Your neighbors have once again focused attention on a major issue for many Chicago neighborhoods. We appeared on Fox News again last night. http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/investigative/chicago-911-diversion-program-311-police-calls-burglaries-fill-out-reports-online-20110228# The lack of police response to certain types of 911 calls in our neighborhood has contributed to a diminished quality of life in Chicago’s less affluent wards and districts. We are…
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CANA Members Featured on Better Government Association Video
The venerable Better Government Association has featured members of our team on a recent video that speaks to the mission…
CANA Elevates Police Response Time Issue on Fox News
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•CANA’s Work mentioned on local NPR affiliate WBEZ91.5
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•CANA’s work was mentioned in a news story on WBEZ, 91.5 last week. If you missed it, you can also hear or read the report at: http://www.wbez.org/story/24th-ward/crime-issue-boils-some-ward-races-simmers-others https://dk-apotek.com/
High Paying Jobs Can Be Filled By You
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•A unique opportunity for training exists in the Austin neighborhood, available at low cost. There are exciting, high-paying manufacturing jobs going unfilled due to a lack of skilled workers, even in this economy. Manufacturing is an exciting and growing industry, where companies create high-tech, complex products like wind turbines and airplanes. Manufacturing companies have po0led…
West Side Needs Fair Allocation of Police Services
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•After listening to an investigative report on WBEZ, 91.5 FM (National Public Radio), our president was motivated to make an unplanned visit to the Police Board Meeting. The report pointed out that the North Side aldermen and constituents were very vocal and actively demanding their share of police services. In contrast, they pointed out that the…
Spring Cleanup Planned for March 19th
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•On Tuesday, February 15th we continued our development of plans for our work this year. Our focus at this meeting was the beautification of our community. Members volunteered to share the work to make our neighborhood more visually attractive. This effort is being led by Jane Shirley and. Marvin Marshall. Our first project is the…
BGA Citizen Watchdogs and CANA Sound Alarms Over 911 Response
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•Hey Watchdogs! Check out the latest Watchdog Wall Post! http://watchdogwall.bettergov.org/ Ron and Serethea Reid came to the Citizen Watchdog Training Session in Austin. Now, they’re making news and making a difference as they fight for faster 911 response times in the Austin neighborhood. What have you been…