Your monthly message from Alderman Freddrenna M.
Lyle
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Volume XI, Issue 8 September 2009
Another Busy Summer, Now it’s Back to Basics
ALDERMANIC MESSAGE Getting Our Fair Share!
I hope that everyone has made some time to get out Alderman Lyle has been working hard to get
and enjoy that which was called summer. It was too additional funding for the Ward. She spoke to our
cool and too rainy to spend lazy days lounging on the Senators, Legislators, the Congressman and anyone who
deck but it was summer nevertheless. Over the would listen.
summer, my office hosted 11 wonderful interns, State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins, 16th District was
exposing them to both the mundane and exciting able to secure funding for the Ward: $1,100,000 for
activities of a Ward Office. They volunteered at St. street repair on South State Street, 71st – 79th; $100,000
Columbanus' Food Pantry, argued with picketers at the to add restrooms to Ryan Harris Memorial Park; $25,000
office, took a trip to the Growing Home urban farm to Henry’s Sober Living House for renovations.
and helped us produce a fabulous picnic. We State Representative Andre Thapedi, 32nd District,
mentored them and they educated us. We wish them came through for us also. He has been working with the
all Good Grades. Illinois Dept. of Transportation to insure that the fencing
that was promised to us after the completion of the Dan
Ryan Project will be installed. The price tag for that
We ended the summer working hard, with our 10th project is $1,330,000.
Annual Cole Park Basketball Tournament where more We will have more information next month.
than 300 children received t-shirts, school supplies and
trophies (see pg. 4). On Monday we joined L & M
Barbershop on 87th St. where the barbers were giving THANK YOU…THANK YOU…THANK YOU
free haircuts and I chipped in with school supplies. As To Our Sponsors:
summer eases into fall and children return to school Throughout the year, many area businesses assist us
(yeah), we return to the business of community in putting on events. While there are too many to name,
building. At our September 10th meeting we join we would be remiss not to thank the following
with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning to companies for their most generous contributions to our
"Invent the Future". Come out and join your two largest events, the Oratory Contest and the
neighbors in this visioning session. Basketball Program.
Aldermanic Message continued on Page 2 Able Oil
Fuller Construction
Loop Capital
TABLE OF CONTENTS Unison Consulting
Pg. 1 Aldermanic Message Infrastructure Engineering
Getting Our Fair Share ComEd
Thank You Thank You Thank You Smith Movers
Pg. 2 Aldermanic Message Continued Elgie Sims
PACE/RTA Public Hearings
Urban Prep Academies Convocation To Our Volunteers:
Pg. 3 FYI and Save the Date We could not have had such successful events
Pg. 4 Don’t Let the Flu Catch You Unprepared without our dependable and hardworking
Chicago Public Library Events
VOLUNTEERS! Thank you a thousand times.
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Aldermanic Message continued from page 1
PACE/RTA PUBLIC HEARINGS
Be Our Eyes and Ears on Your Block
A neighborhood is like your house, you have to keep The PACE/RTA Bus system will be conducting
working on it, fixing a little here and a little there to public hearings for the purpose of considering the
make it last. So let's keep fixing things here in our following changes in service:
Ward, together. -ADA Para-transit fare increase;
-discontinuation of the ADA Para-transit
--If you see graffiti, call us and give us the location. Chicago Monthly Pass;
--If you see gym shoes hanging on the electric wires, call -discontinuation of free ADA Para-transit
us. transfers between Chicago & Suburbs;
--If you see someone breaking into your neighbor’s -reduction of reservation hours.
home/car/garage, call 911 and then call us.
--Someone working on a building without a permit, call Any person wishing to comment on the above
us. topics may present views orally at the public hearings
--Someone fly dumping call 311 (if you can get the or submit written material on or before the last date of
plates you might get a $1000.00 reward), and then call the hearings, Sept. 25. Written comments should be
us. submitted to Pace, Government Affairs, 550 W.
Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005.
Please don't assume that your neighbors called in with
the problem you see. We need you to let us know what's Dates & Locations of Public Hearings near the 6th
going on where you live. Ward are as follows:
Mon., Sept. 21, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
75th Street Sewer Repairs South Shore Cultural Center,
7059 South Shore Dr.
80 yr. old sewers are being replaced on 75th St. this
summer. From Indiana to Eberhart the construction has
partially or totally shut down automobile and bus Tues., Sept. 22, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Olive-Harvey College Cafeteria
traffic. Buses on 75th are now being re-routed for the
second time in the last month. 1000 S. Woodlawn Ave.
Inconvenient yes, but totally needed. Meanwhile I ask If you have any questions, please call Sue Rushing
you to make a special effort to patronize the businesses 847.228.2451.
on 75th St. There's a baker, a tailor, several clothing and
shoe stores, shoe repair, computer repair, restaurants of Urban Prep Academies Convocation
all types and tastes, cleaners, a car wash, hair salons,
barbers and just about anything you want you can find Friday, September 11, 2009 will mark Urban Prep
on 75th. So stop by Renaissance Row and support the Academies’ (UPA) 4th Annual Convocation.
businesses that have invested in our community. UPA was founded in 2002 and opened its first
school, Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men-
Safe Passage
Englewood Campus, the nation’s first all-male public
As children return to school, many will travel to and charter. Convocation is Urban Prep’s back-to-school
from with older siblings or alone. I've seen little ones ceremony welcoming the freshman class into the
struggling to keep up, 5 to 10 feet behind the responsible school community.
child that is supposed to be watching them. Even worse New students will receive their Urban Prep blazers
children as young as 10 are walking alone. and recite the Urban Prep Creed, (their statement of
belief in themselves) publicly for the first time. This is
Again this year we ask that you open your curtains in the the 4th year for the Englewood class and the 1st year for
morning and afternoon hours and watch out for our the newest school in the group, Urban Prep Academy-
children. If the weather is nice, sit on your porch and East Garfield Park.
greet them as they rush to school. After a few days they To learn more about Urban Prep and the annual
will be looking for you and you can be there to reassure convocation program, visit the website
them that for this moment in time, they are safe. Let's www.urbanprep.org.
give our kids safe passage!
Freddrenna Lyle
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Watch the 6th Ward Scene
F. Y. I. F. Y. I. CAN-TV Channel 19
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday, 6:00 p.m. &
Every 1st and 3rd Friday, 1:00 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Chicago Gateway Green to Plant More Trees… Last year Annual 6th Ward Bike Ride (Rescheduled)
Chicago Gateway Green took a desolate litter filled vacant Saturday, September 12
lot on 66th & Perry and planted trees. With very little Bike Clinic 8:00 a.m. - Bike Ride 9:00 a.m.
maintenance, those trees have managed to survive and Leave from Meyering Park 7140 S. King Dr. ride to
those who drive this street see an environmentally friendly, Tuley Park 501 E. 90th Pl. & back to Meyering.
attractive, landscape. This year you've seen them as they
5th Annual Silas Purnell College Expo
landscaped the Dan Ryan Expressway from 69-95th. They Saturday, September 19th, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
haven't even finished and it looks great. Now they are Tuley Park Field House
proposing to plant trees on the corners of 77th & 78th at 90th & King Dr.
Lafayette. We've already held a neighbor's meeting at
Northern Trust where the plan was approved. Now they UNCF 26th Annual Walk for Education
will explain the concept again at this today's Ward Saturday, September 19
7 a.m. registration 9 a.m. walk/run begins
meeting. register at http://give.uncf.org/ChicagoWalk
or call 312.845.2200 for more information
Elementary School Fair…The Office of Academic Pace Bus Public Hearings
Enhancement Presents Options for Knowledge Elementary (See page 2 for details)
School Fair. Come to Malcolm X College on Sat., Oct. 3rd Monday, Sept. 21, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
from 9:00 a.m. to Noon to learn about gifted and magnet South Shore Cultural Center
school options for your child, meet school and program 7059 South Shore Dr.
administrators and prepare yourselves for the 2010-2011
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
school year. For directions and a list of participating Olive-Harvey College-Cafeteria
schools, visit www.cpsoae.org or call 773.553.2060. 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave.
New Bikeway on State Street…The Chicago Department UniverSoul Circus
of Transportation will install a new bike lane on South Sept. 23-Oct. 18
State Street from 99th Street to the CTA Red Line 95th St. 53rd & Payne (1/2 Blk east of Cottage Grove)
Visit them on the Web www.universoulcircus.com
Station. The bike lane will provide safe access for
bicyclists to Abbott Park and Harlan High School and the Options for Knowledge - Elementary School Fair
95th St. Station. (See FYI for more info)
Saturday, Oct. 3. 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Malcolm X College
Li-Heap Opens… Early applications for the Low Income 1900 W. Van Buren
Home Energy Assistance Program are now available on a
first come, first served basis. LIHEAP is a state and 6th Ward Monthly Meetings
federally funded energy assistance program for low
income families in which heating bill payments are made Thursday, October 8, 6:30 p.m.
Greater Institutional AME Church
on behalf of households. In Illinois, households earning up
7800 S. Indiana Ave.
to 200 percent of the federal poverty level are eligible. A
single-person household can qualify with a monthly Thursday, November 12, 6:30 p.m.
income of up to $1,354; a two-person household up to Mt. Nebo Church Baptist
$1,821; and a family of four can earn up to $2,756. This 354 W. 71st St.
year the program is expected to spend $150 million to aid
300,000 households this winter. To find an assist agency or Thursday, December 10, 6:30 p.m.
get more information call 1-877-411-WARM or our 6th Carter Temple C.M.E. Church
Ward Service Office at 773-846-7006. PASS THE WORD! 7841 S. Wabash Ave.
(Enter thru parking lot on 79th St.)
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Don’t let the Flu Bug Catch You Unprepared. CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Programs of Interest
This is the first time in many years that the 6th Ward
Office has not provided Flu vaccinations in the Ward The Chicago Public Library publishes a monthly
Office. From September 14 to October 9, the City will guide to keep us informed about lectures, workshops,
offer seasonal flu shots at no charge, at 45 one-day flu exhibits, and more. Here are a few of the upcoming
clinics. Additionally, a number of pharmacies and events.
related businesses are or will soon be offering seasonal
flu vaccinations. There will be plenty of “seasonal flu” Law at the Library: The September Topic is Child
vaccine, and shots will be easy to get. Support, The program features a presentation by an
Get a "seasonal" flu vaccination as soon as possible. experienced attorney followed by a question and answer
See below for area locations, times and dates: session. Sat., Sept. 12, 2:00 p.m., Woodson Regional
9525 S. Halsted. Call 312.747.8194 for more info.
Mon., Sept. 14, 9am-3pm
Area 2 Police Dept., 727 E. 111th St. Internet Basics, Learn about web browsers and web
Wed., Sept. 16, 9am-3pm pages, how to fill out online forms, and how to use the
Chatham Senior Center, 8300 S. Cottage Grove features of the Chicago Public Library’s website. Tues.,
Mon., Sept. 21, 9am-3pm
Sept. 15, 10:00 a.m. and Tues., Sept. 22, 6:00 p.m.,
Area 1 Police Dept., 5101 S. Wentworth Ave.
Woodson Regional Branch, 9525 S. Halsted.
Fri., Sept. 25, 9am-3pm
Southeast (Atlas) Senior Center, 1767 E. 79th St.
Mon., Sept. 28, 9am-3pm First Time Home Ownership, presented by Harris Bank,
Abbott Park Senior Center, 49 E. 95th St. N.A., learn about the available options and benefits of
Wed., Sept. 30, 9am-3pm refinancing your home loan. Thurs., Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m.,
Englewood Senior Center, 653 W. 63rd St. Woodson Regional 9525 S. Halsted
Sat., Oct. 3, 9am-2pm
Family Vaccination Day- Don’t Pay the College Sticker Price, presented by
Kennedy-King College 6301 S. Halsted College Aid Planners, Inc, the discussion will focus on
Mon., Oct. 5, 9am-12pm reducing the overall cost of a college education. Thurs.,
Mather Café Plus 33 E. 83rd St. Sept. 24, 7:00 p.m., Beverly Branch, 1962 W. 95th St.
You must call for reservation, 888.600.2560
If the dates and locations listed above are not
adequate, call 311 to find other City of Chicago
vaccination sites. You may also contact your family
doctor or another health care provider.
Make an extra effort to cover coughs and sneezes,
wash hands regularly with soap and water, and stay
home from work and/or school if you have flu-like
symptoms (coughing, sore throat and a fever).
Remind parents of young children to teach these
good health habits to their sons and daughters---and to
plan ahead and make home-care arrangements for their
children on days when they are ill and should be kept
home from school or day care.
It’s Back to School Time! See you next month!
Do your best to achieve at a high level. Your monthly message from
Your future is at stake. Freddrenna M. Lyle, 6th Ward
Alderman and Committeeman
Service Office 406 East 75th Street, Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 846-7006 (773) 846-9104 fax
Email Address:
[email protected] Website Address: www.6thwardalderman.com
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