaption></figure>
  333.  
  334.  
  335.  
  336. <p>“Movie palaces kind of came and went, but these neighborhood movie houses, they just stayed operating all those decades,&#8221; Pierce said. &#8220;That’s one of the reasons this has stayed such a special place for people on the Northwest Side, because this is where you and your family would go see movies for generations.&#8221;</p>
  337.  
  338.  
  339.  
  340. <p>The Portage Theater was <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/07/02/chicago-the-epicenter-of-another-film-credit/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">featured in the 2009 Michael Mann film &#8220;Public Enemies&#8221;,</a> which starred Johnny Depp as John Dillinger.</p>
  341.  
  342.  
  343.  
  344. <p>In May 2013, the city granted the <a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130508/portage-park/portage-theater-granted-landmark-status/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">theater landmark status</a>.</p>
  345.  
  346.  
  347.  
  348. <p>In the <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/zlup/Planning_and_Policy/Publications/six-corners-plan.pdf" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Six Corners Economic Development Master Plan,</a> published in August 2013, rehabilitating the theater was listed as a top priority.</p>
  349.  
  350.  
  351.  
  352. <p>“Six Corners is going to be the hot neighborhood to live in, and to have a big vacant theater in the middle of it, it just doesn’t make sense,&#8221; Zander said. &#8220;If it can’t be salvaged, then it needs to be something else.&#8221;</p>
  353.  
  354.  
  355.  
  356. <p>The Six Corners area has seen much redevelopment in recent years. <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/03/14/six-corners-target-opens-in-former-sears-building/" data-wpel-link="internal">Target</a> and an <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/03/08/six-corners-aldi-opens-and-northwest-side-shoppers-were-ready/" data-wpel-link="internal">Aldi grocery store opened in March</a>. Luxury apartment complex <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/09/luxury-apartments-at-old-six-corners-sears-are-up-for-rent/" data-wpel-link="internal">6 Corners Lofts</a> was completed in February. Last spring, The Clarendale at Six Corners, a&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/02/14/the-clarendale-senior-living-building-at-six-corners-to-open-in-may-as-more-sign-up-for-apartments/" data-wpel-link="internal">senior living complex</a>, opened, and in 2022 Advocate Medical Group opened a <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/22/medical-facility-offering-primary-care-cardiology-services-opens-at-six-corners/" data-wpel-link="internal">medical facility across from The Clarendale.</a></p>
  357.  
  358.  
  359.  
  360. <p>Plans to bring a 346-unit apartment complex and four commercial buildings to Six Corner&#8217;s former Peoples Gas Site are <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/03/22/portage-parks-100-million-overhaul-of-peoples-gas-site-gets-key-city-approval/" data-wpel-link="internal">moving forward.</a></p>
  361.  
  362.  
  363.  
  364. <p>Over the past year, at least three new small businesses have opened on the same block as the Portage Theater. </p>
  365.  
  366.  
  367.  
  368. <p>Pierce said the theater &#8220;really is the missing piece.&#8221; </p>
  369.  
  370.  
  371.  
  372. <p>“It’s a no-brainer, but business interests and the city have to come together to make this happen,&#8221; Pierce said.</p>
  373.  
  374.  
  375.  
  376. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="430" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1.jpg?resize=780%2C430&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-685325" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C564&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C423&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C846&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1128&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C661&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C863&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C220&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C389&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1-1024x564.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Six Corners Target as seen on Feb. 13. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  377.  
  378.  
  379.  
  380. <p>Old movie houses like the Portage Theater can last hundreds of years as long as the building&#8217;s masonry is maintained, McDonald said.</p>
  381.  
  382.  
  383.  
  384. <p>But harsh winters and summers with no air-conditioning have taken their toll on the building, Zander said.</p>
  385.  
  386.  
  387.  
  388. <p>Zander said she hopes the theater&#8217;s spot on the Most Endangered list will help attract more financial support. </p>
  389.  
  390.  
  391.  
  392. <p>&#8220;We have to really seek out these grants because we’re losing time,&#8221; she said. “It’s just getting older and it’s just going to fall apart more.&#8221;</p>
  393.  
  394.  
  395.  
  396. <p>Landmarks Illinois has encouraged neighbors to contact the <a href="https://sixcorners.com/contact" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Six Corners Association</a> to share ideas for the future of the theater via email at hello@sixcorners.com or by calling 773-685-9300.</p>
  397.  
  398.  
  399.  
  400. <p>“I hope news of this [designation] reaches everyone who cares about the theater, so that they know these entities care and will be working on it, that it’s not just forgotten,&#8221; Pierce said. “As a historian, and a Chicago resident, I would much rather go to places and take friends and families to places that are something.</p>
  401.  
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  404. <p>&#8220;It drags us down to always say, &#8216;This used to be something.'&#8221;</p>
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  502. <title>Spring Storms Hit Chicago Before Mid-Week Cooldown</title>
  503. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/spring-storms-hit-chicago-before-mid-week-cooldown/</link>
  505. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mack Liederman]]></dc:creator>
  506. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
  507. <category><![CDATA[Citywide]]></category>
  508. <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
  509. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=712739</guid>
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  511. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>Scattered — and possibly severe — storms are expected Tuesday and through the end of the week. ]]></description>
  512. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Rainstorm-Clouds-Spring-Colin-Boyle-4010.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  513. <p>CHICAGO — Two rounds of spring storms are expected to sock Chicago Tuesday. </p>
  514.  
  515.  
  516.  
  517. <p>Rain and thunderstorms hit the city about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, with gusty winds and potential hail expected before a midday lull, and then a &#8220;scattered strong to severe&#8221; storm after 1 p.m., <a href="https://x.com/NWSChicago/status/1787791857256419734" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">according to the National Weather Service</a>.</p>
  518.  
  519.  
  520.  
  521. <p>Chances of thunderstorms are back again Wednesday afternoon, with severe storms possible again south of Interstate 80, according to the weather service.</p>
  522.  
  523.  
  524.  
  525. <p>&#8220;Active spring weather pattern continues, with rounds of thunderstorms today through Wednesday night. Some of these storms could be severe this afternoon, and again late Wednesday into Wednesday night,&#8221; according to the weather service. &#8220;Otherwise, it will remain warm into mid-week, before cooling late in the week.&#8221;</p>
  526.  
  527.  
  528.  
  529. <p>Temperatures will be in the 70s Tuesday and Wednesday before tapering off into the 50s and 60s Thursday.</p>
  530.  
  531.  
  532.  
  533. <p>Showers and thunderstorms are also possible Thursday, according to the weather service.</p>
  534.  
  535.  
  536.  
  537. <p>It&#8217;ll be mostly cloudy for the week, but sunny skies will come through Friday, which could see a daytime high of 59 degrees — and another chance of showers overnight.</p>
  538.  
  539.  
  540.  
  541. <p>Showers are expected again Saturday with a thunderstorm possible after 1 p.m., but the weekend looks to be clearing up from there, according to the weather service. </p>
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  639. <title>Lincoln Square Parking Ban Starts Tuesday As Part Of Streetscape Construction</title>
  640. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/lincoln-square-parking-ban-starts-tuesday-as-part-of-streetscape-construction/</link>
  642. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex V. Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
  643. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
  644. <category><![CDATA[Lincoln Square]]></category>
  645. <category><![CDATA[Lincoln Square, North Center, Irving Park]]></category>
  646. <category><![CDATA[Ravenswood]]></category>
  647. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=712697</guid>
  648.  
  649. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/CDOT-LINCOLN-AVENUE_LINCOLN-ARGYLE-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>Starting Tuesday, no parking will be allowed along the east or west sides of Lincoln Avenue between Foster and Catalpa for about two months.]]></description>
  650. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/CDOT-LINCOLN-AVENUE_LINCOLN-ARGYLE-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  651. <p>LINCOLN SQUARE — Parking restrictions and lane closures start this week in Lincoln Square as crews work on streetscape upgrades for Lincoln and Lawrence avenues.</p>
  652.  
  653.  
  654.  
  655. <p>Starting Tuesday, no parking will be allowed along the east or west sides of Lincoln Avenue between Foster and Catalpa avenues for approximately two months, according to Ald. Andre Vasquez’s (40th) office.&nbsp;</p>
  656.  
  657.  
  658.  
  659. <p>The temporary parking restriction is due to crews widening both sides of Lincoln Avenue to provide more room for pedestrians and the installation of trees for the <a href="https://40thward.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15bbb3d16e48313aee73541bb&amp;id=c2cd73a0da&amp;e=ab8fc8fe94" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Lincoln Avenue North Streetscape</a>. The sidewalk on the east side of Lincoln Avenue in this area has already been widened, but the west side of the street hasn’t, which leaves less room for construction crews to work, Vasquez’s office said.</p>
  660.  
  661.  
  662.  
  663. <p>The parking ban will help crews and construction vehicles get through the construction zone and maintain pedestrian access to buildings along the west side of Lincoln Avenue, Vasquez’s office said.&nbsp;</p>
  664.  
  665.  
  666.  
  667. <p>“We apologize for the inconvenience to the community and the last-minute nature of this announcement: the parking restriction was not originally part of the plan. However, after reviewing the site conditions, [Chicago Department of Transportation] determined it was necessary to minimize confusion for vehicles and to allow the construction crew to finish the necessary construction work as quickly as possible,” Vasquez said in a statement.&nbsp;</p>
  668.  
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  670.  
  671. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="305" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=780%2C305&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712701" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=1024%2C400&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=768%2C300&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=1536%2C600&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=2048%2C799&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=1200%2C468&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=1568%2C612&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=2000%2C781&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=400%2C156&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM.png?resize=706%2C276&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-7.56.08-AM-1024x400.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A rendering of what the new Catalpa Plaza could look like once complete.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Provided.</span></figcaption></figure>
  672.  
  673.  
  674.  
  675. <p>Crews began construction on Catalpa Plaza at the northeast corner of Lincoln and Catalpa avenues in late April as part of the Lincoln Avenue North Streetscape. That work included the installation of light poles, pavers and tree pits along the east side of Lincoln, between Foster and Catalpa, according to Vasquez’s office.</p>
  676.  
  677.  
  678.  
  679. <p>Contractors also are working along the west side of Lincoln Avenue to install sewer catch basins while also working on water service for the Catalpa Plaza, according to Vasquez’s office.</p>
  680.  
  681.  
  682.  
  683. <p>Meanwhile, crews working on the <a href="https://40thward.org/project/lawrence-western-streetscape/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Lawrence Avenue Streetscape</a> are nearly done with the project. They have been installing brick pavers and resurfacing crosswalks since last month, according to Vasquez’s office.&nbsp;</p>
  684.  
  685.  
  686.  
  687. <p>Crews will be installing traffic signal and pedestrian heads this week.&nbsp;By May 20, they’ll start installing trash bins, bicycle racks and benches as well as decorative neighborhood identifiers, banner arms and bases on light poles, according to Vasquez’s office.&nbsp;</p>
  688.  
  689.  
  690.  
  691. <p>Additionally, the <a href="https://40thward.org/2024/03/wilson-avenue-bridge-closed-from-march-25th-may-27th/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Wilson Avenue bridge</a> will be closed to cars through May 27 as CDOT crews continue to perform structural repairs to its floor beam girder connections.&nbsp;However, pedestrians and cyclists will still be able to cross the bridge, according to Vasquez’s office.&nbsp;</p>
  692.  
  693.  
  694.  
  695. <p>Crews are also replacing street lights along Western Avenue — between Irving Park and Berteau and between Montrose and Sunnyside — after those sections were identified as having frequent light outages, according to Ald. Matt Martin’s (47th) office.&nbsp;</p>
  696.  
  697.  
  698.  
  699. <p>Crews will be installing new foundations, boring holes for underground conduits, pulling cables and adding new residential lighting poles with piggyback lights and LED lights, and will remove existing light poles once the new system is up and running. The work will also include the restoration of concrete sidewalks and parkways disturbed by the construction, according to Martin’s office.&nbsp;</p>
  700.  
  701.  
  702.  
  703. <p>A new, permeable green alley will be installed along the alley between Wilson, Sunnyside, Campbell and Artesian, according to Martin’s office.&nbsp;</p>
  704.  
  705.  
  706.  
  707. <p>The new alley will have permeable pavers and catch basins to help reduce the amount of standing water and flooding&nbsp;that neighbors have reported in the past. Work is already underway and is expected to be complete by mid-May, according to Martin’s office.&nbsp;</p>
  708.  
  709.  
  710.  
  711. <p>For more information about these and other construction projects, visit <a href="http://chistreetwork.chicago.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">chistreetwork.chicago.gov</a>.</p>
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  809. <title>Ravenswood Neighbors Bid Beloved Skeleton Farewell As She Moves To Roscoe Village</title>
  810. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/ravenswood-neighbors-bid-beloved-skeleton-farewell-as-she-moves-to-roscoe-village/</link>
  812. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex V. Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
  813. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
  814. <category><![CDATA[Lincoln Square, North Center, Irving Park]]></category>
  815. <category><![CDATA[Ravenswood]]></category>
  816. <category><![CDATA[Locked]]></category>
  817. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=712569</guid>
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  819. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?fit=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?fit=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>Ravenswood neighbor Jenny Corbett first put out the skeleton decoration for Halloween two years ago. Since then Shelly, with her frequent outfit changes, has become a local inanimate celebrity.]]></description>
  820. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?fit=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5314.jpg?fit=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  821. <p>RAVENSWOOD — Over the last few weeks, neighbors have left loving farewell messages to a beloved Ravenswood fixture: Shelly The Skeleton.&nbsp;</p>
  822.  
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  824.  
  825. <p>For nearly two years, Shelly’s spent her days chilling at her wooden picnic table near the corner of North Hermitage and West Berteau.&nbsp;</p>
  826.  
  827.  
  828.  
  829. <p>Come rain, shine or snow she’s kept an eye on the neighborhood while entertaining passersby with her “humerus” outfit changes, Shelly’s owner Jenny Corbett said.</p>
  830.  
  831.  
  832.  
  833. <p>“It started as a joke that turned into this genuinely nice neighborhood thing the last couple years. She helps me feel connected to the neighborhood,” Corbett said.&nbsp;</p>
  834.  
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  837. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="507" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283.jpg?resize=780%2C507&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712577" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283.jpg?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283.jpg?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283.jpg?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283.jpg?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283.jpg?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283.jpg?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5283-1024x666.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jenny Corbett (right) with Shelly the Skeleton at the corner of North Hermitage and West Berteau on April 18, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Alex V. Hernandez/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  838.  
  839.  
  840.  
  841. <p>It was Halloween 2022 when Corbett, like many Chicagoans around the spooky holiday, decided to purchase a skeleton as a decoration, she said.&nbsp;</p>
  842.  
  843.  
  844.  
  845. <p>“The day I picked it up, I happened to run into my friend Kate [Wolff] and she was laughing while asking me why I had a skeleton in my in my car,” Corbett said.&nbsp;</p>
  846.  
  847.  
  848.  
  849. <p>Corbett set Shelly up at a picnic table outside her apartment building and dressed her up in a multicolored wig, a pair of oversize sunglasses and some old bachelorette party gear she had in her closet, she said.&nbsp;</p>
  850.  
  851.  
  852.  
  853. <p>“She was dressed like she was tired from the previous night’s bachelorette party. I like to think she’s pretty sassy and kind of a tough broad,” Corbett said. “I picture Shelly with a Queens accent, because I&#8217;m from Queens and my whole family talks that way. She kinda reminds me of my family, just hanging out on the stoop all the time.”</p>
  854.  
  855.  
  856.  
  857. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="507" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5.png?resize=780%2C507&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712582" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1024x666.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A few of Shelly the Skeleton&#8217;s outfits over the years. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Provided.</span></figcaption></figure>
  858.  
  859.  
  860.  
  861. <p>When Thanksgiving rolled around that year, Corbett said she decided to give Shelly a turkey hat. For December, she updated the skeleton&#8217;s attire with a festive Christmas outfit, she said.&nbsp;</p>
  862.  
  863.  
  864.  
  865. <p>Shelly continued to grace the front of the building until spring 2023, when Corbett brought her inside in order to make use of the picnic table as the weather got warmer. But Shelly was back outside for Halloween, Corbett said.</p>
  866.  
  867.  
  868.  
  869. <p>Since then, Shelly’s been tickling the neighborhood’s funny bone with her frequent wardrobe changes and related picnic table tableaus, including March Madness and Easter themes this year. Corbett has been changing the skeleton&#8217;s outfit about every two weeks to match the weather, a holiday or some other event, she said.&nbsp;</p>
  870.  
  871.  
  872.  
  873. <p>“Her consistent rotation of new costumes and looks for Shelly have caught the attention of local grade schoolers and neighbors in general. Kids and adults alike love her,” Wolff said.</p>
  874.  
  875.  
  876.  
  877. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="507" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1.png?resize=780%2C507&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712583" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Blank-2000-x-1300-copy-5-1-1024x666.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A few of Shelly the Skeleton&#8217;s outfits over the years. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Provided.</span></figcaption></figure>
  878.  
  879.  
  880.  
  881. <p>Shelly’s picnic table was near a popular bicycle route and the German International School Chicago, 1726 W. Berteau Ave. People walking or cycling by would admire her latest threads and sometimes contribute a trinket or two to match the latest theme or even join her for a snack, Corbett said.</p>
  882.  
  883.  
  884.  
  885. <p>“There was some construction on my apartment building in April; they were working on the masonry on the side. And three big construction guys sat with her at the picnic bench to have lunch with her,” Corbett said.</p>
  886.  
  887.  
  888.  
  889. <p>In another instance, Corbett was adjusting Shelly&#8217;s outfit and ran into two women taking pictures of the skeleton. While chatting with them, she found out that one of them was visiting from England and her friend who lives in the neighborhood regularly sends her photos of Shelly’s latest outfits.&nbsp;</p>
  890.  
  891.  
  892.  
  893. <p>“They had come so her friend could meet [Shelly] in real life while she was in town,” Corbett said.</p>
  894.  
  895.  
  896.  
  897. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="623" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note.png?resize=780%2C623&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712573" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note.png?resize=1024%2C818&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note.png?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note.png?resize=768%2C613&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note.png?resize=1536%2C1226&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note.png?resize=1200%2C958&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note.png?resize=1568%2C1252&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note.png?resize=400%2C319&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note.png?resize=706%2C564&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note.png?w=1964&amp;ssl=1 1964w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Shelly-The-Skeleton-Note-1024x818.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A note a student from the German International School Chicago left for Shelly the Skeleton in April.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Provided.</span></figcaption></figure>
  898.  
  899.  
  900.  
  901. <p>At the end of April, Corbett was getting ready to move into a new apartment about a mile away. She gave Shelly’s fans a heads-up by putting a sign on the picnic table.</p>
  902.  
  903.  
  904.  
  905. <p>It read, “Dear neighbors, next week, I’ll be moving to a new home. I will miss this friendly corner, but you can come visit me at Hoyne and Addison. Love, Shelly the Skeleton.”</p>
  906.  
  907.  
  908.  
  909. <p>The final weeks at her old corner, Corbett was surprised by how many people left behind well wishes and farewells, including a note from a student who attends the German International School Chicago calling Shelly a superstar, she said.&nbsp;</p>
  910.  
  911.  
  912.  
  913. <p>“I love my new apartment, but Shelly’s fans were truly the number one thing that made me sad to leave. But you can still visit her, she’s just across town,” Corbett said.</p>
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  1011. <title>This Vacant Bungalow Is Owned By The CHA — And Now It&#8217;s A Drug Stash House </title>
  1012. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/this-vacant-bungalow-is-owned-by-the-cha-and-now-its-a-drug-stash-house/</link>
  1014. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Dumke]]></dc:creator>
  1015. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
  1016. <category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
  1017. <category><![CDATA[Humboldt Park]]></category>
  1018. <category><![CDATA[Instagram]]></category>
  1019. <category><![CDATA[Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale]]></category>
  1020. <category><![CDATA[The Watch]]></category>
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  1022.  
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  1025. <p class="has-drop-cap accent">WEST HUMBOLDT PARK — Neighbors kept calling 911 about the vacant bungalow at 849 N. St. Louis.&nbsp;</p>
  1026.  
  1027.  
  1028.  
  1029. <p>Still, the drug business there went on as usual. </p>
  1030.  
  1031.  
  1032.  
  1033. <p>Even a stretch of bitter cold in mid-January didn’t slow traffic: People gathered in front of the boarded-up house and on the sidewalk and street. When customers approached on foot or pulled over in their cars, the sellers — mostly young men and women — exchanged baggies for cash.&nbsp;</p>
  1034.  
  1035.  
  1036.  
  1037. <p>On Jan. 17, neighbors once again alerted police, including an officer who had given out his cellphone number so they could contact him directly. In a text, he noted the buyers and sellers were out early that morning.</p>
  1038.  
  1039.  
  1040.  
  1041. <p>Yes, one of the neighbors responded, they’re out there every morning.&nbsp;</p>
  1042.  
  1043.  
  1044.  
  1045. <p>Within a couple hours, police were conducting a “surveillance operation” on the vacant house, according to a report filed later that day. One officer saw a man walk up to the empty house and shove several items inside a hole in the crumbling masonry.&nbsp;</p>
  1046.  
  1047.  
  1048.  
  1049. <p>The officer relayed what he’d seen to another cop, who went to the vacant home, reached into the opening in the brick and pulled out 24 baggies — 21 filled with apparent heroin and three with crack cocaine. In total, police estimated the drugs had a street value of $450.</p>
  1050.  
  1051.  
  1052.  
  1053. <p>But the officers said they lost track of the man who stashed the baggies. After the police left, the heroin and crack business soon resumed.&nbsp;</p>
  1054.  
  1055.  
  1056.  
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  1058.  
  1059.  
  1060.  
  1061. <p>And, once again, the neighbors wondered why no one seemed willing to do anything about the abandoned home, especially since it’s owned by a city agency: the Chicago Housing Authority.</p>
  1062.  
  1063.  
  1064.  
  1065. <p>“It’s amazing to me that the city has known about this for years and they’ve done nothing,” said one frustrated neighbor. “Why?”</p>
  1066.  
  1067.  
  1068.  
  1069. <p>Last fall, Block Club and the Illinois Answers Project reported that <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/29/as-city-battles-housing-shortage-cha-lets-hundreds-of-empty-homes-decay/" data-wpel-link="internal">the CHA is sitting on hundreds of empty homes</a>. While the city is struggling with an acute shortage of affordable homes, many of the vacant properties have gone unused for years — some even for decades — and often become magnets for crime, leading to scenes like the one unfolding on North St. Louis Avenue.</p>
  1070.  
  1071.  
  1072.  
  1073. <p>Just before that story was published, the CHA promised it would spend as much as $50 million in 2024 to rehab dozens of homes and sell some to CHA residents. The two-story, red-brick home at 849 N. St. Louis was picked to be one of them.</p>
  1074.  
  1075.  
  1076.  
  1077. <p>Nearly six months later, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/06/for-2-decades-a-historic-pullman-home-has-been-vacant-under-chas-watch/" data-wpel-link="internal">only a handful of units have been finished citywide</a>, and no work has been done at 849 N. St. Louis. Neighbors say it’s in worse shape than ever.</p>
  1078.  
  1079.  
  1080.  
  1081. <p>A CHA spokesman told Block Club the agency still plans to “address” the property through its Restore Home rehab initiative.&nbsp;</p>
  1082.  
  1083.  
  1084.  
  1085. <p>“CHA shares the community&#8217;s concerns,” spokesman Matt Aguilar wrote in an email. “CHA monitors our site, reports suspicious activity to law enforcement, and will continue coordinating with City partners in efforts to keep the neighborhood safe.”</p>
  1086.  
  1087.  
  1088.  
  1089. <p>Aguilar’s statement urged members of the community to call 911 if they see “illegal activity.”</p>
  1090.  
  1091.  
  1092.  
  1093. <p>But neighbors have already called 911 dozens of times about the home and the drug trade that has flourished around it. Since the beginning of 2023, police have made more narcotics arrests on the 800 block of North St. Louis than on any other block in the city, according to a Block Club analysis of police crime data. Police have also reported burglaries, caught people with guns and investigated shootings near the empty home.&nbsp;</p>
  1094.  
  1095.  
  1096.  
  1097. <p>Yet neighbors say little has changed there, and despite the CHA’s statements, no one has taken responsibility for the abandoned bungalow. When neighbors have asked for help, they’ve been ping-ponged from one department to another as officials at the city and CHA failed to communicate with each other, or with the residents they’re responsible for serving.</p>
  1098.  
  1099.  
  1100.  
  1101. <p>As the frustrated neighbor put it, “What would it take for these people to do something?”</p>
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  1303.                    opacity: .25
  1304.                },
  1305.              {
  1306.                layer: 'RatioMap',
  1307.                opacity: 0
  1308.              }
  1309.            ],
  1310.            onChapterExit: [
  1311.                {
  1312.                    layer: 'Top10',
  1313.                    opacity: 0
  1314.                },
  1315.                {
  1316.                    layer: 'Map1',
  1317.                    opacity: 0
  1318.                },
  1319.                              {
  1320.                    layer: 'RatioMap',
  1321.                    opacity: 1
  1322.                }
  1323.            ]
  1324.            },
  1325.            {
  1326.                id: 'slide-02',
  1327.                description:
  1328.                '<p>This map shows the steep differences in where drug crimes are reported, with the smallest dots representing blocks where one crime was reported and larger dots signifying a block had more drug crimes reported.</p>',
  1329.                location: {
  1330.                    center: [-87.713661, 41.896980],
  1331.                    zoom: 10,
  1332.                    bearing: 00,
  1333.                    pitch: 0,
  1334.                    duration: 2500,
  1335.                },
  1336.            onChapterEnter: [
  1337.                {
  1338.                    layer: 'RatioMap',
  1339.                    opacity: 1
  1340.                },
  1341.                {
  1342.                    layer: 'Map1',
  1343.                    opacity: 0
  1344.                },
  1345.                              {
  1346.                    layer: 'Circle',
  1347.                    opacity: 0
  1348.                },
  1349.            ],
  1350.            onChapterExit: [
  1351.                {
  1352.                    layer: 'RatioMap',
  1353.                    opacity: 1
  1354.                }
  1355.            ]
  1356.            },
  1357.            {
  1358.                id: 'slide-03',
  1359.                description:
  1360.                    '<p>No other block comes close to the 800 block of North St. Louis Avenue, where 146 offenses were reported in those 475 days — or about one every three days.</p>',
  1361.                location: {
  1362.                    center: [-87.713661, 41.896980],
  1363.                    zoom: 10,
  1364.                    bearing: 00,
  1365.                    pitch: 00,
  1366.                    duration: 3500,
  1367.                },
  1368.            onChapterEnter: [
  1369.                {
  1370.                    layer: 'RatioMap',
  1371.                    opacity: 1
  1372.                },
  1373.                {
  1374.                    layer: 'Circle',
  1375.                    opacity: 1
  1376.                },
  1377.            ],
  1378.            onChapterExit: [
  1379.                {
  1380.                    layer: 'RatioMap',
  1381.                    opacity: 1
  1382.                }
  1383.            ]
  1384.            },
  1385.            {
  1386.                id: 'slide-04',
  1387.                description:
  1388.                    '<p>The heart of problems on the block is 849 N. St. Louis Ave., a property owned by the Chicago Housing Authority. Though more than 200,000 people are on the CHA’s waiting lists for housing assistance, the bungalow has sat vacant for more than seven years.</p>',
  1389.                location: {
  1390.                    center: [-87.713661, 41.896980],
  1391.                    zoom: 20,
  1392.                    bearing: 50,
  1393.                    pitch: 60,
  1394.                    duration: 3500,
  1395.                },
  1396.            onChapterEnter: [
  1397.                {
  1398.                    layer: 'RatioMap',
  1399.                    opacity: 1
  1400.                },
  1401.                {
  1402.                    layer: 'Circle',
  1403.                    opacity: 1
  1404.                },
  1405.            ],
  1406.            onChapterExit: [
  1407.                {
  1408.                    layer: 'RatioMap',
  1409.                    opacity: 0
  1410.                },
  1411.                              {
  1412.                    layer: 'Circle',
  1413.                    opacity: 0
  1414.                }
  1415.            ]
  1416.            },
  1417.                                    {
  1418.                id: 'slide-05',
  1419.                description:
  1420.                    '<p>Neighbors have called 311 and 911 with concerns about the decaying house for years. The CHA has done little except board up the building. Recently, people have congregated in its backyard and even lined up down the street to sell and buy drugs.</p>',
  1421.                location: {
  1422.                    center: [-87.713661, 41.896980],
  1423.                    zoom: 20,
  1424.                    bearing: 50,
  1425.                    pitch: 60,
  1426.                    duration: 3500,
  1427.                },
  1428.            },
  1429.                                              {
  1430.                id: 'slide-06',
  1431.                description:
  1432.                    '<p>Police reports show the house has been "routinely" used as a hiding place for heroin and crack cocaine. Officers have taken drugs from the property and dispersed crowds that gather nearby as part of the drug trade.</p>' +
  1433.                    '<p>Neighbors said officers have told them they can’t do much about a CHA property — while the CHA has told them to keep calling police.</p>',
  1434.                location: {
  1435.                    center: [-87.713661, 41.896980],
  1436.                    zoom: 20,
  1437.                    bearing: 90,
  1438.                    pitch: 60,
  1439.                    duration: 3500,
  1440.                },
  1441.            },
  1442.                                                        {
  1443.                id: 'slide-07',
  1444.                description:
  1445.                    '<p>In recent months, the block has seen shootings that have left people wounded and neighbors seeking safety in other areas.</p>'+
  1446.                    '<p>“I think we do have to put the fault on the CHA,” a neighbor said. “I’m blaming them for putting my family at risk.”</p>',
  1447.                location: {
  1448.                    center: [-87.713661, 41.896980],
  1449.                    zoom: 20,
  1450.                    bearing: 120,
  1451.                    pitch: 60,
  1452.                    duration: 3500,
  1453.                },
  1454.            }
  1455.        ]
  1456.    };
  1457.  
  1458.    // Define layer types and alignments
  1459.    var layerTypes = {
  1460.        'fill': ['fill-opacity'],
  1461.        'line': ['line-opacity'],
  1462.        'circle': ['circle-opacity', 'circle-stroke-opacity'],
  1463.        'symbol': ['icon-opacity', 'text-opacity'],
  1464.        'raster': ['raster-opacity'],
  1465.        'fill-extrusion': ['fill-extrusion-opacity']
  1466.    };
  1467.  
  1468.    var alignments = {
  1469.        'left': 'lefty',
  1470.        'center': 'centered',
  1471.        'right': 'righty'
  1472.    };
  1473.  
  1474.    // Function to get layer paint type
  1475.    function getLayerPaintType(layer) {
  1476.        var layerType = map.getLayer(layer).type;
  1477.        return layerTypes[layerType];
  1478.    }
  1479.  
  1480.    // Function to set layer opacity
  1481. function setLayerOpacity(layer) {
  1482. var paintProps = getLayerPaintType(layer.layer);
  1483. paintProps.forEach(function(prop) {
  1484. var options = {};
  1485. if (layer.duration) {
  1486. var transitionProp = prop + "-transition";
  1487. options = { "duration": layer.duration };
  1488. map.setPaintProperty(layer.layer, transitionProp, options);
  1489. }
  1490. map.setPaintProperty(layer.layer, prop, layer.opacity, options);
  1491. });
  1492.    }
  1493.  
  1494.    // Create HTML elements for chapters
  1495.    var story = document.getElementById('story');
  1496.    var features = document.createElement('div');
  1497.    features.classList.add(alignments[config.alignment]);
  1498.    features.setAttribute('id', 'features');
  1499.  
  1500.    config.chapters.forEach((record, idx) => {
  1501.        var container = document.createElement('div');
  1502.        var chapter = document.createElement('div');
  1503.        
  1504.        if (record.title) {
  1505.            var title = document.createElement('h3');
  1506.            title.innerText = record.title;
  1507.            chapter.appendChild(title);
  1508.        }
  1509.        
  1510.        if (record.image) {
  1511.            var image = new Image();  
  1512.            image.src = record.image;  
  1513.            chapter.appendChild(image);
  1514.        }
  1515.        
  1516.        if (record.description) {
  1517.            var story = document.createElement('p');
  1518.            story.innerHTML = record.description;
  1519.            chapter.appendChild(story);
  1520.        }
  1521.  
  1522.        if (record.theme) {
  1523.            chapter.classList.add(record.theme);
  1524.        }
  1525.  
  1526.        container.setAttribute('id', record.id);
  1527.        container.classList.add('step');
  1528.        if (idx === 0) {
  1529.            container.classList.add('active');
  1530.        }
  1531.        chapter.classList.add(config.theme);
  1532.        container.appendChild(chapter);
  1533.        features.appendChild(container);
  1534.    });
  1535.  
  1536.    story.appendChild(features);
  1537.    var footer = document.createElement('div');
  1538.    if (config.footer) {
  1539.        var footerText = document.createElement('p');
  1540.        footerText.innerHTML = config.footer;
  1541.        footer.appendChild(footerText);
  1542.    }
  1543.    if (footer.innerText.length > 0) {
  1544.        footer.classList.add(config.theme);
  1545.        footer.setAttribute('id', 'footer');
  1546.        story.appendChild(footer);
  1547.    }
  1548.  
  1549.    // Set up Mapbox GL
  1550.    mapboxgl.accessToken = config.accessToken;
  1551.    const transformRequest = (url) => {
  1552.        const hasQuery = url.indexOf("?") !== -1;
  1553.        const suffix = hasQuery ? "&pluginName=scrollytellingV2" : "?pluginName=scrollytellingV2";
  1554.        return {
  1555.        url: url + suffix
  1556.        };
  1557.    };
  1558.  
  1559.    var map = new mapboxgl.Map({
  1560.        container: 'map',
  1561.        style: config.style,
  1562.        center: [-87.6216, 41.8864],
  1563.        zoom: 10,
  1564.        bearing: 0,
  1565.        scrollZoom: false,
  1566.        transformRequest: transformRequest
  1567.    });
  1568.  
  1569.    // Instantiate scrollama
  1570.    var scroller = scrollama();
  1571.    scroller.setup({
  1572.        step: '.step',
  1573.        offset: 0.5,
  1574.        progress: true
  1575.    })
  1576.    .onStepEnter(response => {
  1577.        var chapter = config.chapters.find(chap => chap.id === response.element.id);
  1578.        response.element.classList.add('active');
  1579.  
  1580.            // grab map layers and set visibilities depending on chapter
  1581.            map.setLayoutProperty('Map1', 'visibility', chapter.Map1);
  1582.            map.setLayoutProperty('RatioMap', 'visibility', chapter.RatioMap);
  1583.            map.setLayoutProperty('Circle', 'visibility', chapter.Circle);
  1584.                  map.setLayoutProperty('Top10', 'visibility', chapter.Top10);
  1585.            
  1586.            map.flyTo({
  1587.                center: chapter.location.center,
  1588.                zoom: chapter.location.zoom,
  1589.                bearing: chapter.location.bearing,
  1590.                pitch: chapter.location.pitch,
  1591.                duration: chapter.location.duration,
  1592.            })
  1593.      if (chapter.onChapterEnter.length > 0) {
  1594.            chapter.onChapterEnter.forEach(setLayerOpacity);
  1595.        };
  1596.  
  1597.        })
  1598.        .onStepExit(response => {
  1599.            var chapter = config.chapters.find(chap => chap.id === response.element.id);
  1600.            response.element.classList.remove('active');
  1601.              if (chapter.onChapterExit.length > 0) {
  1602.            chapter.onChapterExit.forEach(setLayerOpacity)
  1603.              }
  1604.        })
  1605.  
  1606.    // function to define map layers information - zoomed out view
  1607.    function mapDetailsFunctionBig(mapID, visibility, source) {
  1608.    mapDetails = {
  1609.        id: mapID,
  1610.        type: "fill",
  1611.        source: {
  1612.            type: "geojson",
  1613.            data: source,
  1614.        },
  1615.        layout: {
  1616.            'visibility': visibility
  1617.        },
  1618.        paint: {
  1619.            'fill-color': [
  1620.                'match',
  1621.                ['get', 'type'],
  1622.                'arrow',
  1623.                '#000000',
  1624.                'skaters',
  1625.                '#f4a025',
  1626.                'police',
  1627.                '#3c3ce5',
  1628.                'arrests',
  1629.                '#dd1010',
  1630.                /* other */ '#ccc'
  1631.                ],
  1632.            "fill-opacity": 0.7,
  1633.        },
  1634.    }
  1635.    return mapDetails;
  1636.    }
  1637.  
  1638.    // function to define map layers information - zoomed in view
  1639.    function mapDetailsFunctionSmall(mapID, visibility, source) {
  1640.    mapDetails = {
  1641.        id: mapID,
  1642.        type: "circle",
  1643.        source: {
  1644.            type: "geojson",
  1645.            data: source,
  1646.        },
  1647.        layout: {
  1648.            'visibility': visibility
  1649.        },
  1650.        paint: {
  1651.            'circle-color': '#df00b3',
  1652.            "circle-opacity": 0.8,
  1653.            'circle-radius': {
  1654.              'stops': [
  1655.                [12, 6],
  1656.                [16, 30]
  1657.              ]
  1658.            },
  1659.        },
  1660.    }
  1661.    return mapDetails;
  1662.    }
  1663.      // load my map layers
  1664.    map.on("load", function () {
  1665.    mapDetailsFunctionBig("Map11", "none", Map1);
  1666.        map.addLayer(mapDetails);
  1667.    mapDetailsFunctionBig("RatioMap", "none", RatioMap);
  1668.        map.addLayer(mapDetails);
  1669.    mapDetailsFunctionBig("Circle", "none", Circle);
  1670.        map.addLayer(mapDetails);
  1671.    mapDetailsFunctionBig("Top10", "none", Top10);
  1672.        map.addLayer(mapDetails);
  1673.    });
  1674.    
  1675.    // setup resize event
  1676.    window.addEventListener('resize', scroller.resize);
  1677.    </script>
  1678.  
  1679.  
  1680.  
  1681. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-it-s-usually-in-broad-daylight">&#8216;It&#8217;s Usually In Broad Daylight&#8217;</h2>
  1682.  
  1683.  
  1684.  
  1685. <p class="has-drop-cap accent">The 800 block of North St. Louis is in a working-class part of West Humboldt Park lined with bungalows, workers cottages and small frame homes. Some of the quiet blocks have been nicknamed “the suburbs.”</p>
  1686.  
  1687.  
  1688.  
  1689. <p>But as nearby factories and businesses closed over the past several decades, <a href="https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/heroin-llc/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">the illegal drug trade became one of the area’s largest employers</a>. Thousands of arrests by police and federal agents have disrupted and even dismantled some of the operations. Yet the demand for drugs and the need for work are too strong to be eliminated by law enforcement alone.&nbsp;</p>
  1690.  
  1691.  
  1692.  
  1693. <p>West Humboldt Park also has a long history of <a href="https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/besieged/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">neighbors and community leaders fighting back</a>, <a href="https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/can-a-restaurant-transform-a-neighborhood/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">including initiatives to counter the drug business by creating legal jobs</a>. At the same time, neither the government nor the private sector have consistently <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/11/disinvested-how-government-and-private-industry-let-the-main-street-of-a-black-neighborhood-crumble/" data-wpel-link="internal">invested in the West Side</a>, including West Humboldt Park.</p>
  1694.  
  1695.  
  1696.  
  1697. <p>So the drug trade continues to thrive, especially in locations where sellers see little competition or resistance — like abandoned homes.</p>
  1698.  
  1699.  
  1700.  
  1701. <p>The CHA has owned the 682-square-foot house at 849 N. St. Louis since the early ’80s, records show. But even though more than 200,000 people are on the CHA’s waiting lists for housing assistance, the bungalow has sat vacant for more than seven years.</p>
  1702.  
  1703.  
  1704.  
  1705. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/111423-CHA-Scattered-Sites-849-N-St-Louis-Colin-Boyle-4711.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-662660" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/111423-CHA-Scattered-Sites-849-N-St-Louis-Colin-Boyle-4711.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/111423-CHA-Scattered-Sites-849-N-St-Louis-Colin-Boyle-4711.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/111423-CHA-Scattered-Sites-849-N-St-Louis-Colin-Boyle-4711.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/111423-CHA-Scattered-Sites-849-N-St-Louis-Colin-Boyle-4711.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/111423-CHA-Scattered-Sites-849-N-St-Louis-Colin-Boyle-4711.jpg?resize=1200%2C799&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/111423-CHA-Scattered-Sites-849-N-St-Louis-Colin-Boyle-4711.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/111423-CHA-Scattered-Sites-849-N-St-Louis-Colin-Boyle-4711.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/111423-CHA-Scattered-Sites-849-N-St-Louis-Colin-Boyle-4711.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/111423-CHA-Scattered-Sites-849-N-St-Louis-Colin-Boyle-4711-1024x681.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">849 N. St. Louis Ave. in Humboldt Park on Nov. 14, 2023. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1706.  
  1707.  
  1708.  
  1709. <p>During that time, neighbors repeatedly called 911 and 311 to complain about the property, and the city cited it for code violations. The CHA has boarded up the property but done little to maintain it or work with neighbors.</p>
  1710.  
  1711.  
  1712.  
  1713. <p>In February 2021, an administrative law judge fined the CHA $640 for dumping and garbage accumulation in the backyard, which is not fully fenced off. But after the CHA contested the violations, the judge signed off on a plea deal that reduced the total fine to $360. The same thing happened in 2022.</p>
  1714.  
  1715.  
  1716.  
  1717. <p>By last year, the backyard was being used for more than garbage: Drug sellers and their customers were congregating at all times of the day and night, neighbors complained in calls to 911. Sometimes dozens of customers showed up when the dealers were passing out free heroin samples.</p>
  1718.  
  1719.  
  1720.  
  1721. <p>“Usually they’ll go to the back of the house, but sometimes [the line is] so long they go all the way around the house,” said a second neighbor. “It’s usually in broad daylight.”</p>
  1722.  
  1723.  
  1724.  
  1725. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-unintended-consequences">Unintended Consequences</h2>
  1726.  
  1727.  
  1728.  
  1729. <p class="has-drop-cap accent">In November, the CHA conducted a “physical needs assessment” that determined the home at 849 N. St. Louis needed $208,476 in repairs. That’s probably a low estimate, housing experts say. The external walls, doors and windows were in poor condition, with holes and cracks in the bricks, loose window frames and missing panes. The home had also been stripped of rainwater drainage pipes, electrical wiring, plumbing fixtures and its HVAC system, according to the assessment.</p>
  1730.  
  1731.  
  1732.  
  1733. <p>Later that month, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/29/as-city-battles-housing-shortage-cha-lets-hundreds-of-empty-homes-decay/" data-wpel-link="internal">Block Club and Illinois Answers featured the house</a> as an example of vacant CHA scattered-site homes that have become neighborhood blights. Neighbors hoped the media spotlight would move the CHA to action.&nbsp;</p>
  1734.  
  1735.  
  1736.  
  1737. <p>Weeks passed. The house continued to sit vacant and deteriorate.&nbsp;</p>
  1738.  
  1739.  
  1740.  
  1741. <p>In the meantime, the outraged neighbor called Hispanic Housing Development Corporation, the private company hired by the CHA to manage the St. Louis property. She never heard back.</p>
  1742.  
  1743.  
  1744.  
  1745. <p>Her partner then talked to their alderman, Walter Burnett Jr. (27th), at one of his weekly ward nights. Burnett said he would call the CHA and notify the police, the neighbor said. Afterward, though, she and her partner didn’t hear anything from the alderman or his office.</p>
  1746.  
  1747.  
  1748.  
  1749. <p>Burnett told Block Club he asked one of his aides to contact the CHA as well as the Police Department.&nbsp;</p>
  1750.  
  1751.  
  1752.  
  1753. <p>That aide, Jesse Smart Jr., said he asked the CHA to board up and secure the 849 property on multiple occasions. Burnett’s office also made sure city crews trimmed trees on the block to improve visibility and lighting, Smart said.&nbsp;</p>
  1754.  
  1755.  
  1756.  
  1757. <div class="wp-block-group has-background" style="background-color:#f2ede8;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
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  1759. <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="89" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?resize=780%2C89&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-679414" style="width:298px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?resize=1024%2C117&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?resize=300%2C34&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?resize=768%2C88&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?resize=1536%2C176&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?resize=2048%2C234&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?resize=1200%2C137&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?resize=1568%2C179&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?resize=400%2C46&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?resize=706%2C81&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black.png?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/BlockClubChicago_PrimaryLogo_Black-1024x117.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure></div>
  1760.  
  1761.  
  1762. <p class="has-text-align-left"><strong>What This Story Took</strong></p>
  1763.  
  1764.  
  1765.  
  1766. <p style="font-size:14px">Block Club reporter Mick Dumke decided to write this story the way he heard it — as an ongoing narrative built on conversations with numerous neighbors and officials over four months. The episodes and details in the story are drawn from these interactions. Not all of the sources are quoted directly, and Block Club is not revealing the names of those who are quoted because some have been threatened and are concerned for their safety. The story also relies on hundreds of pages of police reports and records from other city departments and the CHA, most acquired through the Freedom of Information Act.</p>
  1767. </div>
  1768.  
  1769.  
  1770.  
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  1773. </div>
  1774. </div></div>
  1775.  
  1776.  
  1777.  
  1778. <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
  1779. <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
  1780. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="428" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/01/Ald.-Harris-Security-Cameras.png?resize=780%2C428&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-496564" style="aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover" data-recalc-dims="1"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A technician installs a security camera on South Stony Island. It is similar to the one  near the 800 block of North St. Louis Avenue. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Facebook</span></figcaption></figure>
  1781. </div>
  1782.  
  1783.  
  1784.  
  1785. <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
  1786. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/12/121422-City-Council-Colin-Boyle-2883.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-597642" style="aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover" data-recalc-dims="1"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) gives a longwinded support of the plans for the casino at City Council on Dec. 14, 2022. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1787. </div>
  1788. </div>
  1789.  
  1790.  
  1791.  
  1792. <p>Perhaps most significantly, at Burnett’s request, police last year installed a security camera at Chicago and St. Louis avenues, at the south end of the block, Smart said. But that had the unintended consequence of pushing drug sales elsewhere.</p>
  1793.  
  1794.  
  1795.  
  1796. <p>“In the 700 block of St. Louis, they moved down to Huron [Street], and on the 800 block, they moved up to Iowa [Street]” — at the north end of the block, near the empty house —&nbsp;“so they can get out of the camera,” Smart said. “That’s what we’re dealing with now.”</p>
  1797.  
  1798.  
  1799.  
  1800. <p>Neighbors also noticed the shifts after the camera was installed. Around the same time, drug sellers and their customers moved from the backyard to the front of the 849 house while extending their business hours from the early morning until midnight or later every day.</p>
  1801.  
  1802.  
  1803.  
  1804. <p>The police were aware. On Dec. 22, officers went to the block after having “prior knowledge that unknown offenders routinely utilize the front porch area … to store contraband” on a vacant property fitting the description of 849. During a search of the porch, the officers found 89 ziploc baggies of suspected heroin with a street value of more than $1,200. They took the baggies in for processing. They didn’t make any arrests.</p>
  1805.  
  1806.  
  1807.  
  1808. <p>When contacted for this story, Don Terry, a Police Department spokesperson, declined to provide any additional information on police activity on the block.</p>
  1809.  
  1810.  
  1811.  
  1812. <div class="wp-block-group has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex" style="background-color:#f2ede8;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0">
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  1814.  
  1815.  
  1816.  
  1817. <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)">
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  1819. </div>
  1820. </div>
  1821.  
  1822.  
  1823.  
  1824. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-on-their-own">On Their Own</h2>
  1825.  
  1826.  
  1827.  
  1828. <p class="has-drop-cap accent">On Jan. 13, after hearing from neighbors again, police watched as someone in a blue coat bought baggies from a man standing on the sidewalk just south of the CHA property. Soon after, they saw a man in a red coat buy from the same dealer. Officers arrested both of the customers as they walked away.&nbsp;</p>
  1829.  
  1830.  
  1831.  
  1832. <p>The busts revealed a lot about the mix of people involved in the drug market on the block. The first person they nabbed was a 64-year-old Puerto Rican man from Avondale, the second a 39-year-old white man from Austin; both had traveled several miles to buy a few $10 baggies wrapped in green tape, the drug operation’s well-known packaging for heroin.&nbsp;</p>
  1833.  
  1834.  
  1835.  
  1836. <p>The police didn’t get to the seller: “Unknown male Black made good on his escape,” they wrote in their report. It made no mention of the CHA property.</p>
  1837.  
  1838.  
  1839.  
  1840. <p>On other days, the neighbors understood all too clearly they were on their own. One morning when the drug business was booming, the first neighbor texted the officer who had shared his phone number. The cop offered to drive by the block but said the police didn’t have enough people on duty to arrest anyone.</p>
  1841.  
  1842.  
  1843.  
  1844. <p>The sellers also started taking advantage of another vacant home across the street. Though it appears to be in better physical shape, the brick house at 852 N. St. Louis is owned by a group of investors who have properties all over the city, according to public records. The dealers and buyers began doing business or hanging out in the street between the properties.</p>
  1845.  
  1846.  
  1847.  
  1848. <p>“It’s kind of like a drive-thru,” said the second neighbor. “Sometimes you see cars line up, people line up.”</p>
  1849.  
  1850.  
  1851.  
  1852. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="236" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport3.png?resize=780%2C236&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712685" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport3.png?resize=1024%2C310&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport3.png?resize=300%2C91&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport3.png?resize=768%2C232&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport3.png?resize=1200%2C363&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport3.png?resize=400%2C121&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport3.png?resize=706%2C214&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport3.png?w=1328&amp;ssl=1 1328w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport3-1024x310.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure>
  1853.  
  1854.  
  1855.  
  1856. <p>By mid-January, after the police found the heroin and crack tucked into the masonry, neighbors could almost predict the frustrating cycles around 849: They would call 311 or 911 again, sanitation crews or police might show up, the CHA might get a ticket or a low-level drug customer might get picked up.&nbsp;</p>
  1857.  
  1858.  
  1859.  
  1860. <p>Regardless of the details, people would soon gather around the empty house again. The transactions would resume along with yelling and partying, and afterward the block would be littered with cans, wrappers, baggies and other garbage.</p>
  1861.  
  1862.  
  1863.  
  1864. <p>Longtime neighbors worried the sellers were growing more defiant. In the past, they recalled, most dealers tried to avoid conflict with residents or even worked to get on their good side. A story circulated about one former seller who had helped rescue a kitten, and others had picked up trash or at least said hello in the morning.&nbsp;</p>
  1865.  
  1866.  
  1867.  
  1868. <p>But, like their buyers, the workers in this new operation commuted to the block from somewhere else, and they didn’t seem to care what the neighbors thought.</p>
  1869.  
  1870.  
  1871.  
  1872. <p>And then everything got worse.</p>
  1873.  
  1874.  
  1875.  
  1876. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-gunshots-gunshots">&#8216;Gunshots! Gunshots!&#8217;</h2>
  1877.  
  1878.  
  1879.  
  1880. <p class="has-drop-cap accent">As usual, late in the afternoon of Jan. 22, people were standing in the intersection at the north end of the block. The drug operation often had someone posted there to look out for customers or cops driving west on Iowa Street.&nbsp;</p>
  1881.  
  1882.  
  1883.  
  1884. <p>This time a car drove past, proceeded up the next block and apparently circled around from the east. As it moved through the intersection again, someone inside fired a gun multiple times, according to witnesses and police reports.</p>
  1885.  
  1886.  
  1887.  
  1888. <p>In their home nearby, the second neighbor was watching TV with his family when they heard the gunshots. Then they heard bullets striking their house — one hitting the siding, another sticking in the front door, and another piercing the front window before knocking a statuette off a table and ricocheting into the kitchen, just missing the neighbor’s father and mother, who was holding his 6-month-old nephew.</p>
  1889.  
  1890.  
  1891.  
  1892. <p>“My mom kind of screamed ‘Gunshots! Gunshots!’” the neighbor recalled. “Everyone got on the floor.”</p>
  1893.  
  1894.  
  1895.  
  1896. <p>Outside, a 27-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man had been hit. Police learned of the shooting from a <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/03/29/could-shotspotter-be-kept-in-some-wards-alderpeople-to-debate-proposal/" data-wpel-link="internal">SpotSpotter</a> alert, according to their report. They arrived minutes later, and ambulances took the wounded to the hospital. Police didn’t know who the shooter was but suggested the incident was tied to the drug market.</p>
  1897.  
  1898.  
  1899. <div class="wp-block-image">
  1900. <figure class="alignright size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="Shotspotter technology is seen atop a building in Kenwood on April 15, 2024." class="wp-image-703746" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A ShotSpotter device similar to this one alerted police to shootings on the 800 block of North St. Louis Avenue. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure></div>
  1901.  
  1902.  
  1903. <p>Neighbors were understandably upset.&nbsp;</p>
  1904.  
  1905.  
  1906.  
  1907. <p>“I think we do have to put the fault on the CHA,” the second neighbor said. “I’m blaming them for putting my family at risk.”<br><br>Three days later, police were back on the block when they saw a woman in a black winter hat and long black coat make a series of handoffs for money in front of 849. After one of the customers drove off, police pulled over his Dodge Journey SUV a couple blocks away. He was a 34-year-old white man from suburban Skokie, and when the officers confronted him about what they’d seen, he surrendered two baggies of heroin wrapped in green tape, according to their report. They arrested him and took him to the station for booking.</p>
  1908.  
  1909.  
  1910.  
  1911. <p>This time, police also busted the 20-year-old woman selling in front of the CHA property. At the station they found that she had 10 baggies with green tape, worth about $100 on the street, as well as $109 in cash. She didn’t live in the neighborhood either: She gave police an address in Englewood on the South Side.</p>
  1912.  
  1913.  
  1914.  
  1915. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-feeling-unsafe">Feeling Unsafe</h2>
  1916.  
  1917.  
  1918.  
  1919. <p class="has-drop-cap accent">Despite the arrests, no one seemed to be getting at the source of the problems on the block.</p>
  1920.  
  1921.  
  1922.  
  1923. <p>On Jan. 31, a neighbor called 311 to register more complaints about 849 N. St. Louis. “Building does not have fences and people keep going into the lot/home for drug use,” the 311 operator wrote in a summary of the call.&nbsp;</p>
  1924.  
  1925.  
  1926.  
  1927. <p>One line in the 311 form asked “Is this a CHA property?” The operator wrote “No.” Another line asked, “Is anyone in danger because of this condition?” The operator wrote “No” again.</p>
  1928.  
  1929.  
  1930.  
  1931. <p>The first neighbor was fed up. She called Burnett’s office again. She said she didn’t hear back.&nbsp;</p>
  1932.  
  1933.  
  1934.  
  1935. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="420" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport2-copy.png?resize=780%2C420&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712722" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport2-copy.png?resize=1024%2C552&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport2-copy.png?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport2-copy.png?resize=768%2C414&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport2-copy.png?resize=1200%2C647&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport2-copy.png?resize=400%2C216&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport2-copy.png?resize=706%2C380&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport2-copy.png?w=1336&amp;ssl=1 1336w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/policereport2-copy-1024x552.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure>
  1936.  
  1937.  
  1938.  
  1939. <p>On Feb. 15, she called the Harrison (11th) Police District to try to reach an officer who focuses on buildings that have become magnets for crime. He wasn’t available, so she told another police officer about the issues at 849 N. St Louis, including the drug activity. “And it&#8217;s owned by the Housing Authority,” she added, according to a recording of the call.</p>
  1940.  
  1941.  
  1942.  
  1943. <p>The officer listened and then told her the police couldn’t do much with a CHA property. “We can try to send a letter to CHA about the building and letting them know that they need to contact us,” the officer said. She urged the neighbor to keep calling 911 when she saw drug activity.</p>
  1944.  
  1945.  
  1946.  
  1947. <p>The neighbor stressed that people on the block had called 911 dozens of times and the property was still being used as a stash house.</p>
  1948.  
  1949.  
  1950.  
  1951. <p>“So if that&#8217;s the case, I&#8217;m sure that our narcotics team is already aware of this,” the police officer said. She noted that investigations can take a long time. “And we&#8217;re not privy to that because that&#8217;s a whole different unit.”</p>
  1952.  
  1953.  
  1954.  
  1955. <p>Long after the call, the neighbor was struck by the absurdity.</p>
  1956.  
  1957.  
  1958.  
  1959. <p>“Every department I call, they say, ‘I can&#8217;t do anything’ and send me around” to someone else, she told Block Club.</p>
  1960.  
  1961.  
  1962.  
  1963. <p>She and her partner didn’t feel safe in their own home anymore. They decided to stay with a relative in another part of the city.</p>
  1964.  
  1965.  
  1966.  
  1967. <p>A couple weeks later, the neighbor took the bus to the neighborhood to check on her house. On her way back to the bus stop, two police officers in a squad car called out. They wanted to talk to her.&nbsp;</p>
  1968.  
  1969.  
  1970.  
  1971. <p>&#8220;Ma&#8217;am, were you on the block of St. Louis to buy dope?” one of them asked her.</p>
  1972.  
  1973.  
  1974.  
  1975. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-there-are-some-good-people-on-that-block">&#8216;There Are Some Good People on That Block&#8217;</h2>
  1976.  
  1977.  
  1978.  
  1979. <p class="has-drop-cap accent">The block never seemed to calm down over the next few weeks.</p>
  1980.  
  1981.  
  1982.  
  1983. <p>In March, plainclothes officers arrested a 54-year-old man sitting in an SUV with an open Modelo beer and a loaded Colt Mustang .380 pistol in the console. He lived in West Garfield Park more than a mile away, and police determined the gun had been stolen.</p>
  1984.  
  1985.  
  1986.  
  1987. <p>A couple weeks later, someone shot and wounded a 26-year-old passenger of a car driving up the block. Police didn’t know who the shooter was.</p>
  1988.  
  1989.  
  1990.  
  1991. <p>Just after midnight April 7, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/12/neighbors-rally-to-help-west-humboldt-park-housemates-who-lost-everything-in-nightmare-fire/" data-wpel-link="internal">fire ravaged a two-story home</a> across the street from the CHA property and next door to 852 N. St. Louis, the empty house owned by investors.&nbsp;</p>
  1992.  
  1993.  
  1994.  
  1995. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-702885" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041024-800-N-St-Louis-Humboldt-Park-Fire-Colin-Boyle-3204-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Extensive fire damage is seen on April 10, 2024, after a blaze ripped through this West Humboldt Park home in the 800 block of North St. Louis Ave. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1996.  
  1997.  
  1998.  
  1999. <p>None of these events interrupted the drug operation for long. In fact, neighbors concluded the fire actually made the sellers bolder because it left three houses vacant in the middle of the block.</p>
  2000.  
  2001.  
  2002.  
  2003. <p>Three days later, more than a dozen people were standing near the fire-damaged property and the empty house next door when Block Club journalists went to report on <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/19/west-humboldt-park-fire-under-investigation-after-resident-dies/" data-wpel-link="internal">the aftermath of the fire</a>. One of the men threatened to shoot a Block Club photojournalist if he didn’t put his camera away.&nbsp;</p>
  2004.  
  2005.  
  2006.  
  2007. <p>On April 12, the first neighbor received a call from someone at Hispanic Housing, the private company that’s supposed to manage 849 N. St. Louis. The official was returning the neighbor’s call from months earlier. She said she understood that people were gathering near the vacant house.</p>
  2008.  
  2009.  
  2010.  
  2011. <p>“Gathering?” the neighbor said. “They’re selling drugs.”&nbsp;</p>
  2012.  
  2013.  
  2014.  
  2015. <p>The Hispanic Housing official said she would talk to the CHA to see if the agency could fix up the property or tear it down — which is what the CHA had promised to do five months earlier.&nbsp;</p>
  2016.  
  2017.  
  2018.  
  2019. <p>With warmer weather at the end of April, neighbors on the block were dealing with more traffic than ever.&nbsp;</p>
  2020.  
  2021.  
  2022.  
  2023. <p>After hearing from more unhappy residents, Burnett told Block Club he had spoken again with police leaders, but they said “they weren’t sending anyone over there” because a federal task force was conducting a criminal investigation. He vowed to follow up again.</p>
  2024.  
  2025.  
  2026.  
  2027. <p>“There are some good people on that block,” Burnett said to Block Club. “Let me find out what’s going on.”</p>
  2028.  
  2029.  
  2030.  
  2031. <p>On the morning of April 28, someone on North St. Louis fired about 15 shots toward busy Chicago Avenue, neighbors said. Sellers were seen storing more drugs on the front porch of 849.</p>
  2032.  
  2033.  
  2034.  
  2035. <p>“This evening has been the worst I have seen,” the second neighbor emailed Block Club. “There are about 40-50 people on the street breaking bottles, playing loud music, causing traffic, screaming. 911 was called multiple times and [police] just drive by and leave.”</p>
  2036.  
  2037.  
  2038.  
  2039. <p>Still, the neighbors were trying to come together. In a Zoom call last week, they shared stories of calling the city or the CHA and never hearing back. Others said they’d noticed police officers acting friendly with the dealers.&nbsp;</p>
  2040.  
  2041.  
  2042.  
  2043. <p>Most felt they had no choice but to continue demanding help.</p>
  2044.  
  2045.  
  2046.  
  2047. <p>“They keep calling the cops,” said the first neighbor. “I said, ‘That’s fine, but it’s not doing anything.’”</p>
  2048.  
  2049.  
  2050.  
  2051. <p>That same day — Wednesday — Block Club contacted the CHA to ask about 849 N. St. Louis. On Thursday, the CHA provided its response urging neighbors to call 911 if they see criminal activity near the property. Block Club noted neighbors had already made dozens of those calls, yet sellers had been stashing their products on the front porch and in the masonry of the house.&nbsp;</p>
  2052.  
  2053.  
  2054.  
  2055. <p>On Friday, the CHA sent workers to start making repairs to holes in the brick.&nbsp;</p>
  2056.  
  2057.  
  2058.  
  2059. <p>“Funny how it took this long for them to do anything,” the second neighbor told Block Club. “Trying to get as much done as they can before the story comes out.”</p>
  2060.  
  2061.  
  2062.  
  2063. <p>It didn&#8217;t stop the drug traffic. By that evening, it was back.</p>
  2064.  
  2065.  
  2066.  
  2067. <p>Over the weekend, neighbors saw sellers storing baggies on the porch of the vacant home again.</p>
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  2112. <title>Ban On Unaccompanied Minors Downtown Should Be Lifted, Park Group Says — Will Mayor Agree?</title>
  2113. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/ban-on-unaccompanied-youth-downtown-should-be-lifted-park-group-says-will-mayor-agree/</link>
  2115. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Melody Mercado]]></dc:creator>
  2116. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
  2117. <category><![CDATA[Downtown]]></category>
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  2120. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="682" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/05/051922-Millennium-Park-Restricted-Hours-Colin-Boyle-4800-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>The Grant Park Advisory Council is calling for the city to lift the teen curfew set by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2022 for Millennium Park and Maggie Daley Park. Mayor Brandon Johnson said the policy is “not in line” with his vision.]]></description>
  2121. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="682" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/05/051922-Millennium-Park-Restricted-Hours-Colin-Boyle-4800-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  2122. <p>DOWNTOWN — A ban on unaccompanied minors at Millennium Park that&#8217;s slated to resume this month is facing opposition from a park advisory council and Mayor Brandon Johnson, who said the policy is “not in line” with his “vision for the future of Chicago.”</p>
  2123.  
  2124.  
  2125.  
  2126. <p>In 2022, Mayor Lori Lightfoot implemented the&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/05/16/lightfoot-bans-youth-from-millennium-park-on-weekend-nights-after-16-year-old-shot-dead/" data-wpel-link="internal">youth escort policy banning minors</a> who are not accompanied by an adult from going to Millennium Park after 6 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Lightfoot made the move after&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/05/16/slain-teen-seandell-holliday-dreamed-of-opening-a-music-studio-but-feared-he-wouldnt-live-to-21/" data-wpel-link="internal">16-year-old Seandell Holliday was killed near the Bean</a> sculpture&nbsp;in May 2022 and dozens of other people were arrested during a large gathering Downtown.&nbsp;</p>
  2127.  
  2128.  
  2129.  
  2130. <p>The curfew, now entering its third year, extends to Maggie Daley Park, which is connected to Millennium Park through a pedestrian bridge. The curfew is slated to begin at Maggie Daley Park on May 20, <a href="https://maggiedaleypark.com/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">according to the park&#8217;s website.</a></p>
  2131.  
  2132.  
  2133.  
  2134. <p>The Grant Park Advisory Council, which works with the Chicago Park District to address the needs and concerns of Grant Park and Maggie Daley Park, is calling on the city to end the policy.</p>
  2135.  
  2136.  
  2137.  
  2138. <p>Leslie Recht, president of the Grant Park Advisory Council, told Block Club that council members have raised questions to the park district and the Mayor&#8217;s Office surrounding the policy.</p>
  2139.  
  2140.  
  2141.  
  2142. <p>Both offices have indicated that the youth ban will resume this year, Recht said.</p>
  2143.  
  2144.  
  2145.  
  2146. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/05/051922-Millennium-Park-Restricted-Hours-Colin-Boyle-4883.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-531607" data-recalc-dims="1"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Security guards patrol Millennium Park at the Cloud Gate during the first night of its new unaccompanied minors restriction hours on May 19, 2022. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  2147.  
  2148.  
  2149.  
  2150. <p>Millennium Park is managed by the city, while Maggie Daley Park is managed by the Chicago Park District. Lightfoot&#8217;s curfew was enacted in both parks after the 2022 shooting at the Bean.</p>
  2151.  
  2152.  
  2153.  
  2154. <p>While the Grant Park Advisory Council does not have jurisdiction over Millennium Park, it wants the city to consider lifting the curfew at Maggie Daley Park, Recht said.</p>
  2155.  
  2156.  
  2157.  
  2158. <p>&#8220;We don’t believe that a blanket curfew like this makes sense &#8230; the city of Chicago has a curfew for youth and we don’t believe Maggie Daley Park should have a different policy,&#8221; Recht said.</p>
  2159.  
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  2162. <p>&#8220;There are so many activities that youth are interested at Maggie Daley. Roller blading, mini golf, a playground for young children,&#8221; Recht said. &#8220;Youth should be able to participate in activities at Maggie Daley after 6 p.m.&#8221;</p>
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  2166. <p>In a press conference on Monday, Johnson didn&#8217;t commit to ending the curfew but did say it did not align with his administration.</p>
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  2170. <p>&#8220;You know, we can&#8217;t just simply put forward policies that detract from our ability to make sure that young people are seen and felt and heard,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;As far as this particular policy is concerned, it&#8217;s not in line &#8230; with my vision for the future of Chicago.&#8221;</p>
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  2175.  
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  2178. <p>When asked about the Park District&#8217;s decision to continue the curfew this year, a Park District spokesperson said it was essential to foster a safe and positive environment.</p>
  2179.  
  2180.  
  2181.  
  2182. <p>&#8220;Chicago parks are vital to all our residents, especially our young people who make up most of the patrons we serve &#8230; coming together as a city to foster safe and positive environments for our teens is essential.&nbsp;This is why, following the implementation of the City’s Unaccompanied Minor Policy, put in place by DCASE in response to several downtown &#8216;takeovers,&#8217; the Chicago Park District implemented its Youth Escort Policy in May 2022,&#8221; Park District spokesperson Michele Lemons said in a statement.</p>
  2183.  
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  2185.  
  2186. <p>The ban on unaccompanied minors at Millennium Park is implemented during<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/02/millennium-parks-free-summer-movies-music-and-workout-schedule/" data-wpel-link="internal"> all public events</a>, which includes this summer&#8217;s free admission concerts, movie screenings, dance performances and special events — many of which start after 6 p.m.</p>
  2187.  
  2188.  
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  2190. <p>Security checkpoints to enter the park during the hours covered by the ban include metal detectors, bag checks and ID checks. Adults must be 21 or older and can only accompany four minors at one time.</p>
  2191.  
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  2194. <p><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/05/25/city-council-approves-lightfoots-10-pm-curfew-making-it-permanent/" data-wpel-link="internal">In 2022, Lightfoot also rolled back the citywide curfew</a> from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. for minors 17 and under. Both policies have drawn criticism from youth groups like GoodKids MadCity who have called the policy racist and said <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/07/28/as-lollapalooza-opens-activists-threaten-federal-lawsuit-over-chicagos-youth-curfew/" data-wpel-link="internal">targets Black and Brown youth.</a></p>
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  2293. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/chicago-oyster-house-rebuilding-after-driver-crashes-suv-into-south-loop-restaurant/</link>
  2295. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Nesbitt Golden]]></dc:creator>
  2296. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  2298. <category><![CDATA[Near South Side]]></category>
  2299. <category><![CDATA[South Loop]]></category>
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  2302. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="478" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C478&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C478&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C359&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C956&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C560&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C732&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C934&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C187&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C330&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C478&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>Restaurant owner Rick Cheng said he’s facing nearly $100,000 in damages from the early Saturday crash. ]]></description>
  2303. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="478" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C478&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C478&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C359&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C956&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C560&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C732&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C934&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C187&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C330&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse2-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C478&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  2304. <p>SOUTH LOOP — It was after 3 a.m. Saturday when Rick Cheng got the call from a neighbor telling him that a car had careened into his South Loop restaurant, destroying his restaurant&#8217;s front windows in the process.</p>
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  2308. <p>Cheng rushed to Chicago Oyster House, 1933 S. Indiana Ave., where he was greeted by a fleet of police cars and a damaged GMC Yukon Denali in the dining room of his restaurant, where he&#8217;d been hosting patrons for decades.</p>
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  2312. <p>&#8220;A tenant in a condo unit above the restaurant called — it&#8217;s never good to get a 3 a.m. call — and he said, &#8216;There&#8217;s a car in your dining room.&#8217; I&#8217;m like, &#8216;What do you mean?&#8217; And he&#8217;s like &#8216;Yeah, someone drove through it.&#8217; I couldn&#8217;t believe until I saw it,&#8221; Cheng told Block Club Monday.</p>
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  2316. <p>The driver of the SUV was attempting to make a left turn when he swerved into the storefront, police said. The driver was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle, a police spokesperson said. </p>
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  2320. <p>Cheng said he later learned the driver was not the owner of the SUV and that neither he nor the car&#8217;s owner had insurance, as the vehicle had only been purchased a little over a week ago.</p>
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  2324. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="456" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1.jpg?resize=780%2C456&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712634" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1.jpg?resize=1024%2C599&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1.jpg?resize=768%2C449&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1.jpg?resize=1536%2C899&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1.jpg?resize=1200%2C702&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1.jpg?resize=1568%2C917&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1.jpg?resize=400%2C234&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1.jpg?resize=706%2C413&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oysterhouse1-1024x599.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The driver of a GMC Yukon Denali drove through the plate glass window and into the dining room of Chicago Oyster House, 1933 S. Indiana Ave., around 3 a.m. May 4, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Facebook/Chicago Oyster House</span></figcaption></figure>
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  2328. <p>&#8220;The funny thing is, after looking at our own security camera, when he breached the window he was actually stopped. And then for some reason, he decided to throttle the gas pedal and went further into the dining area,&#8221; Cheng said.</p>
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  2332. <p>The restaurateur said he&#8217;s looking at $75,000 to $100,000 in damages, which will be covered by his insurance.</p>
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  2336. <p>Cheng has been serving up fresh seafood at Chicago Oyster House for 20 years. The restaurant&#8217;s <a href="https://chicago.eater.com/maps/best-lobster-rolls-chicago" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">New England-style lobster roll</a> was among 16 featured in Eater Chicago&#8217;s &#8220;Best Lobster Roll&#8221; roundup in 2021.</p>
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  2346. <p>Cheng said while business at the restaurant has been &#8220;slower than previous years,&#8221; he and his staff were preparing to ramp things up in time for convention season. Now, they&#8217;ll be spending the next several weeks focused on repairs. </p>
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  2350. <p>It isn&#8217;t all doom and gloom, however. Cheng said he&#8217;s been touched by the support of neighbors and patrons who are ordering takeout to help the restaurant. As he and his staff rebuild, Cheng said he hopes others will do the same.</p>
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  2354. <p>&#8220;The outreach has been great. We&#8217;re doing OK, we&#8217;re operating, but if people want to just come by and say hi, and whether you want to come by and dine or carry out, we will definitely take care of our community,&#8221; he said.</p>
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  2456. <title>UChicago Protest Encampment Cleared After Police, Student Standoff</title>
  2457. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/uchicago-protest-encampment-cleared-after-police-student-standoff/</link>
  2459. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Boyle and Maxwell Evans]]></dc:creator>
  2460. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  2461. <category><![CDATA[Hyde Park]]></category>
  2462. <category><![CDATA[Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore]]></category>
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  2464. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=712692</guid>
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  2466. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>Hundreds of people gathered at the standoff, with student protesters chanting at police, "The whole world is watching."]]></description>
  2467. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/4F9DFFE6-1E2A-45A0-B72F-FC4991996EBA.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  2468. <p>HYDE PARK — University of Chicago police cleared a pro-Palestine protest on the campus&#8217; quad early Tuesday, ending an eight-day encampment to demand the university sever its ties to Israel.</p>
  2469.  
  2470.  
  2471.  
  2472. <p>Students set up the encampment last Monday at 1100 E. 58th St. in solidarity with Palestinians calling for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza. It was part of an anti-war movement at universities nationwide.</p>
  2473.  
  2474.  
  2475.  
  2476. <p>The encampment, named “UChicago Popular University for Gaza,”&nbsp;was organized to make the university acknowledge genocide in Gaza, cut ties with Israeli companies and the Israel Institute, publicize its investments in weapons manufacturers and commit to a program of reparations “from Palestine to the South Side,” among other demands.</p>
  2477.  
  2478.  
  2479.  
  2480. <p>But after <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/06/uchicago-faculty-support-protesters-as-school-threatens-crackdown-we-will-protect-our-students/" data-wpel-link="internal">negotiations between university officials and protesters reached an impasse</a> over the weekend, university police barricaded students out of the quad about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, blocking them from the encampment, according to organizers and press on site.</p>
  2481.  
  2482.  
  2483.  
  2484. <p>As students pushed back against police and their barricade in an attempt to return to the quad, university officials cleared the encampment.</p>
  2485.  
  2486.  
  2487.  
  2488. <p>&#8220;Protest is a strongly protected form of speech in the UChicago culture, and the demonstrators had multiple opportunities to express their views,&#8221; university President Paul Alivisatos said in a statement around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. &#8220;But many aspects of the protests also interfered with the free expression, learning, and work of others.</p>
  2489.  
  2490.  
  2491.  
  2492. <p>&#8220;Safety concerns have mounted over the last few days, and the risks were increasing too rapidly for the status quo to hold. This morning, the University intervened to end the encampment.&#8221;</p>
  2493.  
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  2496. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6.jpeg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712677" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6.jpeg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6.jpeg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6.jpeg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/67234F37-9EF3-4A52-B1ED-A19C80616CA6-1024x683.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption><span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  2500. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64.jpeg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712660" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64.jpeg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64.jpeg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64.jpeg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/FBB42D01-65B3-4253-B782-A4EA3117FA64-1024x683.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption><span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  2501.  
  2502.  
  2503.  
  2504. <p>University police were joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsMaroon/status/1787858168598413489" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Cook County Sheriff&#8217;s officers</a>&nbsp;in shutting down the encampment Tuesday,&nbsp;according to the Maroon, the UChicago student newspaper which covered the&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagomaroon.com/43083/news/live-updates-pro-palestine-encampment-enters-eighth-day-on-quad/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">encampment</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagomaroon.com/43133/news/live-updates-pro-palestine-encampment-enters-ninth-day-on-quad/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">police raid</a>&nbsp;in granular detail. Chicago Police were not present, the Maroon reported.</p>
  2505.  
  2506.  
  2507.  
  2508. <p>Mayor Brandon Johnson&#8217;s administration and the Chicago Police Department reached out to UChicago leaders &#8220;to reiterate serious safety and operational concerns&#8221; about the university police department&#8217;s plan to clear the encampment, Johnson spokesperson Ronnie Reese <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/07/u-of-c-police-clear-protest-encampment-early-tuesday-days-after-president-announces-intention-to-intervene/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">told the Tribune Tuesday</a>.</p>
  2509.  
  2510.  
  2511.  
  2512. <p>Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said Friday the department has no interest in escalating tensions on Chicago campuses. The next day, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/05/68-arrested-after-art-institute-asks-police-to-clear-pro-palestinian-encampment/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Chicago Police arrested 68 protesters</a> at a pro-Palestine encampment near the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/06/uchicago-faculty-members-gather-to-support-pro-palestinian-student-protesters/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">an excessive force complaint was filed</a> against at least one officer.</p>
  2513.  
  2514.  
  2515.  
  2516. <p>Kelly Hui, a fourth-year student at the UChicago&#8217;scollege, told Block Club she was in her tent early Tuesday when she was alerted to the raid by screams.</p>
  2517.  
  2518.  
  2519.  
  2520. <p>&#8220;It seemed very clear that&nbsp;it was an ambush, where the university wanted to do this in the&nbsp;dead of night when no one&nbsp;could bear witness to what was happening,&#8221; Hui said.</p>
  2521.  
  2522.  
  2523.  
  2524. <p>University police&nbsp;in riot gear&nbsp;initially&nbsp;gave protesters ten minutes to disperse, but within &#8220;maybe two minutes,&#8221;&nbsp;officers &#8220;aggressively knocked down barriers&#8221; and began to clear the encampment, Hui said.</p>
  2525.  
  2526.  
  2527.  
  2528. <p>Police handed students printed notices that said their tents and other items are “unauthorized” and the notice was their “final warning to leave the encampment.” Press and legal observers with the National Lawyers Guild were denied entry to the quad as the encampment was cleared, organizers said.</p>
  2529.  
  2530.  
  2531.  
  2532. <p>“If you fail to immediately leave, you will be arrested by law enforcement for criminal trespass under the Illinois Criminal Code,” and students could face university discipline, according to the notice.</p>
  2533.  
  2534.  
  2535.  
  2536. <p>In response, a student organizer told protesters they should leave if they were unwilling to be arrested. Police continued to pick up and move student barricades, forcing students further away from the encampment as officers put up their own barricades.</p>
  2537.  
  2538.  
  2539.  
  2540. <p>Several hundred people gathered at ta rally near Levi Hall following the raid, with student protesters chanting at police, &#8220;The whole world is watching.&#8221;</p>
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  2550. <p>Shortly before 8 a.m., police took down their barricades and allowed students to return to the quad, where the encampment had been removed.</p>
  2551.  
  2552.  
  2553.  
  2554. <p>Protesters avoided severe conflict for most of the encampment&#8217;s existence as they held rallies; teach-ins on&nbsp;topics like cross-racial solidarity, Jewish anti-Zionism, and environmental justice; and prayer services on the quad.</p>
  2555.  
  2556.  
  2557.  
  2558. <p>Counterprotesters&nbsp;carrying U.S. and Israeli flags confronted encampment protesters Friday, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/03/uchicago-encampment-cannot-continue-school-president-says-as-he-prepares-to-intervene/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">leading to a brief skirmish</a> between the front lines of each group.</p>
  2559.  
  2560.  
  2561.  
  2562. <p>The encampment&#8217;s closure will not mark the end of pro-Palestinian protests at UChicago, as students will continue organizing around their demands, they said.</p>
  2563.  
  2564.  
  2565.  
  2566. <p>&#8220;We are the encampment,&#8221; protesters shouted shortly after reentering the quad.</p>
  2567.  
  2568.  
  2569.  
  2570. <p>&#8220;The people are not cowed&#8221; by the police shutdown, Hui said. The university&#8217;s &#8220;violent&#8221; move to shut down the encampment <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-05-07-2024-113bf4ee5dad87dc5c003d76ed2785bf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">coincides with Israel&#8217;s entry into Rafah</a>, the southern Gazan city where nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering after fleeing violence elsewhere — timing which is not lost on protesters, she said.</p>
  2571.  
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  2573.  
  2574. <p>&#8220;I&#8217;m holding that deep in my heart right now — centering what&#8217;s going on&#8221; in Rafah,&nbsp;Hui&nbsp;said. The encampment&#8217;s end &#8220;is not going to stop us from demanding&nbsp;that the university divest, disclose and repair its harm and complicity in the ongoing Israeli genocide,&#8221; she said.</p>
  2575.  
  2576.  
  2577.  
  2578. <p>Other protesters spoke of unity and determination as they reunited in the quad, where outlines of the removed tents formed a patchwork of greens on the grass.<strong><br></strong><br>&#8220;This encampment was the promise of a better future,&#8221; said Eman Abdelhadi, an assistant professor and sociologist who joined dozens of fellow faculty members Monday in a s<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/06/uchicago-faculty-support-protesters-as-school-threatens-crackdown-we-will-protect-our-students/" data-wpel-link="internal">how of solidarity for the encampment</a>. </p>
  2579.  
  2580.  
  2581.  
  2582. <p>&#8220;It was a practice for the future in which we feed ourselves, in which we keep ourselves safe,&#8221; Abdelhadi told the crowd. &#8220;We enacted that here, and we will live that future.&#8221;</p>
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  2680. <title>&#8216;Holy Grail&#8217; Of Bird Fossils Goes On Display At Field Museum</title>
  2681. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/holy-grail-of-bird-fossils-goes-on-display-at-field-museum/</link>
  2683. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Web Behrens]]></dc:creator>
  2684. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  2685. <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  2686. <category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
  2687. <category><![CDATA[Downtown]]></category>
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  2689. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=712490</guid>
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  2691. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1046&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>The museum won the paleontology lottery by acquiring a fossil both incredibly rare and amazingly intact. Chicago is now the only major North American city with an Archaeopteryx on public display.]]></description>
  2692. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1046&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fieldpressarchaeopteryxhighlights011-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  2693. <p>MUSEUM CAMPUS — In a scientifically thrilling announcement Monday, The Field Museum revealed it had obtained a fossil so pristine, it’s significantly added to humanity’s knowledge about feathered dinosaurs.&nbsp;</p>
  2694.  
  2695.  
  2696.  
  2697. <p>Not only does the museum now have its very own exceedingly rare example of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/meet-the-chicago-archaeopteryx" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Archaeopteryx</a>, but it’s the world’s most intact and best prepared such fossil.&nbsp;</p>
  2698.  
  2699.  
  2700.  
  2701. <p>It’s also a feather in the cap for Chicago, which is now the only major North American city with any Archaeopteryx on public exhibition. The fossil goes on public display Tuesday.</p>
  2702.  
  2703.  
  2704.  
  2705. <p>“For somebody who studies birds, Archaeopteryx is like the Holy Grail,” paleontologist Jingmai O’Connor told Block Club Chicago.&nbsp;</p>
  2706.  
  2707.  
  2708.  
  2709. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz.jpeg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712552" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1046&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-scaled.jpeg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/dNJtJkhz-1024x683.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Archaeopteryx fossil on display at the Field Museum press event May 6, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Kyle Flubacker/The Field Museum</span></figcaption></figure>
  2710.  
  2711.  
  2712.  
  2713. <p>“This particular specimen is lucky number 13,” continued O’Connor, the Field’s associate curator of fossil reptiles. That means it’s the 13th such skeletal fossil discovered. The first one surfaced in Germany in 1861, two years after Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution in “The Origin of Species.”</p>
  2714.  
  2715.  
  2716.  
  2717. <p>“Archaeopteryx is so important,” O’Connor said. “It’s the fossil that proved Darwin right; it’s the fossil that showed people that birds are dinosaurs.”&nbsp;</p>
  2718.  
  2719.  
  2720.  
  2721. <p>Two years ago, the Field’s team of experts purchased the fossil, which was still in its limestone slab, and then logged 1,400 hours of painstaking careful work to slowly prepare it (“prepare” meaning to carefully strip away layers of rock). Now the world has a new understanding about this key species of winged, feathered dinosaur.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
  2722.  
  2723.  
  2724.  
  2725. <p>“Ours has more soft-tissue preservation than any specimen,” O’Connor noted. “And it has an exquisite skull. We’ve actually pretty drastically changed how science recognizes how the skull looks — it’s actually more dinosaurian than we previously thought.”</p>
  2726.  
  2727.  
  2728.  
  2729. <p>That’s one of the reasons why Field President and CEO Julian Siggers called it the museum’s “most significant fossil acquisition since SUE the T. rex.”</p>
  2730.  
  2731.  
  2732.  
  2733. <p>Like the other 12 known Archaeopteryx fossils before it, this specimen came from the Solnhofen limestone deposits in Bavaria. But because it was held by a private collector for more than 30 years, “nobody knows when precisely it was found, which is actually not uncommon for specimens of Archaeopteryx,” O’Connor explained.</p>
  2734.  
  2735.  
  2736.  
  2737. <p>Because the fossil was unprepared, the Field scientists and executives took a gamble in choosing to pursue it. It was a years-long process, one that began before the pandemic — and it was only possible because it the fossil was in a private collection in Switzerland. According to a 2015 German law, any Archaeopteryx specimens must remain within the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
  2738.  
  2739.  
  2740.  
  2741. <p>“The acquisition itself was really stressful, because no one knew exactly what we were getting,” O’Connor explained. “We had the wings exposed, which is the most important part, and we also knew there was a foot sticking out of the side of the slab. We hoped everything would be there, but we really didn’t know.”</p>
  2742.  
  2743.  
  2744.  
  2745. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA.jpeg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-712553" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1046&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-scaled.jpeg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/oh7l9SaA-1024x683.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Chicago Archaeopteryx press event at the Field Museum on May 6, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Kyle Flubacker/The Field Museum</span></figcaption></figure>
  2746.  
  2747.  
  2748.  
  2749. <p>The fossil landed in Chicago in August 2022. Immediately upon arrival, O’Connor and her team unpacked it from its crate and took it straight to the X-ray room on the museum’s third floor. The room erupted with cheers when the X-ray revealed that the fossil inside was nearly 100 percent complete.&nbsp;</p>
  2750.  
  2751.  
  2752.  
  2753. <p>After that, the long process of preparing the fossil inside the incredibly hard limestone had to begin. Working in tandem, Field fossil preparators Akiko Shinya and Connie Van Beek worked seven days a week on the project.&nbsp;</p>
  2754.  
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  2758.  
  2759.  
  2760. <p>“They went so carefully to retain those super delicate soft tissues,” O’Connor said. “They really did a stellar job.”&nbsp;</p>
  2761.  
  2762.  
  2763.  
  2764. <p>The Chicago Archaeopteryx is about as big as a pigeon. O’Connor said she hopes its relatively small size doesn’t result in disappointment among visitors — some of whom expect even Sue the T. rex to be much bigger than reality, thanks in large part to the exaggerations of scale seen in the “Jurassic Park” movies.</p>
  2765.  
  2766.  
  2767.  
  2768. <p>“We definitely have a challenge cut out for us,” O’Connor said. “But Archaeopteryx is really the icon of evolution. It’s an exciting story, and we have several really important narratives to teach people.”</p>
  2769.  
  2770.  
  2771.  
  2772. <p>The Chicago Archaeopteryx goes on display Tuesday at the Field Museum, 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, where it can be seen through the museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/our-events/dinopalooza/dinopalooza" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">June 8 Dinopalooza</a> event. After that, it will be removed from view for a few months, until its unveiling in its new permanent home within the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/evolving-planet" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Evolving Planet</a> exhibit.</p>
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