Your monthly message from Alderman Freddrenna M.

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Volume X, Issue 9 October 2010

We’re working hard to make a difference!

Aldermanic Message “Peace in the Park after Dark” Sleep-out at Cole
Park
This is election season and I want to begin by asking
those of you who vote regularly, like clockwork, to nudge
those you meet to get out and vote now until November
2, 2010. If they ask you why you can tell them:
a. The richest people in the U.S. saw their fortunes
go up 8% this year. Did yours? Understand that
big businesses and rich folks are underwriting
the Republicans for a reason and it’s not to help
us. As an example the Republican Candidate for
Governor wants to cut the living wage. How can
we maintain a middle class neighborhood when
Republican policies want to destroy the middle
class?
Campers set up their tents at the “Peace in the Park after Dark”
b. If we allow the Republicans to take the President’s Sleep-out at Cole Park September 3, 2010
old Senate seat, he will become the laughing
Police Supt. Jodie
stock of the world and Fox & Limbaugh will Weis, 006th Dist
ridicule him for the next 2 years. Commander
They tell us we are depressed and disgusted with our Eddie Johnson,
Ald. Lyle and
President, so we won’t show up at the polls in Nov. This Fr. Michael
is a trick. They are salivating at the thought that their 24 Pfleger put their
heads together
hrs. 7 days a week criticisms of everything from the
before they meet
historic, long overdue, health care bill to what Michelle with young
Obama wears, has tricked us into believing that Obama is campers.
ineffectual. Well, we know that the opposition party has
blocked every single initiative the President has
introduced so if he hasn’t done as much as we wanted,
we need to punish the party that has prevented his

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pg. 1 Aldermanic Message
“Peace in the Park After Dark” Pictures
Pg. 2 Aldermanic Message Con’t. “Peace in the Park after Dark”
Get your Flu Shot campers listen attentively as the
Community Resource Fair speakers discuss safety, methods for
Pg. 3 FYI and Save the Date dealing with difficult people and self-
Pg. 4 LIHEAP Grants Program defense. Ald. Lyle (pictured left)
Shred-A-Thon smiles broadly after erecting her tent.
Become a Vendor with the City

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success and send him some help. So talk it up, take a friend Get a Flu Shot
to the Polls, have an early voting day at your Church, and before the Flu gets
send your friends absentee ballot applications. Just make you!!!
sure on Nov. 3rd you don’t wake up disgusted and then
realize that you could have done more.
Speaking of elections, we are starting the
Mayoral/Aldermanic election cycle. So let me start off Get Your Flu Shot October 21st
responding to some of the lies. I am running for re-
election. I plan to be the Alderman when our new Library The Flu and pneumonia season is here again.
opens; when we cut the ribbon on the new development at Alderman Lyle and the Chicago Department of Public
the old Kennedy-King site; when the new grocery & Health (CDPH) will provide FREE Flu and Pneumonia
produce stores open; when we break ground for our new vaccinations Thursday, October 21st, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00
Senior housing; when we announce the new development p.m., at the 6th Ward Office, 406 E. 75th St.
for 79th & State St.; when they redo the 95th & State L PLEASE BRING YOUR MEDICARE CARD (if
station; when they complete the streetscaping on Cottage you have one). For more information, call the Ward
Grove; when we open the schools for community events & Office at 773.846.7006.
programs from 3-8 p.m. and when we dedicate the new
facilities at Cole and Meyering Parks.
Because I will have the 3rd highest seniority of all Black Other dates & locations:
Aldermen when re-elected in February, I will play an even Fri., Oct. 22, 12pm-3pm, 4th Ward-4659 S. Cottage Gr.
greater role in the extremely important Ward re-map that Mon., Nov. 1, 10am-1pm, Abbott Sr. Ctr.-49 E. 95th St.
starts next year. Because I’m already one of the Council Wed., Nov. 3, 9am-3pm, Mather’s Café-33 E. 83rd St.
Budget experts, I will be involved in every program or Fri., Nov. 12, 9am-3pm, S.E. Reg. Senior Ctr.-1767 E. 79th
initiative a new Mayor institutes. So anyone who tells you Sat., Nov. 13, 9am-2pm, Kennedy-King, 740 W. 63rd St.
I’m not running is a liar.
Next, I can document the millions of dollars that have
been spent by my office for every community that we serve Community Resource Fair
since I took office. So if anyone tells you I have done
nothing for your neighborhood, they too are liars. Congressman Bobby L. Rush and Peoples Gas will
They will tell you that I have failed to protect my Ward, my host a Community Resource Fair on Saturday,
community, my home, where I live with my children. November 6, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at
Well, ironically, one of the persons that will be saying that Kennedy-King College, 63rd & Halsted.
is a Police Officer whose job it is to protect us. More Representatives from CEDA, The Neighborhood
importantly, I have stood on corners, hassled dope dealers, Housing Service, LIHEAP, The Legal Assistance
called Commanders, driven this Ward at 2 a.m. to check on Foundation, ComEd, a variety of City, State and
complaints, yelled at the Supt., fought with the Mayor
Federal offices, Foreclosure Experts and many other
about crime and still had some young boys climb in my
organizations will be on hand to present helpful
window and spray paint my garage TWICE. The only
services and information to constituents.
thing I didn’t do was go into the homes of residents and
raise their children to be law abiding citizens. But hey, I Weatherization kits will be distributed to those in need
put on a zillion youth programs a year so I’m trying to do of sealing their doors and windows first come first
that too. serve.
So without going on and on, (I can do that next month)
the question to the folks that are knocking on your doors
and showing up at meetings is, what have you been doing
We need your help
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for the last 12 years? Partying? Taking care of your kids
with no efforts to help others? Trying to get it rich?
Waiting for an invitation to join the fight? Exactly what
have you done? Remember that each month we ask to your neighbors.
everyone to do something to help in this ongoing battle. So
Volunteer to become a
when the prospective candidates come to your door, grill
them like you grill me. Make them tell you where they
th
were while we were fighting.
Freddrenna
6 Ward Block Liaison.
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F. Y. I.
F. Y. I.
Homeless Prevention Fund…Cook County received over 4
million dollars for people who are currently behind in rent
due to lack of work or illness. Students are also eligible. If
you know someone who is having problems paying rent or
who has become homeless due to the reasons listed above,
call 312.603.1078, 877.426.6515 or 311. You must reside
in Cook County or Hammond, Indiana.
World Sport Chicago Scholarships…High School juniors
who live in Chicago, attend school in Chicago, have played
an Olympic or Paralympics sport for 2 seasons in the last 3
years and maintain a “C” average or better are eligible to
apply for the World Sport Chicago Scholarship. 56 Chicago
high school juniors will become WSC Scholars and receive
Kaplan ACT tutoring and Chicago Scholars mentoring.
WSC scholars will also be eligible for one of 16 renewable
college scholarships worth up to $10,000 annually ($40,000
total). The deadline for applications is Nov. 15, 2010. For
more information, visit www.wscscholars.org or call
312.784.3313.
Many Thanks…The 82nd & Rhodes Ave. Block sent a
“letter to thank and praise the excellent manner in which
Chicago Police Officers Mendoza and Perez handled the
distressed the animal situation” on June 1st. The officers
responded immediately when they were asked to stop and
rescue several abandoned animals on the block. The
officers stayed at the location until the problem was under
control. “Many thanks Officers Mendoza and Perez!”
FIX YOUR MORTGAGE…The department of Community
Development (DCD) continues to sponsor Borrower
Outreach Days and Fix your Mortgage events. Thus far,
691 homeowners have been assisted at Borrower Outreach
events and 1,891 have been assisted at “Fix your Mortgage
events. The DCD will host another “Borrower From the 6th Ward Alderman & Staff:Flu & Pneumonia shots on site.
Outreach
Alderman
Day” on Saturday, December 11,Lyle,
2010Francine, Vinona,
from 9:30 am to Rosemary, Richard, Sherrod,
2:00 pm at Corliss High School, 821 East 103rd Street. One
additional “Fix Your Mortgage” event will take place on
Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm at
Westinghouse College Prep, 3223 W. Franklin Blvd. Call
the Department of Community Development for more
information, 312.744.0496
UPDATE: Fly Dumping Cleaned–up… Some of you may
have read the article in the Chicago Defender about fly
dumping in Englewood. Well, the vacant property at 7036
S. Parnell was cleaned Oct. 13th as Alderman Lyle stated.
A high lift truck was brought in to clean-up the lot. If you
witness fly dumping in your area call 311 immediately!
You may be eligible for a reward.
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Watch the 6th Ward Scene
CAN-TV Channel 19
Thursday, October 7 & 21, 6:00 p.m.
Friday, October 8 & 22, 1:00 p.m.
Our guest is Sheila Simon
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Harambee Harvest Festival
Friday, October 15 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Farmers Market
Saturday, October 16 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Farmers Market, Hayrides, vendor Marketplace, Arts &
Crafts and more
Chicago State University 9501 S. King Dr.
For more info, visit www.csu.edu or call 773.821.2183
Fresh food demonstrations by Real Men Cook
FREE Legal Clinic
“Taking the law to the streets”
Saturday, October 16, 2010 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Faith Community of St. Sabina-1210 W. 78th Pl.
Call 773.483.4300 for an appt.
For additional information call 312.217.9656 or send
email to streetjusticeinc@gmail.com
8th Annual 100 Black Men of Chicago
College Scholarship Fair
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
UIC Forum at the Univ. of Illinois
725 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Visit the website to for more information & to register go
to www.100bmc.org/2010
Deadline to register for FEMA & SBA loans
October 18, 2010
Chicago State University
Jones Convocation Center 9501 S. King Drive
Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Or go to www.fema.gov
Pneumococcal and Influenza Walk-in Clinic
The Chicago Dept. of Public Health will administer
Thursday, OctoberMichael and Keith
21, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
6th Ward Office-406 E. 75th St.
Illinois General Election
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 6:00 am to 7:00 pm
Early voting available Oct. 12-28, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Whitney Young Library - 7901 S. King Dr.
Absentee Ballot Applications available in the Ward Office
6th Ward Monthly Meeting
Thursday, November 11, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
New Birth Kingdom Ministries
7044 S. Princeton Ave.
Thursday, December, 9, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Carter Temple C.M.E. Church
7841 S. Wabash Ave. (enter thru 79th St. parking lot)
 Become a Vendor with the City of Chicago 6th Ward Shred-A-Thon
Are you interested in becoming a vendor with the
City? The Dept. of Procurement Services offers FREE The Midway Moving & Storage Company came into
the 6th Ward on Sat., Oct. 2 to destroy sensitive
workshops designed to provide valuable information to
documents for our residents in an effort to protect them
the vendor community on the various elements of the
from identity theft and to help the environment by
City’s procurement process. The Classes include:
shredding and recycling their old papers and bills in a
Doing Business with the City of Chicago secure Midway Document Destruction Mobile Shredding
Wed., Oct. 27 & Nov. 17, 3:15-4:15 pm Truck. Some of our residents brought in more than
Contracting 101: How to respond to a twenty boxes of papers filling the shredder to capacity
Request for Proposal (RFP) one hour before the scheduled end time. The truck was
Wed., Dec. 22 2:00-4:00 pm able to come back at another time to finish the job. The
The Job Ordering Contracting (JOC) Seminar event was very successful. Stay tuned for the next Shred-
Wed., Oct. 20, 2:00-4:00 pm A-Thon TBA in the near future.
Introduction to City Bonding Requirements
Wed., Nov. 3, 2:30-4:00 pm
The weather was cold,
Compliance Documentation 101 wet and windy, but it
Wed., Dec. 8th 2:30-4:00 pm. didn’t stop the people
from coming. Alderman
All classes are FREE and held at City Hall, 121 N. Lyle (Pictured left)
LaSalle St., 3rd Fl. For more details about the workshops assists one of our Seniors
and to reserve your attendance, call 312.744.6394. Space at the Shred-A-Thon. He
is limited. almost won the prize for
the most boxes of paper.
(Below) We were all
LIHEAP Grants Program elbow deep in the bins as
The LIHEAP Grants Program opened September 1, we helped separate the
paper from the plastic
2010. Eligible customers, which include households with bags (there was lots of
senior citizens (60+) and people with disabilities, were plastic). The shredder
notified by recorded phone calls about the early will only accept paper.
application period. Families w/children under 5 years old
& disconnected homes may apply beginning October 1,
2010. General Enrollment starts November 1, 2010.
The program provides grants to help customers who
are struggling to pay to pay their energy bills and is
administered by CEDA. To apply for a LIHEAP grant,
customers must have proof of income, a copy of their
utility bill and social security numbers for everyone in
the household. Customers may be eligible for a grant if
their income is 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
For more information about CEDA visit a CEDA
location in the 6th Ward at 614 E. 75th St. or call CEDA’s
hotline for other locations at 1-800-571-2332. You can
also visit the http://www.cedaorg.net. There may be other
programs available at www.peoplesgasdelivery.com.

See you next month!

Your monthly message from
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: ward06@cityofchicago.org
Website Address: www.6thwardalderman.com

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 HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE FACTS
ABOUT CHICAGO?
Did you know...?
• More than 45 million people visited Chicago in
2007!
• Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837.
• Chicago’s nicknames include: The Windy City, the
City of Big Shoulders, the Second City, and The
City That Works.
• The "Historic Route 66" begins in Chicago at
Grant Park on Adams Street in front of the Art
Institute of Chicago.
• The Chicago land area contains nearly 10 million
people in three states – Illinois, Wisconsin and
Indiana – and is the 22nd largest metropolitan area
in the world.
• Chicago is home to eleven Fortune 500 companies,
while the rest of the metropolitan area hosts an
additional 21 Fortune 500 companies.
WALGREENS APPLYING FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE
The largest pharmacy in our Ward, Walgreens
is reversing its decision to discontinue the sale of
beer and wine in its stores. As previously
announced Walgreens has filed applications with
the City’s Liquor Commissioner to begin selling
beer and wine in neighborhood stores. There wine
display will look much like the aisles you see in
major grocers today. This time Walgreens will
not sell spirits (hard liquor) nor will they serve
single servings or many of the more popular
brands with the ‘hang on the corner crowd’.
There are currently 3 Walgreens in the ward,
75 & State, 86th & Cottage Grove and 95th &
th

• McCormick Place, Chicago’s premier convention King Dr. There will be no changes in hours of
center, offers the largest amount of exhibition operation at any of these stores.
space in North America (2.2 million square feet).
• The first Ferris wheel made its debut in Chicago at
the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Today,
Navy Pier is home to a 15-story Ferris wheel,
modeled after the original one.
• Chicago’s downtown area is known as “The
Loop.” The nickname refers to the area encircled
by the elevated (‘L’) train tracks.
• The game of 16-inch softball, which is played
without gloves, was invented in Chicago.
• In 1900, Chicago successfully completed a
massive and highly innovative engineering project
– reversing the flow of the Chicago River so that it
emptied into the Mississippi River instead of Lake
Michigan. Each year, the Chicago River is dyed
green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
• The Art Institute of Chicago has one of the largest
and most extensive collections of Impressionist
and Post-Impressionist paintings in the world.
• Chicago was one of the first and largest
municipalities to require public art as part of the ZONING CHANGE REQUEST
renovation or construction of municipal buildings,
with the passage of the Percentage-for-Arts A hotel development was proposed for a vacant lot on
Ordinance in 1978. 76th and State Street. The Developers must present their
• The Chicago Cultural Center is the first free proposal to the two community organizations in the area,
municipal cultural center in the U.S. and home to Park Manor Neighbors and Chatham Avalon Park
the world’s largest stained glass Tiffany dome. Community Council, before a decision will be made
• When it opened in 1991, the Harold Washington about the zoning change. The developers need a zoning
Library Center, with approximately 6.5 million change for the development and presented at CAPCC’s
books, was the world’s largest municipal library. Sub Area meeting last week. Once both organizations
reach a consensus they will communicate their support or
More Next Month opposition to the Alderman. That has been the process
for 10 years and remains the process.

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 DID YOU RETURN YOUR 2010
F. Y. I. Continued
CENSUS FORM YET?
Arthur Stephens Scholarship Walk… Chicago State IF THE ANSWER IS YES,
University will host the 2nd Annual Arthur Stephens CONGRATULATIONS FOR DOING SO IN
Scholarship Walk Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the Cornell A TIMELY MANNER.
Reed Student Union Building, 9501 S. King Dr. The
event is named in honor of Mr. Arthur Stephens the
IF THE ANSWER IS NO,
beloved retiree, volunteer, annuitant and friend of CSU.
To participate, register by April 12 (to be assured a t-
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
shirt) or as late as the day of the event. Fee: $20 for
college and high school students; $10.00 for CSU
students and $5.00 for children age 12 and under.
Children can volunteer and earn community service
hours. Walk materials can be downloaded at
We need your help
www.csu.edu/foundation. Call 773.995.3839 for more
information. Proceeds from the Walk will support a
getting information out
scholarship named in his honor.
to the community.
Railroad Improvements in Englewood… Metra, in
cooperation with the City of Chicago and the Chicago Volunteer to become a
Regional Environmental and Transportation Efficiency
Program (CREATE) is beginning the design of the
Railroad Improvement Project near 63rd and State
6th Ward Block Liaison.
Streets. Members of the CREATE Team include the
State of Illinois, City of Chicago, Metra, and the nation’s
freight railroads. The project involves the construction of Submit 311 Service
a bridge to carry Metra Rock Island District Line over Requests online 24/7.
the Norfolk Southern Line. CREATE will begin the Take some time out of
process of surveying property near or on private land in your busy schedule to
look at the newly
parts of Englewood. Surveyors will be wearing updated site. Go to
fluorescent vests with reflector stripes. They will also www.cityofchicago.org
have a notice of survey to give the property owner and and look in the upper
will not enter your property without permission. If you left side to the page. I
have any questions or concerns, call us at 773.846.7006. think you’ll like it.

Every Litter Bit Hurts

Remember...place your garbage and recycling in the proper containers or take it
with you! And PLEASE, Do Not throw garbage out of you car as you drive.
Littering is a serious problem in Chicago. The City spends
millions of dollars each year to clean-up litter. In addition
to the City's efforts, each spring and fall thousands of
volunteers from many different organizations contribute
hundreds of hours of time and energy to pickup litter.
Litter can cause neighborhoods to look rundown,
contributing to declining property values. It also provides
a breeding ground for disease carrying rats and insects.

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 COOK COUNTY DISASTER GRANT

Thanks to the diligent efforts of the Cook County Board President Todd H. Stroger and Executive Director Ramos of
the Cook County DHSEM, Cook County has received funding to assist Cook County residents who are still facing
health and social welfare issues relating to the floods of 2008.
The Cook County Disaster Grant (CCDG) has been established to assist businesses, families and individuals who
were impacted by the severe storms and flooding that occurred between September 13, 2008 and October 5, 2008.
As a result of Presidential Disaster Declarations, FEMA’s public and individual assistance programs provided
support immediately following the floods. As helpful as these programs were, they did not address many of the human
services needs of Cook County residents and businesses.
In recognition of this, the U.S. Health and Human Services Agency is providing additional Social Services Block
Grant (SSBG) funding to impacted Illinois counties, specifically for health and human services needs. This
funding has been made available through the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness within the Illinois
Department of Human Services.
If you require assistance from this program or if you feel you are a victim of the floods and may qualify for this
program, please contact our Hotline Number at 312-603-7600.
Prior FEMA assistance will neither guarantee nor disqualify you from receiving support from the Cook County
Disaster Grant. However, providing your FEMA ID Number (if you have one) will help us process your application.
Additional eligibility guidelines are outlined in the Frequently Asked Questions on our website,
www.cookcountygov.com. You may download the application at the website.

Safe Haven…Safe Summer

“Safe Haven, Safe Summer” was established as a six-day program during the winter school break in December,
2009, with 24 churches serving about 500 young people between the ages of 5 and 17.
The larger goal of the program is to reduce violence by using creative activities and the performing arts to build a
"culture of calm" among our City’s young people.
Forty churches have partnered under the “Safe Haven, Safe Summer” initiative which runs from 10 a.m. until 2
p.m. weekdays from July 6 until August 6.
Each church will provide breakfast and lunch, security, T-Shirts, and bus transportation. The lunches have been
donated by Catholic Charities of Chicago. Mentors and college graduates from the church communities will be
available to the students and will encourage awareness of the City’s “Stop the Violence, Stop the Silence” campaign
aimed at ending the code of silence that protects too many criminals in Chicago’s neighborhoods.
And at the end of the program, there will be student performances on the “Stop the Violence, Stop the Silence”
theme, including poetry, rap, singing and drama. “’Safe Haven, Safe Summer’ will teach our young people important
lessons about conflict resolution and community engagement – lessons that will benefit them all their lives,” Daley
said.

Several Churches in and near the 6th ward are participating in the Safe Haven/Safe Summer program. They are as
follows:
New Bethlehem #4- 8850 S. Cottage Grove -773.827.6231
True Light Church -7300 S. Cottage Grove -773.789.7237
St. Sabina Church - 1210 W. 78th St. - 773.483.4333
Bethlehem Starr - 9231 S. Cottage Grove - 773.487.8078
New Memorial - 6844 S. Indiana - 312.8049659

There is also a FREE Meal program at Cathedral of Love M.B. Church, 360 E. 75th St., 773.846.7961. This
program is available to youth ages 5 to 18 years of age, Monday - Friday, June 28th – August 30th; Breakfast served
9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.; Lunch served 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Come for food and stay for the fun and activities. Sign up
by calling the church or just drop in.

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