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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Eater3y
Where to Eat and Drink in Chicago’s Back of the Yards Neighborhood
The population of Back of the Yards is mostly Latinx now, and that is reflected in its restaurants, which are mostly concentrated on Ashland Avenue and 47th Street.
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.
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.