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Volume X, Issue 8 September 2010

As An Eventful Summer Ends…A Busy Fall Begins!

Aldermanic Message 6th Ward Summer Programs & Events
It’s been a great Summer, not too hot, not too cold,
we’ve had a few difficulties, but everyone reading this
Newsletter survived. When you look at it really, while
we worked tirelessly with one program after another
and at times it seemed we were moving from one
emergency or crisis to another, in the scheme of things,
we are all still here and woke up with another day to
try to be a better aunt, Mom, Dad, cousin, worker,
employer, friend, etc.,. etc., etc. So welcome Fall.
This has been a strange year here in the 6th Ward.
A lot of horrible things have happened since January,
but everyone knows what those were so let’s talk about Valedictorians and Salutatorians at Ald. Lyle’s
the good things that need celebrating. In 2004 we held Annual Graduate’s Reception on June 2nd.
a Summit on reclaiming out community, entitled
“Reweaving the Social Fabric”. Dr. Carl Bell was our The
keynote speaker and he laid out a plan for raising South
Shore
young people in a holistic manner. He gave us the Drill
charge then and we’ve been working it ever since, by Team
engaging our youth one child at a time. We’ve started wows
the year by holding an exciting Oratory Contest for the
young people; an inspiring Graduates’ Reception for crowd
at the
the brightest two students in their schools; had a fun Picnic.
picnic; successfully ran a 7 week summer camp for
youth; hosted young athletes in a basketball
tournament; passed out from sheer exhaustion in a tent
in Cole Park and then ended on Labor Day with free
back to school haircuts. Unfortunately we don’t have
any ‘fairy’ dust to sprinkle on them and make them

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pg. 1 Aldermanic Message
The 6th Ward’s Summer Events & Programs
Pg. 2 Aldermanic Message Con’t.
Deadlines & Information about FEMA
Pg. 3 FYI and Save the Date
Pg. 4 LIHEAP Grants Program Alderman Lyle poses with one of the Pee Wee teams at the
Aldermanic Message Con’t. Cole Park Classic Basketball Tournament Aug 29th.

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 Aldermanic Message continued DEADLINES & INFORMATION
all obedient, little scholars overnight, but we remain ABOUT FEMA
committed to the proposition that you change the future
by changing the child. October 18, 2010 is the deadline to register for
Understanding that the future is the future and we live FEMA and to submit SBA loan applications
in the now, we have continued to work hard and long on Many people calling the FEMA toll-free number
the conditions that exist to plague us in the now. We’ve [800-621-FEMA/3362] are thinking they are already
met with the City’s Water and Sewer Depts. and the registered with FEMA when in fact it was the State/Red
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District about the Cross before the August 19th Presidential declaration in
flooding. We’ve driven the Ward with the Police Illinois. Anyone affected by flooding between July 19-
Commanders (003rd, 005th, 006th, and 007th) pointing out August 7, 2010 needs to register with FEMA online
problem areas. We’ve got more bad buildings (and anytime www.disasterassistance.com or by calling toll-
buildings with bad people) in Administrative Hearings or free [800] 631-FEMA (3362) or TTY (800) 462-7585,
Court than ever before. We’ve met with property 7:00 am to 10:00 pm, daily until further notice. Help is
owners who rent to Section 8 tenants asking them to available in other languages.
better monitor their tenants. We’ve met with the Park Disaster Recovery Centers offer a “one stop shop,”
District and are building a new play lot at Cole Park, offering residents an opportunity to not only speak to a
have a design for a water park feature at Brown specialist from FEMA, State, voluntary and local
Memorial Park and have money from Sen. Jackie Collins agencies about disaster assistance available to them, but
for the design of a new, larger field house at Meyering also a place to register, if they are not able to do so
Park and a restroom facility at Ryan Harris Park. We’ve before coming to visit:
seen our efforts rewarded with $1 million dollars in The Disaster Recovery Centers are open Monday-
renovations at Dixon Elementary and $2 million at Saturday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm; closed on Sundays: The
Harlan High. We are getting a new and larger facility at locations are:
the Whitney Young Library. We’ve detoured all
summer as infrastructure improvements have been made Cicero Public Safety Building
in every corner of the Ward. We will soon be met with 5410 W. 34th St.
the construction delays brought on with a new Cicero, IL 60804
streetscape project on Cottage Grove. We are holding
community meetings on a new TIF that will develop the Chicago State University
old Kennedy-King site and breathe new life into our Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
portion of Englewood. Weekly, we welcome a new 9501 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
business into our community and new families are once (Campus car access at Dr. King Drive & East 99th Pl.)
again buying and moving into our community after a Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
year of recession. Continued on pg. 4
Austin Area Disaster Recovery Center
(Former Old Navy building)
Washington Square
4905 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60639

New Alley Lights in the 6th Ward!!!

As apart of the Stimulus money received from the
Energy and Environmental Community Block Grant,
the City will replace 8,000 old sodium vapor lights
with new metal halide lights on light poles in the alleys
citywide.
The new lights will provide brighter light and save
money for the City. Each ward will receive new
This tank is filled with tilapia at the new Aquaponics lighting in 40 alleys that have experienced the most
Center at Chicago State Univ. This new ‘green’ incidents of lighting outages per block.
program was unveiled on August 17th.

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 Watch the 6th Ward Scene
F. Y. I. CAN-TV Channel 19

F. Y. I. Thursday, October 7 & 21, 6:00 p.m.

Friday, October 8 & 22, 1:00 p.m.

SAVE THE DATE!!!

FREE Entrepreneurship Workshops
Shred-A-Thon…Protect yourself from identity theft and Saturday, September 25, 2010, 8:30a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
help the environment by shredding and recycling your old Chicago State University (FREE Parking)
papers and bills in a secure Midway Document Destruction 9501 S. King Dr., Douglas Hall-Breakey Theater
Mobile Shredding Truck on Saturday, October 2, 2010
from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The truck will be located in the Prescription Drug Disposal
Bring in your expired medications for proper disposal.
parking lot behind the old Chatham Pancake House at 87th Saturday, September 25, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
near Langley. The service is free to all residents of the 6th 006th District Police Department
Ward. For more information about this event, call 773-846- 7808 S. Halsted St.
7006 or go on line to www.midwaymoving.com/shred-a- Call 312.745.3641 for more information
thon.
FIX YOUR MORTGAGE
Mayor Daley’s Green Works Awards…What are you Find out how the Federal Foreclosure Prevention
doing to make Chicago more vibrant? The Green Works Program can help you stay in your home.
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Awards celebrate the people, projects and enterprises that Westinghouse College Prep-3223 W. Franklin Blvd.
are forging a more vibrant future for Chicago. The purpose Call Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago
of this program is to raise awareness about green businesses To pre-register, call 773.329.4185
that help our City become more environmentally resilient
and economically vibrant. Nomination award applications 8th Annual 100 Black Men of Chicago
may be submitted for the following categories: Innovation College Scholarship Fair
in Green Business, Sustainable Innovation in the Built Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Environment, and Community Leadership. Apply online at UIC Forum at the Univ. of Illinois
www.greenworksawards.org or pick-up more information 725 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Visit the website to for more information & to register go to
about this program at the 6th Ward Office. The application www.100bmc.org/2010
deadline is Tuesday, October 5.
Pneumococcal and Influenza Walk-in Clinic
World Sport Chicago Scholarships…High School juniors The Chicago Dept. of Public Health will administer
who live in Chicago, attend school in Chicago, have played Flu & Pneumonia shots on site.
an Olympic or Paralympics sport for 2 seasons in the last 3 Thursday, October 21, 2010
years and maintain a “C” average or better are eligible for 6th Ward Office-406 E. 75th St.
apply for the World Sport Chicago Scholarship. 56 Chicago 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
high school juniors will become WSC Scholars and receive Illinois General Election
Kaplan ACT tutoring and Chicago Scholars mentoring. th Tuesday, November 2, 2010 6:00 am to 7:00 pm
WSC scholars will also be eligible for one ofFrom the 6 Ward Alderman & Staff:
16 renewable Early voting available Oct. 12-28, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Alderman
college scholarships worth up to Lyle, Francine,
$10,000 Vinona,
annually Rosemary, Richard, Sherrod, Michael and Keith
($40,000 Whitney Young Library - 7901 S. King Dr.
total). The deadline for applications is Nov. 15, 2010. For Absentee Ballot Applications available in the Ward Office
more information, visit www.wscscholars.org or call
312.784.3313. 6th Ward Monthly Meeting
Career Development Training…The St. Sabina Thursday, October 14, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Employment Resource Center will offer Career Senior Suites of Chatham
Development Workshops beginning Sept. 27 - Oct. 4, 2010 8300 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
from 10:00 a.m. – Noon. The workshops will focus on
resume preparation, interviewing & communication Thursday, November 11, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
techniques, customer service & good work ethics, and New Birth Kingdom Ministries
much more. Register for the training program at St. Sabina 7044 S. Princeton Ave.
Employment Resource Center, 7909 S. Racine, Chicago,
IL, 773.783.2760, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The workshops Thursday, December, 9, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
will be held at St. Sabina Rectory, McMahon Hall, 1210 W. Carter Temple C.M.E. Church
78th Pl. 7841 S. Wabash Ave. (enter thru 79th St. parking lot)

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 Aldermanic Message continued from pg. 2
LIHEAP Grants Program
After so many years of fighting the good fight alone
The LIHEAP Grants Program opens September 1, we now have an institutional partner in Chicago State
2010. Eligible customers, which include households with University. Since Dr. Wayne Watson took over,
senior citizens (60+) and people with disabilities, are we’ve had car shows, jazz concerts, movies on the
notified by recorded phone calls about the early greens and we just opened a brand new Aquaponics
application period. The program provides grants to help plant. CSU plans to make the South Side the epi-
customers who are struggling to pay to pay their energy center for green jobs and healthy communities. Yeah
bills and is administered by CEDA. To apply for a CSU!
LIHEAP grant, customers must have proof of income, a Speaking of health, we continue to be the home of
copy of their utility bill and social security numbers for the only African American owned grocery in the City,
everyone in the household. Customers may be eligible Family Fresh Food, 95th & King, without losing
for a grant if their income is 150% of the Federal Poverty Chatham Foods, 79th & Calumet, our long time
Guidelines according to the chart: community institution. We’re currently looking for
sites for another grocery and hope to have them up and
running in the Spring.
PY 2011 Income Guidelines
Upcoming LIHEAP We’ve still got a lot of work to do, I admit. But
Enrollment Dates: Low-Income Home through the worst economic downturn in recent
Energy Assistance history, through hard, committed, dedicated, love
Seniors & People
Program driven work we continue to move forward. My
with Disabilities (Effective July 6, 2010)
Sept. 1, 2010 goodness, if we could accomplish all of this with all of
(150% of Federal Poverty the tragedies we’ve had in the last 12 months, just
Level)
Families w/children think where we could be if we had experienced none.
under 5 years old & My point is this, there are 5 guys running around
disconnected homes sounding like the black tea party, yelling ‘the sky is
October 1, 2010 falling, the sky is falling’. Well they see the glass as
Gross Household
Family
Income for 30 Days Prior
half empty and I see the glass as half full! Yes there
General Enrollment Size
November 1, 2010 to the Application Date are many, many problems left for us to resolve, but it
will take vision, leadership and experience to resolve
those problems, plus YOU!

1 $1,354

* For each 2 $1,821

additional family
member add 3 $2,289
$467.50
These figures are 4 $2,756
based on the 2009
Federal Poverty 5 $3,224
Guidelines
published on 6 $3,691
January 23, 2009 by
the U.S. Department
7 $4,159
of Health and CHA Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) property owners
Human Services. signing in at the 6th & 8th Ward’s meeting on Aug. 4th.
8 $4,626

See you next month!

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