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	North Lawndale
		The extension of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad prompted further settlement in this portion of Cicero Township.
		The openings of a Western Electric Plant in nearby Cicero in 1903 and the headquarters of Sears, Roebuck and Co. in 1906 brought North Lawndale's population to 46,225 by 1910.
		During the last quarter of the twentieth century, North Lawndale's population dropped precipitously, from its peak in 1960 to 41,768 in 2000.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/901.html (711 words)

	LCHC North Lawndale History
		North Lawndale was organized in 1857 as part of Cicero Township.
		In 1869, the eastern section of North Lawndale to Crawford Avenue (Pulaski Road) was annexed to Chicago by an act of the state legislature.
		North Lawndale doubled its population between 1910 and 1920, from 46,226 to 93,750, and added 18,000 more by 1930, when almost half of the 112,000 residents were Russian Jews (by one account over 140,000).
	www.lawndale.org /about_nhist.html (700 words)

	Steans Family Foundation
		North Lawndale (number 29 of Chicago's 77 communities) was organized in 1857 as part of Cicero Township.
		In 1869 the eastern portion was annexed to Chicago, and in 1889 the west portion became part of the city.
		North Lawndale doubled its population between 1910 and 1920, from 46,226 to 93,750, and added 18,000 more by 1930, when almost half of the 112,000 residents were Russian Jews.
	www.steansfamilyfoundation.org /lawndale/index.html (378 words)

	Social Scientists Map Chicago
		Geographer Chauncy Harris often argued that Chicago in the first half of the 20th century was the most studied city in the world.
		It is arguable that, at the moment of their creation, the Chicago School maps made up the most wide-ranging cartographic portrait of an urban area that had ever been compiled.
		[Chicago : University of Chicago, Dept. of Sociology?, 193-?].
	www.lib.uchicago.edu /e/su/maps/chisoc (1721 words)

	Chicagoland townhomes and condos for sale throughout the Chicago metro area and suburbs
		Chicago is also considered to be the second-largest Serbian and Lithuanian city in the world, and the third largest Greek city after Melbourne, Australia.
		Chicago and its suburbs are blessed with a diverse economic base, a wide range of housing stock, and an abundance of manmade and natural amenities.
		Chicago is now the world’s largest intermodal port, with 50 percent of all goods shipped in the United States traveling on local state highways.
	www.chicagolandtownhomes.com (2325 words)

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		North Lawndale leaders view the community goal, then, as the installation of public investments so to improve the neighborhood’s socioeconomic state, thereby ultimately attracting renewed business investment.
		Bounded by Western Avenue on the east, Cermak Road on the south, Cicero Avenue on the west, and the Eisenhower Expressway on the north, North Lawndale is, for purposes of identification, referred to as the city’s 29th Community Area.
		Additionally, the North Lawndale Trade population, as reported by AMPS, is expected to support an additional 300,000 to 400,000 square feet of commercial space as population grows. Despite these assets, the project continues to be hindered by a number of liabilities.
	www.illinois.gov /iwa/docs/IWAsNorthLawndaleProfile.doc (7199 words)

	New Voices: 2005 Grantees: North Lawndale Weblog
		In the coming year, readers of Chicago’s North Lawndale Community News (NLCN) Web site and newsletter will be not only be able to post topics to the site’s Weblog but they will also have the opportunity to create their own blogs with new software launched by the site.
		Inviting residents to respond to questions is one way that the North Lawndale Community News, which publishes a twice-monthly newspaper and the Web site www.nlcn.org, is trying to seed Weblog discussions about issues that affect people in one of one of Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods.
		The Weblog was launched with a New Voices grant, but editors at its parent, the North Lawndale Community News, knew that it was not enough just to build the blog, they also would have to educate the community about blogs and how to use them.
	www.j-newvoices.org /index.php/site/story_grantees05/north_lawndale_weblog (1689 words)

	North Lawndale Community Records
		In 1869, the eastern section of North Lawndale to Crawford Avenue (Pulaski Road) was annexed to Chicago by an act of th estate legislature.
		The North Lawndale Community Records were originally part of the collections of the West Side Historical Society, which formed at the Legler branch of The Chicago Public Library in 1930 to promote and collect history of Chicago’s west side.
		The North Lawndale Community Records are available to the public for research in the Special Collections and Preservation Division Reading Room on the 9th floor of the Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center, 400 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60605.
	www.chipublib.org /008subject/012special/nlcc.html (1031 words)

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		SA William P. Conway of the Chicago field office contacted the Coast Guard for assistance in determining the latitude and longitude of the satellite antenna.
		Will Gray, of the Chicago FCC office, advised that the FCC license for the antenna (which is mounted on a tower located in the fenced courtyard section of the larger building of which xxxx N. Clybourn is a part) is registered to the American United Cab Company at xxxx N. Belmont.
		The report lists Xxxxxxxxxxx's residence address as xxxx N. Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois, his home phone number as 312-xxx-xxxx (that telephone number is listed to Fred Xxxxxxxxxxx at the xxxx N. Lawndale address, according to Sgt. Abraham), and his work phone number as 312-xxx-xxxx (the unlisted line billed to his residence).
	www.bbsdocumentary.com /photos/129ripco/FILES/ripcobbs.txt (8228 words)

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		Lawndale Heritage, in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, will present the Learning from North Lawndale exhibit.
		Lawndale Heritage will continue to capture stories of Lawndale's Jewish past to African-American present to re-install the exhibit in North Lawndale in 2007.
		Lawndale Heritage will use the exhibit contents to serve as the foundation for a museum of Lawndale's history, but not without your support Lawndale.
	www.lawndaleheritage.org (205 words)

	About The Chicago Project \| The Chicago Project
		“The Chicago Project” is a one credit, year long course that examines the economic, political, and social forces that create and maintain the disporportionate representation of poverty in the cities and prosperity in the suburbs within the United States.
		In the same manner, The Chicago Project takes ordinary students and provides them with extraordinary experiences in the hope of instilling them with a burden to stand up for all people in their school and community.
		The critical need for a program like The Chicago Project was made plain by acts of racism in the fall of 1997 involving students from two local schools.
	www.thechicagoproject.com (708 words)

	AMA (Virtual Mentor) Medicine and Society
		North Lawndale of Chicago possesses all the problems of an inner city neighborhood—inadequate and dilapidated housing, abandoned storefronts, vacant, weed-clogged lots, high unemployment, violent crime, and widespread poverty.
		While North Lawndale is 93 percent African American [3], South Lawndale’s population is 83 percent Hispanic and 12.9 percent fl [6].
		South Lawndale, often called Little Village, is Chicago’s largest Mexican neighborhood and essentially serves as an entryway for Mexican-American immigrants to the Midwest [7].
	www.ama-assn.org /ama/pub/category/print/14988.html (1862 words)

	From Vacancy to Vibrancy
		North Lawndale was a community ravished by the riots of the late '60s; unemployment was rampant, crime rates were high, and there were few prospects for change.
		Family Focus, Lawndale and the North Lawndale YMCA were in from the start.
		Lawndale Christian Health Center came on board with a perfect match of primary medical care services and a commitment to treating everyone, even the uninsured.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/2002/ip021111.html (1448 words)

	Repeat- Writings on Architecture: Extreme Makeover, North Lawndale Style
		Chicago - still - is a big union town, and Geno Noyola is, himself, a carpenter.
		North Lawndale is a historic Chicago neighborhood that was once the largest Jewish community in the city, home to both Benny Goodman and the young Golda Meir and the home to Sears, Roebuck, and in the 1960's was an equally vibrant fl
		Its diminished but still plentiful stock of elegant Greystone houses were the subject of a project by the City Design Center of the University of Illinois at Chicago to assist in their restoration and revival.
	lynnbecker.com /repeat/extrememake/extrememake.htm (678 words)

	North Lawndale \| Chicago Artists Resource
		The mission of the Association is to rebuild and rehabilitate the metropolitan Chicago neighborhoods by assisting in obtaining property, constructing and attracting purchasers for single family, owner-occupied homes.
		The mission of the corporation is to bring holistic revitalization to the lives and environments of Lawndale residents through economic empowerment, housing improvements, educational enrichments and community advocacy.
		Lawndale Heritage exists to preserve, restore and market the significant cultural, architectural, and social history of North Lawndale.
	www.chicagoartistsresource.org /?q=node/365 (494 words)

	Review-Atlas - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Ninth-ranked North Lawndale opened the third quarter with a 12-2 run and the game stayed close the rest of the way.
		North Lawndale led only once, going ahead 51-50 on a free throw by 5-foot-8 sophomore Glenn Wallace with 3:37 left.
		North Lawndale (26-10) had a chance to tie with time winding down, but a steal by Cochran as the Phoenix tried to find an open three-pointer iced the game for Maroa-Forsyth.
	www.reviewatlas.com /articles/2007/03/12/sports/local/sports2.txt (551 words)

	North Lawndale Community News Weblog » New Schools for North Lawndal
		Last week the Chicago Board of Education approved the three high schools and two elementary schools as part of the Renaissance 2010 program, which plans to open 100 new schools by the 2010 school year.
		Kevin Sutton, a father of three students from North Lawndale, was one of dozens of supporters for the new schools.
		She said the new schools in North Lawndale will provide students with the same educational opportunities that other students gain through the district.
	novativedevelopment.com /nlcn/2006/11/23/new-schools-for-north-lawndal (714 words)

	Chicago Lawndale: Real estate listings, restaurants, shopping, maps, and more
		The Chicago neighborhood of Lawndale was once home to several industries that developed in the early 1900s, most notably the Sears, Roebuck and Co. mail order facility and administrative headquarters.
		Located on Chicago's west side, Lawndale is bounded by Western Avenue on the east and Cicero Avenue on the west.
		The Lawndale Chicago Farmers Market is a popular destination for the locals from June to October, located at 1111 S. Homan.
	www.chicagoneighborhoods.cc /neighborhoods/lawndale.html (244 words)

	Chicago Defender / Sports
		As North Lawndale was in the process of nailing down its first-ever berth in the state Class A finals Tuesday night at Olivet-Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, assistant coach Chris Head sat at the end of the bench.
		North Lawndale is looking to bring the Class A state title back to Chicago for the fourth straight year.
		North Lawndale will play Chillicothe Illinois Valley in the first quarterfinal game at the Peoria Civic Center Friday.
	www.chicagodefender.com /page/sports.cfm?ArticleID=4314 (737 words)

	Chicago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Although it is a huge metropolis today, the city of Chicago has grown and changed a lot since its first origins as a settlement of Native Americans.
		Most of the buildings in Chicago, both large mansions and small immigrant shacks, were made of wood, close to or touching other buildings, and roofed with flammable tar and pine (Spinney, 99).
		There were three Swedish communities in Chicago by 1880: Swede Town, located on the near North Side, one on the near West side and another on the near South side.
	bartik.brynmawr.edu /students/bwilson/Chicago/chicagohome.html (2601 words)

	Homan Square Community Campus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Lawndale Heritage is an organization that has been capturing the oral histories of North Lawndale's Jewish past and African-American past and present.
		Lawndale Heritage will become the owners of the exhibit and will reinstall the exhibit in North Lawndale in 2007.
		If you would like us to come and host a history party to gather North Lawndale history from one, several or hundreds of people whos stories you think we ought to have, please contact us today at lawndaleheritage@yahoo.com.
	www.homansquare.org /content/news.php?cat_id=6&content_id=49 (148 words)

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		Instead of foreclosure, the title for the Douglas Lawndale development was transferred to the city at a cost of $10.
		The Lawndale Restoration development was also conveyed to the city for $10 after HUD purchased the $51 million in outstanding debt at the foreclosure sale.
		HUD also provided $33,520,000 to rehabilitate 646 existing units in the Lawndale Restoration development, and funded the replacement of up to 192 units which had to be demolished.
	www.nhtinc.org /documents/Lawndale_one-pager_final012306.doc (598 words)

	Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago
		The Historic Chicago Greystone Initiative® is being spearheaded by NHS of Chicago in partnership with neighborhood residents, the City Design Center at the University of Illinois-Chicago, the City of Chicago, the Civic Committee, and several other academic, architectural, and nonprofit historic preservation organizations.
		It is supported by the City of Chicago Department of Housing, the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, NeighborWorks America, and the Fannie Mae Corporation.
		NHS of Chicago is a charter member of NeighborWorks America, a network of 245 community development nonprofits working to strengthen 4,400 communities nationwide.
	www.nhschicago.org /content/news.php?news_id=14 (842 words)

	Lawndale Community Church in Chicago
		There are many things happening in North Lawndale that we have never seen before.
		We at Lawndale Community Church are excited to be here "For Such A Time As This." New ideas are flowing and we truly covet your prayers.
		Lawndale Community Church was one of the featured churches in the ABC 7 Chicago special 'People, Places and Things: Church and Family' hosted by Harry Porterfield.
	www.lawndalechurch.org (345 words)

	Exhibitions
		The exhibition was organized in celebration of the 50th anniversary of this masterpiece by the Price Tower Arts Center in cooperation with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona.
		Chicago’s 26 miles of public lakeshore park system create a linear park expanse that is unrivalled around the world for its beauty and public accessibility.
		Chicago architect and critic Edward Keegan is curating the Competition exhibition.
	www.architecture.org /exhibitions.html (682 words)

	Chicago Public Radio - Audio Library: Eight Forty-Eight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Chicago Scriptworks is a non-profit organization that hosts a live series of dramatic screenplays read on stage by professional actors.
		Former Chicago police commander Jon Burge is accused of systematically torturing scores of suspects on the city's south side in the 1970s and '80s.
		Chicago Public Radio's Steve Waranauskas shares his reaction to learning that a man he helped convict on sexual assault and murder charges was released after DNA evidence could not link him to the crimes.
	www.chicagopublicradio.org /audio_library/848_rafeb05.asp (6672 words)

	Ablaze! in the Nothern Illinois District
		In 1988 Earline Hamn, a member of Ebenezer Lutheran Church, was concerned about news reports regarding the infant mortality rate in Ebenezer’s community, Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood.
		“North Lawndale had the second highest infant mortality rate in the country.
		Volunteers are the life blood of Kum Bah Yah House, the well baby clinic at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood.
	www.peopleablaze.org /Index.asp?PageID=5417 (866 words)

	North Lawndale Futures Project
		North Lawndale Futures was developed in 1991 from the action plans* of the Drug Prevention Teams at Hughes and Dvorak Elementary Schools.
		Today, in collaboration with local, city and state providers, North Lawndale Futures offers an array of prevention programming.
		"North Lawndale Futures has opened up my eyes to see my life in the past, and search for a better future".
	www.preventionpartnership.org /north_lawndale_futures_project.htm (371 words)

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