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Author Archives: LACEY SIKORA

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Housing Forward opens emergency shelter

by LACEY SIKORA January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

On Jan. 4, Housing Forward, a nonprofit that serves parts of the West Side, opened an emergency shelter in the former rectory of St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy Parish, 38 N. Austin Blvd. in Oak Park. The temporary winter shelter could not have opened at a better time as winter’s cold temperatures threaten the lives […]

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Not just any old house

by LACEY SIKORA January 19, 2022January 19, 2022
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Not just any old house

by LACEY SIKORA January 14, 2022January 17, 2022
Posted inSeason of Giving

The Covid moments that remade local nonprofits

by LACEY SIKORA November 24, 2021November 24, 2021
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Two local groups bring climate action home

by LACEY SIKORA November 24, 2021November 24, 2021
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Regathering: The pandemic isn’t over, but organizations relish face-to-face

by LACEY SIKORA November 24, 2021November 24, 2021
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Bursting the Bubble: Being a part of the Greater West Side

by LACEY SIKORA November 24, 2021November 24, 2021
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Open House Chicago to showcase sites in Austin, Oak Park

by LACEY SIKORA October 1, 2021October 1, 2021
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Abandoned warehouse to collector’s car club

by LACEY SIKORA January 6, 2020February 10, 2021
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A new front in homelessness just across the border

by LACEY SIKORA September 3, 2019February 10, 2021

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