Chatham Celebrates 60 Years of
a Rich African American Legacy
February 2015 News Brief
Provided by the Chatham Avalon Park Community
Council
2015 Board of Directors. To keep you informed
on what’s
going on your block, around your house
in the Chatham
neighborhood.
“SAY IT LOUD, I’M BLACK AND I’M
PROUD”
JOIN CAPCC’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH
CELEBRATION OF
60 YEARS OF A RICH LEGACY
with
Jazz by Essex Rayner & 360 Degrees
Honoring: Dr. Webb Evans
Ms. Emoeleanor Jones
Justice William
Cousins
Mr. Joseph
Moore
State Rep.
Elgie Sims 34th
Date: Sunday, February 22, 2015
Place: The Woodshop Art
Gallery
441 East 87th
Street
Chicago,
Illinois 60619
Time: 3:00 pm until 6:00
pm
Tickets can be purchased from
any CAPCC board member
Donation: $20.00 dollars 1-866-272-1215
LET’S HAVE A CONVERSATION REGARDING:
How is the African American Community
Advancing the dream for Equality
& Justice
all?
Are outside developers buying up the
Chatham community ?
Are you tired of individuals that do not
live in our community making
decisions
and planning how Chatham will look
in 10 years, 20 years? Get involved!!
Do you know how much your property is
worth in 2015?
Are you having difficulty paying
your
Utility bills?
If you are concerned please
come out
to get the facts and find how you
can
preserve & protect our community.
PLEASE
JOIN US!!
CAPCC February General Monthly
Meeting:
Date: Monday, February 9, 2015
Place: Urban Partnership Bank
7801 South State
Street
Chicago, Illinois
60619
Time: 6:00 pm until 7:45pm
Be part of the solution, please plan to
attend!!
Kudos to Mr. Jaylen Nelson
Recipient of the Youth Community
Service
Award. ( 8th grade
student at St. Dorothy’s
Catholic School & Chatham resident.
Chatham is the African American
Middle
Class Dividend. Things have
changed over
the past decade in our community service
area from (75th Street to 87th, Cottage Grove
to State Street. Our Elders built it, will (WE)
maintain & redevelop it or
will Chatham 60
plus legacy wither away because of
apathy ?
1. Median age of resident has decreased
2. Median income has decreased over
$10,000
3. Unemployment rate increased
5.
Chatham has great well built housing stock
6. Chatham
is being slowly GENTRIFIED
7. Quality education needs to be our #1 priority
8. Public safety needs to be our #2 priority
9.
More residents in our area than ever
ever before are receiving
assistance from
the federal government.
10. We must attract viable
business, new green & technical jobs to Chatham.
Chatham
Avalon Park Community Council’s
December 8, 2014 and January 12, 2015
General Monthly meeting was held at
Urban
Partnership Bank, 7801 South
State Street, Chicago, Illinois 60619.
6:00 pm until 7:45 pm.
Ms. Joyce Tucker-Ware, Branch Manager.
Guest
Speakers included: Ms. Joyce Tucker-
Ware, Ms. Gloria Wright, Urban Partnership
Bank,
Mr. Jimmy Stewart, CHA (Change,
Outreach
Officer, Zachariah from
Center
for Regenerative Truth (Urban Garden)
Alderman
Roderick Sawyer, Ms. Staci Diggs,
Heartland
Alliance & Ms. Leiana Gary, Cottage
Grove
Planters Association.
Ms. Jasmine Thomas received CAPCC Youth
Community Service Award at the CAPCC
January General Monthly Meeting.
A Chatham resident & student at
Mother Mc
Cauley high school & graduate of
St. Dorothy’s
Catholic School.
Chatham Service Area
Update
Sub- Area I Update (75th to 79th
State to King
Vice President- Keith Tate
·
Upcoming
meeting : Tentatively
scheduled for Saturday, February 28,
2015, Greater Institutional AME
Church, 7800
South Indiana Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois 60619.
12 noon until 1:30 pm. Residents will
be notified
by flier.
Sub-Area II (75th to 79th King
Drive to Cottage)
Sub-Area Vice President- Maryellen Drake
* Upcoming Sub-Area II Meeting/
Saturday,
February 7, 2015, Lighthouse
Apostolic Church
7759 South Eberhart Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois
60619. 12 noon until 1:30 pm.
·
Lighthouse
Apostolic Church of Christ, hosts
a Black History Month
Celebration on:
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2015
Place: Lighthouse Apostolic Church of Christ
7759 South Eberhart Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60619 1:00 pm
Rev. Elder Adams, Senior
Pastor
·
Join
the Save St. Dorothy Catholic School Effort, 7740 South Eberhart, Chicago, Illinois
60619. Stand with St. Dorothy Alumni . Don’t let the Bishop & others disrespect
& discount the church congregation
& community residents and jeopardize the safety education & future of
our youth and ask church membership
to pay for it. Please contact Mr. James Holloway at
1-773- 874-2468 on how you can get involved.
Chatham MMRP Advisory Council Housing
Housing Fair:
Sponsored by CIC & Frank Montro
Homes
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2015
Place: New Covenant Baptist Church
754 East 77 th Street
Chicago, Illinois
60619
Time: 9am until 3pm
Sub-Area III Update:
(79th to 83rd, Cottage Grove to
King Drive)
Sub-Area Vice President- Candace Calhoun
Watkins.
·
Chatham
Fields Lutheran Church hosts a
Black History Month
Celebration on Sunday,
February 22, 2015 at Chatham
Fields Lutheran
Church, 8050 South St.
Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60619. Worship Service 10:30am, program immediately
following.
Sub-Area IV Update
(79th to 83rd, State
Street to King)
Sub-Area Vice President- Brian Garner
·
There
will be a March Sub-Area 4 meeting.
Residents will be notified by
flyer.
Sub-Area V (83rd to 87th, State
Street to King)
Vice President Sandra Wortham has moved on
to pursue other interests. We thank her for
her
community service & outreach and wish
her well in all her future endeavors.
·
There
will be a March 2015 Sub-Area 5 meeting.
Residents will be notified by
flyer.
Sub-Area VI & VII (83rd to 87th,
Cottage to King)
Vice President -John Wheeler
*Dunkin Donuts/ Baskin Robbins site
update:
Construction of the new Dunkin Donuts on
87th & Vernon is moving
forward.
·
Save
the date: Sub-Area 6 Meeting!!
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Place: St. Mark Methodist Church
8441 South St. Lawrence
Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60619
Time: 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Chatham Village Cooperative has
available
units for more information
please contact
The Chatham Village Office is
located at
737 East 83rd
Place, Chicago, Illinois 60619
1(773) 723-1374.
Chatham Affordable Health
Care 2015 Outreach continues:
Whitney Young Library
Wednesdays & Saturdays (11am
until 3pm)
7901 South King Drive, Chicago, Illinois
60619
Enrollers will be onsite to get you
covered.
For more information please call the
CAPCC
office at 1-866-272-1215.
Thursday,
February 5, 2014 (1pm until 4pm)
Thursday, February 12, 2015 (1pm until 4pm)
Senator Donne Trotter, State Rep. Elgie
Sims
& Commissioner Stanley Moore, 8658 South
Cottage Grove, Chicago, Illinois 60619.
For
more information please call the CAPCC
office
at 1-866-272-1215.
Saturday, January 24, 2015 (8am until 10am)
Saturday, January 31, 2015 (8am until 10am)
Saturday, February 7, 2015 (8am until 10 am)
Saturday, February 14, 2015 (8am until 10am)
Chatham Avalon Church of Christ
8601 South State Street, Chicago, Ill 60619.
Rev.
Dr. Daniel Harrison, Senior Pastor .
For more information please call CAPCC
office
at 1-866-272-1215 or Chatham Avalon Church
of Christ at 1-773-723-8579.
·
Kudos
to Chatham Avalon Church of Christ for
hosting a weekly Food Pantry
on Saturdays from 8am until 10 am at 8601 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois
60619. Chatham Avalon provides food for
over 300 families every week.
Learn about the 6 dimensions of Wellness:
Emotional, Intellectual, Spiritual, Physical,
Social & Physical and How to Age Well.
Stop by and try something new:
Mather More Than A Café
33 east 83rd Street, Chicago, Il
60619
1(773) 488-2801
Monday thru Friday: 8:30am until 4:30pm
Saturdays 8:00 am until 2:00pm
Ms. Beedie Jones, Manager
Ms. Melinda Martin, Asst. Manager
Get Out
and Vote or Don’t Complain!!
Early Voting begins on Monday, February
9, 2015 at the Whitney Young Library
7901 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
60619
1(312) 747-0039 for more information.
Election Day is Tuesday, February 24, 2015.
* A Vote Not Used, Is a Vote Wasted!!
If we don’t support our viable local business
entities there will be little job creation or
economic development.
The following long- term businesses in
Chatham have closed.
Kurt’s Barbecue closed since Dec. 2014
Army & Lou’s, 422 East 75th 2011
Izola’s Restaurant, 522 East 79th
2013
The Party Shop, 410 East 75th 2011
Frances Lounge, 307 East 75th 2012
Becky’s Florist, 343 East 79th 2012
The
Chatham Pancake House 2011
Yassar African & Carribean, 716 East 79th
moving to Bronzeville.
Get Your Business in Order with
Elliott L. Powell Atty at Law
8505 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60619
1(773) 391-9005
e-mail: attorneypowell@yahoo.com
Trusts, Wills, Estates, Powers of Attorney.
Our CAPCC Health &
Wellness Chairperson
Robert Beck, a 40 year
Chemist will help you
Get Healthy!! Join one of his 12 week
“Get Healthy Challenges, You’ll be glad you
“Get Healthy Challenges, You’ll be glad you
took charge of your health
and made it a
priority. Call the CAPCC
office and ask for
Robert Beck at
1-866-272-1215.
Genesis Housing Development
Corporation
7735 South Vernon Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60619
(Free Weatherization Program)
call to see if
you qualify for free services. Mike(773) 994-
6670 ext. 204/ Annette (773)
994-6670.
www. Genesishdc.org.
Genesis Housing Development
Corporation
Offers the following Housing Seminars:
·
Stay
In Your Home Project
Foreclosure Prevention
Options
Thursday, February 12, 2015
6:00 pm until 8:00pm
7735 South Vernon Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60619
* Home is Where the Heart Is
Pre- Qualification and
Housing Event
Saturday, February 14, 2015
10:00 am until 2:00 pm
JP Morgan Chase
6650 South Stony Island
Chicago, Illinois 60637
·
Home
Buyers Education Training
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Sixth Grace Presbyterian
Church
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
600 East 35th
Street
Chicago, Illinois 60619
How to contact our
Elected Officials & Community
Partners:
Ms. Melinda Kelly
Executive Director
Chatham Business Association,
Small Business, Inc.
806 East 78th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60619
1(773) 994-5006
Alderman Roderick Sawyer,
6th
Ward Office
8001
South King Drive
Chicago,
Illinois 60619
1(773) 635-0006
6th District Police Department
District Commander Fred Waller
CAPS Sgt. Spradley
7808 South Halsted Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60620
1(312) 745-3641/ 1(312) 745-3610
Service
area: 75th to 95th, IC Tracks
to Western Avenue
Chatham: Beats 623, 624, 631 & 632.
State Senator Donne Trotter
1(773) 933-7715
State Rep. Elgie Sims
1(773) 783-8800
Commissioner Stanley Moore
1(773) 783-2412
Office Suites
8658 South Cottage Grove
Chicago, Illinois 60619
Nate King Cole Park
Mr. Gene Morgan, Park
Supervisor
361 East 85th
Street
Chicago, Illinois 60619
1(312) 747-6063
Mr. Guy Gray, Advisory Council President
Whitney Young Library
Mr. Mitchell Smith, Branch Manager
Mr. Ross Berger, Asst. Branch
Manager
Ms. Faye Morris, Children’s
Librarian
7901 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60619
1(312) 747-0039
Grand Crossing Post Office
7715 South Cottage Grove
Chicago, Illinois 60619
1(312) 483-1207
For
more information on how you can join us,
please call the CAPCC office at
1-866-272-1215.
7927 ½ South King Drive, Chicago, IL
60619
“Addressing
Quality of Life Issues, Is What We Do”
Keith O Tate, President Maryellen Drake, Exec. Vice
CAPCC established 1955
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