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Back of the Yards Resident looks to trumpet murals from his neighborhood
The viaducts on 47th street no longer have trains passing over them. The tracks are abandoned and the overgrown grass is ignored. The walls have sections were the primer paint is peeling and its ol… ...
CBS News8y
Back Of The Yards Paints A New Picture For The Neighborhood
CHICAGO (CBS)-- A Chicago Alderman and several community leaders came together Friday morning to unveil a new mural, said to change the image of the Back of the Yards neighborhood. 15th Ward ...
Chicago Sun-Times2y
Back of the Yards group wants to create family hub with affordable housing, health care and more: ‘This is what we need’
Today, the 63-year-old president of the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council hopes to help others realize that dream with a $61 million project that will include affordable housing, a health ...
PBS2y
In Your Neighborhood: Invest South/West in Back of the Yards
Chicago’s Invest South/West project is underway in the Back of the Yards. It’s part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s citywide plan aimed at revitalizing underserved communities. Aired: 03/30/23 ...
CBS News6y
3 Businesses In Back Of The Yards Neighborhood Report Missing Mail
Three different businesses in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood say they have the same problem: when the substitute mail carrier is working, they are not getting their mail.
Chicago Sun-Times6y
Back of the Yards residents want to tell positive stories of their neighborhood
Back of the Yards Coffeehouse and Roastery host a night of storytelling to offset the violent stigma that follows their community. The Sun-Times is free but the journalism is not. Reader ...
ABC 7 Chicago2y
Chicago's Back of the Yards residents push for standalone public library for neighborhood despite plan for new development - ABC7 Chicago
Back of the Yards residents push for standalone public library despite plan for new development. As of now, the only nearby library access is inside a high school.