March 2013 GCA Newsletter

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SPECIAL MEETING DATE CHANGE_

Saturday, MARCH 23, 201311:00 a.m. 1:0 0 p. m.

St. James Lutheran Church8 0 0 0 S . M i c h i g a n

Now accepting GCA $30 ANNUAL MEMBER DUES perfamily for 2013. One vote per membership. If youchoose to mail your dues, please add full contactinfo including phone number and email address.

Light Refreshments Served

A community based, 501(c)(3) organization

Roosev elt K. Vonil , Presiden t7 7 3 . 6 3 5 . 6 5 0 0

8202 S . K ing Dr . , Box 507Chicago, IL 60619

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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

GCA is pleased to co-sponsor one of themost importantresident events this yearin Chatham and our ward: The GCA andHistoric Chicago Bungalow AssociationsFREE Energy Savers Grant award wort$4,000. Thats r ight! $4,000! And noma tch in g resident dollars are required!

All you have to do is this: 1. Read carefullythe event flyer inside and see if your incomelevel qualifies you for this grant; 2. Have abungalow that was built before 1940; and 3Show up on Saturday, March 16

that any of th

convenient Intake sessions for applicationprocessing.

Whats more, if you are a senior resident,(over 75), or a disabled resident, GCA and thBungalow Association will send representa-tives to help process YOUR application rightat your home. What could be easier than thatPlease, GCA wants to make sure you tak

advantage of this energy grant money. Sobe sure to readboth sides of the event flyer.

Plus, you could even be eligible for theirFREE Appliance Replacement Program. Soyou have no excuse! Lets turn out and grabthis opportunity for FREE grant money!

BLOCK CLUBS:Please make sure thatyour senior residents know about thisgrant! Many seniors over 75 years old livin these bungalows that were built before1940. FACTChatham i s the secondlargest co m mu nity in the city forbungalows.1. Meeting Open & Minutes Read

2. Presidents Opening Remarks3. Treasurers Report: Arthur Turnbull4. Vice-President Report: Craig Thomas5. Education Committee Report: C. Powell, Chair6. OPEN MICYOUR VOICE: Tell us what you think GCA should do more of.

GCA Newsletter Sponsored by the HISTORIC CHICAGO BUNGALOW ASSOC. .

Own a bungalow? You may be eligible for a FREEweatherization, energy grant of $4,000. See event flyerinside for details.


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CRIME ALERTS: FROM JANUARY 23 to FEBRUARY 24, 2013Reported to the GCA Safety & Security Committee: We cant know whats happening in ourarea unless you call us at 773.635.6500 - after you call the police. Afraid? We can pass on yourcrime info for you! GCA MEMBERS and AREA RESIDENTS: Our group has decided to test a newformat for relaying crime incident information. Only members and residents on email will receivthe FULL crime reports from local residents and the Chicago Police in the beats stated. Inour distributed newsletter, you will now see a summarized report so GCA can feature more info

FROM POLICE REPORTS ON BEATS: 623, 624, 631 & 632Crime Vicinity Blocks: TRENDINGSUMMARY REPORTGCA is now adding Beat 624 crime incidents. BURGLARY: Garage break-ins aredown. CTA: Incidents are down too. But the 79th El and Bus Stop is still troublesomeboth robberyand purse-snatching incidents occurred. LARCENY / THEFT: What is going on? The block of 85th &Cottage Grove had the most retail thefts for this month, as well as the last couple of months.Storeowners in that area need to be concerned; Larceny/Theft sidewalk & street theft is up. See below fordetails. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT: Parking on the street requires you to understand this: dont leave anything

n your car or SUV, including I.D. Vehicle thefts are trending back up! BURGLARYFORCIBLE /UNLAWFULENTRY / APARTMENT OR RESIDENCE:Thur., Jan. 31 @ 7:30 a.m., Block of 700 E. 81st St.Apartment; Sun., Feb. 3 @ 6 p.m., Block of 8100 S. Cottage GroveResidence; Tue., Feb. 5 @ 10:55 a.m., Block of 500 E.83rd St.Residence; Sun., Feb. 10 @ 1:41 p.m., Block of 400 E 80

thSt.Apartment; Sun., Feb. 10 @ 7:00 p.m., Block of

8100 S. WabashResidence; Wed., Feb. 13, @ 6:30 a.m., Block of 8200 block S. EvansApartment; Tue., Feb. 19 @ 7:15a.m., Block of 8100 S. ChamplainResidence; & Thu., Feb. 21 @ 6:30 a.m., Block of 8300 S. MichiganResidence.

LARCENY/THEFTLast time, we had 41 incidents between December 23rd.to January 23rd. This time itsdown significantlyFROM SIDEWALK OR STREET ONLY-Fri., Jan 25 @ 7p.m.Block of 7900 S. Prairie; Fri., Jan 25@ 7p.m.Block of 7900 S. King Dr.; Tue., Jan 29 @ 10 p.m.Block of 700 E. 80

thSt.; Wed., Jan 30 @ 5:30 p.m.Block of

7800 S. Indiana; Wed., Feb 6 @ 1 p.m.Block of 8600 S. Cottage Grove; Fri., Feb. 8 @ 1:30 p.m.Block of 400 E 87th

St.;Sun., Feb.10 @ 3:00 a.m.Block of 200 E. 78th St.; Mon., Feb. 11 @ 7 p.m.Block of 7900 S. Indiana; Mon., Feb.11 @ 7:30a.m.Block of 8500 S. Wabash; Mon., Feb. 11 @ 11:50 a.m.Block of 7900 S. Vernon; Tue., Feb. 12 @ 10:00 a.m.Block of8600 S. Champlain; Fri., Feb. 15 @ 6:05 p.m.Block of 7800 S. Cottage Grove; Sat., Feb. 16 @ 8:00 p.m.Block of 7500 S.

Michigan; Tue., Feb. 19 @ 8:00 p.m.Block of 8000 S. Cottage Grove; Sat., Feb. 23 @ 10:30 p.m.B lock of 7500 S.Champlain; & Sat., Feb. 23 @ 3:00 a.m.Block of 900 E. 80th St. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT: AUTOSTREET: Fri., Jan. 25 @ 6:07 a.m., Block of 8600 S. King Dr.; Sun., Jan. 27 @ 10:30 p.m., Block of 8000 S. Calumet; Tue., Jan. 29 @1 p.m., Block of 8000 S. Vernon; Tue., Jan. 29 @ 11:30 p.m., Block of 8000 S. Vernon; Thur., Jan. 31 @ 7:30 a.m., Block of0 E. 83rd St.; Thur., Jan. 31 @ 10 p.m., Block of 8600 S. Cottage Grove; Tue., Feb 5 @ 7:43 a.m., Block of 8200 S. Prairie;Tue., Feb.12 @ 8:55 p.m., Block of 7900 S. Vernon; Sat., Feb.16 @ 7:15 p.m., Block of 7700 S. Champlain; Sun. Feb. 17 @11:00 p.m., Block of 7500 S. St. Lawrence; Fri., Feb. 22 @ 1:00 p.m., Block of 0 E. 79

thSt.; Fri., Feb. 22 @ 7:00 p.m., Block

of 7500 S. Prairie; & Fri., Feb. 24 @ 12:10 p.m., Block of 7800 S. St. Lawrence. ROBBERY AGGRAVATED: Tue.,Feb. 12 @ 5 p.m., Block of 7900 S. IndianaSidewalk; ARMED HANDGUN / ATTEMPTED: Tue., Feb. 19 @ 2:20 a.m.,

Block of 100 E 75th St.Parking Lot/Garage (Non-residence). CAR-JACKING:Sat., Feb. 23 @ 7:10 p.m., Block of 8000 S.RhodesStreet. ARMED KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT:Sun., Feb. 23 @ 9:05 p.m., Block of 7900 S. ChamplainAlley. ARMED HANDGUN: Tue., Jan. 29 @ 7:45 p.m., Block of 0 E. 84th St.Sidewalk; Wed., Feb. 20 @ 8:30 p.m.,Block of 0 E. 87

thSt.Sidewalk; Fri., Feb. 22 @ 7:00 p.m., Block of 400 E. 79

thSt.Street; Fri., Feb. 22 @ 4:15 p.m., Block

of 8000 S. ChamplainApartment; & Sun., Feb. 24 @ 4:10 a.m., Block of 400 E. 75th

St.Restaurant. STRONGARM NOWEAPON: Sat., Jan. 26 @ 1:02 p.m., Block of 8700 S. CalumetStreet; Wed., Jan. 30 @ 6 p.m., Block of 7900 S. StateSidewalk; Thur., Jan. 31 @ 3 a.m., Block of 0 E. 75

thSt.Sidewalk; Sat., Feb. 2 @ 2 a.m., Block of 7500 S. PrairieStreet; &

Wed., Feb. 6 @ 11:30 p.m., Block of 8200 S. Cottage GroveSidewalk. WHAT YOU CAN DO AS A RESIDENT: Beproactive: If you see a crime taking place; Or if you become a victim1. Always be aware of your surroundings;2. Keep valuables out of sight; 3. Report suspicious activity immediately; 4. Confronted by an assailant, remain calm; 5. Re-member unique physical characteristics (i.e., scars, limp, acne, teeth, clothing); 6. Never pursue a fleeing assailant, providehe info to the police; 7. If approached by a witness to the incident, request contact information; & 8. Dial 9-1-1 immediately!and remain on scene when possible.

Are You Reading This Newsletter? Are You Getting Our Email Blast? Then WhyDont You Become a GCA Member? Help Us Keep this Community Informed and Pro-Active!

There were no resident crime reports directly called in, or emailed toGCA during this period. Lets hope this means more of us are vigilant!


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Chicago Children's MuseumLocated on Navy Pier since 1995, the museum is now one of the city's top culturalattractions and the second most visited children's museum in the country. Themuseum features three vibrant floors of exhibits and activities that provide sensory experiences andengaging educational content focusing on literacy, science, math, visual andperforming arts, and health.

The museum offers FREE ADMISSION to all visitors every Thursday eveningfrom 5 to 8 pm on Kraft Free Family Nights. On the first Sundayof everymonth, children 15 and under are FREE during Target Free First Sundays.

For more info, please visit: www.chicagochildrensmuseum.orgor call: 312.527.1000

CTA will conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed 95th Street TerminalImprovement Project, which includes a presentation and an opportunity for publiccomment. People with disabilities encouraged to attend. Be heard!

Thursday, March 14th

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.Harlan High School, 9652 S. Michigan Avenue

FREE TAX ASSISTANCE FROM AARP @ WHITNEY YOUNG LIBRARYStarting February 4th until April 15th, you can get free Income Tax Assistance

10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Monday or Wednesday.

79th & King Dr. SENIORS GET FIRST PRIORITY! But everyone is invited!

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the nations second largest transit agency,is recruiting candidates forCustomer Service Assistants. CTA offers competitive

wages, benefits and solid growth potential. Starting salary is $12.40 hour.When: Saturday, March 23rd 9 am to 1 pmWhere: Roberto Clemente Community Academy

1147 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60622

Military veterans are encouraged to attend.*NO INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON SITE. ONLY APPLICATIONS..CTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Notice of Availability of EnvironmentalAssessment (EA) & Public Hearing-CTA

95th Street Terminal Improvement Project

JOBS JOBS JOBS


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READ THIS SPECIAL MESSAGE for GCA MEMBERS and CHATHAM RESIDENTS:

For those of us who have lived many years in Chatham, we have come to appreciate and re-spect the middle-class legacy of the original African-American pioneers who first settle in thiscommunity since 1950. LLately, we have been very dismayed with the reporting of crime inci-dents that are often mislabeled as Chatham..m Its happening with more frequencynot only inregular printed media like newspapers, but also in reports via Internet sites.

Recently, a horrific double-murder took place on the 8100 block of S. Maryland where a motherand daughter were killed and their apartment set on fire. A website called DNAinfo.comChicago, that attempts to feature Chicago area neighborhood, or community news reported thiscrime as being located in Chatham. The Chicago Tribunes RedEye newsmagazine also said themurder happened in Chatham. As many of us know, that address is not located in Chatham, aswe know it. Chatham boundaries start at 79th street (some say 78th street) to E. 87th street, fromState St. to Cottage Grove. Maryland is located east of Cottage Grove in Alderman MichelleHarris 8th ward. Moreover, that area has always been called Avalon. Forget the police districts!

GCA wants to start first with these two media outlets and hold them accountable for mislabelingan area or address as Chatham. We need YOU to call DNAChicago at: 312.508.4686 (ask for the

editor) and the Redeye Newsroom at 312.222.4970. We need you to inform them of our bound-aries (see above). Quite frankly, we are tired of this!By attributing these types of crimes to ourcommunity, it scares off potential new homebuyers, new businesses locating here and businesrepresentatives wanting to service our area. Even cab drivers will be afraid! We need YOU TOMAKE THAT CALL ASAP! WE NEED YOU TO STAND UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY!

DO YOU OWN A BUNGALOW? IF YOU DO, BE SURE TO READ

THE SPECIAL GCA & H ISTO RIC CHI CAG O B UNGA LOW

ASSOCIATION EVENT FLYER

You could be eligible for a FREE $4,000 Energy Savers Grant! Whowouldnt want FREE grant money to improve and upgrade their home. Plus,there are new appliance grants available too! So, please read both sides of

the event flyer insert carefully! And also tell your friends and family membersin the 6th ward too.

WHITNEY YOUNG LIBRARY PRESENTSThe world renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company and their play

H o w L o n g W i l l I C r y ?

This play How Long Will I Cry? is a call to action for all of us to join together in search of a solutionto the problems of youth v iolence and intolerance facing our c i ty . The ful l - lengthpr of e s si onal Steppenwolf Theatre Company play production will be presented at:

Whitney Young Library, 79th & King Dr.Thursday, March 14th at 5 pm

This program offers not only the chance to see the production, but also to participate in a post- showworkshop allowing the audience to explore the issues highlighted in the play.

The play is appropriate for 7th to 12th grade students, as well as adults.


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Chicago Police & Firefighter (High School) AcademyClass of 2015 is open to new applications until April 30th!

The Chicago Police and Firefighter Training Academy (CPFTA) program provides training forstudents interested in careers in public safety, law enforcement, criminal justice, and firescience.

The two (2) year program was developed jointly by the Chicago Public Schools Department ofCareer and Technical Education (CTE), the Chicago Police Department (CPD), the ChicagoFire Department (CFD), and the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC). The program recruits and trainup to 250 public and non-public high school students each year. One of the immediate goals isto provide a pool of qualified applicants for the citys police and fire academies.

The CPFTA program fulfills the two career education or elective credits that all CPS high schoostudents need in order to graduate. The CPFTA curriculum allows j juniors and seniors who arecity residents to progress seamlessly from high school directly intoany City College of Chicagoto complete their Associates degree.

In addition to high school and college training, students have the opportunity to participate in apaid summer internship between junior and senior year to promote a better understanding of alaspects of careers in public safety. After completion of the two years in high school and twoyears at a city college, students will have met the minimum educational requirements to takethe Chicago Police and Fire Department examinations for entry into their respective academies

If you have already completed the online portion of theapplication, all remaining applicationmaterials must be received in their

office no later than 5:00 p.m. onMonday, May 6, 2013.

For more info, visit: http://www.cpfta.com/or go to site below for an application

http://www.chooseyourfuture.org/cpfta-application

THE IIT COMPUTER DISCOVERY CAMP: $50 fee with limited numberofscholarships available for need-based students. Call 312.567.3810for more info:The IIT Computer Discovery Camp engages student in hands-on activitiesthat help to develop spatial visualization and problem-solving skills. The purpose of the campis to stimulate interest in computers and to lay a foundation for CAREERS IN COMPUTERSCIENCE and related disciplines. IIT sets your child on the right path to desire a college degree

Students will learn introductory computing skills using Scratch and LEGO Mindstorms.Participants with prior computer experience will be grouped accordingly.


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LEARN MORE @ WHITNEY YOUNGLIBRARY: Basic Computer Skills

I FREE Instruction provided by TEC Services .

Trainers are ON-SITE from 10:00 am - 2:00 pmto assist you with everything from keyboard-ing to setting up emails to putting together

presentations! One-on-one and class roominstruction. Go see them to sign up and get alldetails. Its never too late to learn!

Location: Whitney Young Library, 79th & King

The Senior Life Enrichment GuideThe winter issue of the Chicago Department of Family and Support Service's

(DFSS) Senior Life Enrichment Guideis now available at the DFSS office, at thedepartment's regional and satellite senior centers, libraries and many otherlocations.

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Most of these are FREE or at a nominal cost.

This issue also highlights wellness programsat DFSS senior centers throughout the city,and includes a special section on how to avoidMedicare and medical equipment marketingscams.

The contents of this guide are also posted online at:http://www.cityofchicago.org/ content/dam/city/depts/fss/ supp_info/SeniorServices/Winter2013Brochure.pdf

Please call the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) andlearn about DFSS services and programs available.

For more info, call 312.744.4016. Tell them the Greater ChathamAlliance told you. (This city agency was formerly the Information, Advocacyand Assessment I & A).

Inside this guide, seniors will find informationabout health and wellness, ed ucational,recr eational and many other types ofevents, trips, classes and lectures, along withschedules and registration details

March 2013 GCA Newsletter

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