In the 1990s, the Daley administration ended a program that had successfully reduced gang violence in neighborhoods such as Pilsen and Little Village. Today, organizations like Enlace Chicago continue to struggle for the resources needed to address the problems produced by political neglect.
Category Archives: Chicago
Mr. Apter Himself (James 20)
In the Spring of 1990 Andrew Apter and Moishe Postone were relatively new faculty at the University of Chicago. Both would go on to become highly regarded teachers and scholars.
Drown Your Sorrows (James 19)
A swindle involving American Express Travelers checks allows purchase of a portable stereo with double cassette tape player.
That Message Kicks (Ben 7)
From 1983 to 1992, Medusa’s nightclub just south of Wrigley Field welcomed kids of all kinds to celebrate their freakiness on the dance floor.
Mrs. Murphy (unknown)
In 1997, the Chicago City Council exonerated Catherine O’Leary for the Great Fire of 1871. For the fire’s 150 year anniversary, the Chicago Historical Society has an exhibit that includes the model painting for a grand Cyclorama of the fire displayed in 1892.
Paul Mason Fotsch 