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Newsletter 1
Volume XI, Issue 9 October 2009
ALDERMANIC MESSAGE
Just as September returned the children to schoolchores, it gave us additional time to work on theprograms we need to obtain and the services we arecommitted to giving. We continue meeting withexperts, looking at various Urban Agriculture projectsand searching for funding. Some of you may haveheard that we will be doing Urban Farming in the 6
th
 Ward. We’ve identified some lots and are waiting forthe environmental studies to be completed. Acompanion project to one being undertaken by Ald.Helen Shiller of the 46
th
Ward, we’ve been joiningforces and sharing resources to get her indoorAquaponics/hyrdoponics operation underway and myfarm in Englewood planted. It’s my plan to also doAquaponics (farming fish) but we are proceedingmethodically and the first step is to get somethinggrowing. Let me add that early on we met withChicago State University and the City Colleges of Chicago about the creation of a curriculum for youthPre-K thru College. Chicago State has stepped up tothe challenge and last Friday (while they were flushingour plans for the Olympics) I was walking through theproposed site of the Aquaponics program at CSU. It’sgoing to be really impressive. 
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Your monthly message from Alderman Freddrenna
 M. Lyle
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pg. 1 Aldermanic MessageFREE HaircutsGov. Patrick QuinnPg. 2 Aldermanic Message Continued2011 Chicago Vehicle Sticker Art ContestCommunity Treasures
 
Pg. 3 FYI and Save the DatePg. 4 Employment Services for Ex-OffendersSenior Community Service Employment Program
Gov. Patrick Quinn poses with Alderman Lyle in front of the Wardoffice when he stopped by the office in September.
OCTOBER OCCURANCES
The barbers at L & M Barber and Beauty Shop gave more than 50
 free
‘Back to School’ hair cuts to young men last month. Severalother barber shops in the Ward participated in this program.
 
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 Aldermanic Message continued from page 1
Producing more freshvegetables is only one part of the solution to the problem of lack of access incommunities of color.
 
Distribution is another part.In that regard we plan to (and are working on)creating a year round Market where we can sell ourproduce, farmers can sell their products and other smalllocal business persons can sell theirs. I want to be clearthat we will never grow enough on our farm to fill theneeds of those communities. That is not the goal. Ourgoal is to increase the quantity and quality of produce tothose within our reach. It is our goal to educate all whohear our voices about healthy choices. Our goal is toencourage and prod Churches to teach home economicskills so young mothers can properly prepare the producewe are providing. It’s our goal to teach children how tovalue the earth, plant a seed, watch something grow andthen eat it for dinner. It’s our goal to reduce the rates of childhood obesity, childhood diabetes, and childhoodhypertension. More on our plans and how it ties intohomeland security next month…..As I was returning from the Congressional Black Caucus in DC (where I met with ‘green’ people andstudied the DC Eastern Market) everyone was talkingabout how substantive the program was this year.We were all energized and ready to do battle in ourrespective communities. While sitting in the airport I jumped on the internet to read the papers and learnedabout the 3 Black teens who were murdered. Both JudgeMichael Stuttley and I were at a loss for words. JudgeStuttley handles troubled youth in Markham and hasworked diligently to help them turn their lives around.But even he was surprised at the savagery occurring inour neighborhoods. No one has the silver bullet that willmake young men stop shooting, or young men realizethat there are consequences to their actions and whenyou beat someone with a 2 x 4 they do really, really die.What we did agree on however was, we can not stopworking to save those we can and protect those we donot even know. We must work in our homes, in ourChurches and in our neighborhoods to instill values andrespect into the young people we touch. Wemust mobilize and collectively say enough is enoughto those young predators who walk among us and thosein charge of protecting all of us. The same energies thatpropelled a Black Chicagoan to the White House mustnow be channeled into creating a society that nurturesand protects its youth. I know that's a tall order butI know that together we can, once again.
 
Freddrenna Lyle 
Clerk Miguel del Valle invites all Chicago highschool students, grades 9-12, to participate in the 15
th
 Annual Vehicle Sticker Art Contest! The theme forthe 2010-2011 vehicle sticker will feature “Burham’sChicago”. All entries must be submitted through thestudent’s school to room 107 in City Hall by 5:00 p.m.on Oct. 30, 2009.The student with the winning design will receive a$1,000 savings bond and the artwork will appear onthe 2010vehicle sticker. The second place winner willreceive a $500 savings bond, the third place winnerwill receive a $250 savings bond and each of the sevenremaining finalists receive a $100 savings bond. Go towww.chicityclerk.comor call 312.744.2507 todownload entry forms and contest rules.
 
COMMUNITY TREASURES
St. Columbanus
I was talking to a woman while standing in a line inWashington, D.C. on Sept. 24th who now lives in St.Louis but was raised in Chicago, and attended St.Columbanus. I began to tell her how beautiful the Churchlooks and she told me she visits whenever she is herebecause her sister still lives in the area and is an activevolunteer. Founded in 1909, St. Columbanus Church andSchool served the needs of Irish immigrants who movedinto the prosperous Park Manor neighborhood. By 1954,the Parish membership became predominately African-American, making St. Columbanus Church one of theoldest Black Catholic parishes in Chicago. 100 yearslater, as other Parishes lost their schools andcongregations, St. Columbanus remains a vibrantcommunity Church with a quality school. For more infogo tohttp://www.stcolumbanuschicago.org 
Service
is
Its Middle Name
 
Illinois Service Federal Savings & Loan is celebrating its75th year of operation. Opened in 1934 in a 1 room officeon 47th & State, with $7000.00 in deposits, the bank nowhas 2 branches ( 46th & King and our branch at 87th &King) with a total of more than $133 million dollars indeposits. The legacy of the 13 African Americanbusinessmen who wanted to create a Savings & Loanwhere Blacks could obtain mortgages is all around you asyou drive through Chicago's South Side. When Blackswere denied mortgages to buy property in Chatham, SouthShore, Park Manor, Englewood, etc., they could and didturn to ISF. 75 years later and still supporting ourcommunity, ISF welcomes your patronage. For moreinformation go to http://www.isfbank.com/ 
P.s. ISF was never in danger during the most recent banking meltdowns because it didn't engage in predatory/risky loans.
 
2011 Chicago Vehicle Sticker Art Contest
 
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Watch
the 6 
 th
Ward Scene
 
CAN-TV Channel 19
 
Every 1
st
and 3
rd
Thursday, 6:00 p.m. &Every 1
st
and 3
rd
Friday, 1:00 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE!!! SAVE THE DATE!!! SAVE THE DATE!!! SAVE THE DATE!!! 
 
2010 CSBG-ARRA Scholarships
Application Deadline October 15, 2009For Eligibility Information, contact theChicago Dept. of Family & Support Serviceswww.cityofchicago.org/fssor call312.746.8610 (see the FYI column)
Property Assessment Appeal Seminarfor the Hyde Park Township
Sponsored by
 
Chicago Tax Assistance Center
 
Thursday, October 15
th
2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
 at the 6
th
Ward Office, 406 E. 75
th
St.
 Reassessment notices contain proposed values that will bereflected on 2
nd 
installment tax bills due in the Fall of 2010. Thedeadline to file appeals for properties in the Hyde Park Township is Oct. 30, 2009.
"Old 
Kennedy-King College" Demolitionand TIF Meeting
 Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Alden Wentworth Nursing Home 201 E. 69th St.
Halloween Parties
Oct. 22-24, 29 & 30 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.63
rd
St. Beach House-63
rd
& Lake Shore Dr.All Ages $7.00Friday, October 30
th
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Cole Park-361 E. 85
th
St.Ages 6-12 $2.00Friday, October 30
th
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Abbott Park-49 E. 95
th
St.All Ages $2.00Friday, October 30
th
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Grand Crossing Park-7655 S. InglesideAll Ages FREE
Jazz City: Orbert Davis Quartet & Tre Dumas
Friday, November 6
th
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.South Shore Cultural Center 7059 S. South Shore Dr.Call 773.256.0149 for more information (FREE)
6
th
Ward Monthly MeetingsThursday, November 12, 6:30 p.m.
Mt. Nebo Church Baptist354 W. 71
st
St.
Thursday, December 10, 6:30 p.m.
Carter Temple C.M.E. Church7841 S. Wabash Ave.(Enter thru parking lot on 79
th
St.)
 
 2010 CSBG-ARRA Scholarship…
If you have a student whowill be enrolled in an Illinois college, university or vocationaltraining school by January 15, 2010, he or she may qualify fora 2010 Community Services Block Grant - AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act (CSBG-ARRA) Scholarship.To be eligible for the scholarship the student must have ahome residence in the City of Chicago; must meet newCSBG-ARRA income guidelines; and must be enrolled full-time in an Illinois Institution. Scholarships range from $1,000to $5,000. For more information and an application packet,visitwww.cityofchicago.org/fss(click on 2010 CSBG-ARRAScholarship) or call 312.746.8610. The application deadlineis October 15, 2009.
 Preparing Real Fathers for the World of Work…
Are you afather between the ages of 18 and 35? Are you looking for abetter paying job? Do you want a stronger relationship withyour kids and family? Metropolitan Family Services(Southeast Chicago Center) 3062 E. 91
st
St., is offering a one-week job and family skills success series starting Monday,Oct. 12, 2009. Get help preparing for and finding a job; learnnew and effective parenting skills; receive access to legalassistance, health care, and counseling services; examinewhat’s holding you back and how to overcome it and muchmore. Breakfast and lunch will be provided and there will beattendance and educational progress incentives. For moreinformation call Quincy Roseborough at 773.371.2920.
Whitney Young Library
…
Plans to build a new library at 79th& King Dr. are moving forward. Only 1 property remains tobe purchased and new drawings are underway as the planshifts from a 1 story to a 2 story library which will replace theold building.
75th
 
Street Sewer Repair
s
 ...
There are 111 small businesseslocated between State St. and Cottage Grove Ave. on 75th St.Each struggles to survive to provide goods and services to ourcommunity. With the exception of two blocks, 75th St. is nowopen to vehicular traffic. So please take a walk down 75th St.and patronize the businesses. “
PASS THE WORD”
 
71st Street Streetscape Project Completed…
Theredevelopment of 71st Street’s infrastructure began at acommunity center in 1998. Years later we obtained themoney for the 1st phase and still later the 2nd phase. Wehave now reached completion of the project at a costexceeding $900,000.00.
 
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