Perspective

Neighborhood Journal

1904 picture of children in front of the Holden School in Bridgeport. 1104 West 31st “Imagine you were born in 1900. On your 14th birthday, World War I starts, and … Read More

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McKinley Park

McKinley Park: Home to the Official Geographic Center of Chicago

Neighborhood Journal

A lot of neighborhoods would like to claim they represent the center of Chicago, but there can be only one official geographic center of Chicago. In 1979, Mayor Michael Bilandic … Read More

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McKinley Park Neighborhood History

The old “Longfellow School Yard” in McKinley Park: Still a place for kids to play over 142 years later.

Neighborhood Journal

In 1880, the DOUGLAS STREET AVE SCHOOL opened at Lincoln Street and Douglas Street in what is today, 1901 W. 35th Street in the McKinley Park Neighborhood.  President Abraham Lincoln’s … Read More

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Community learns about COVID-19 during Virtual Town Hall meeting from ER Doctor and gets crime update from CPD.

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A Virtual Town Hall meeting put together to help keep the community informed during the pandemic was a huge success.  Residents from both Bridgeport and McKinley Park logged in to join … Read More

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Parade cheers up McKinley Park

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On Friday afternoon, Teachers and staff at Greene School put on a parade that was over 20 cars long that cheered up the kids in the McKinley Park neighborhood.  (Pictures supplied) … Read More

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