I've written about Cabrini-Green many times before. Until the early 2000s, it was one of Chicago's most infamous public housing developments - in no small part because it was located close to the Gold Coast, one the city's wealthiest neighborhoods ( Read more... )

A recent Chicago Tribune editorial brought something to my attention that made me shake my head ( Read more... )

On Monday, I inadvertently traumatized gabryel, one of mom's fans.

My mom loves having people visit - whether they are friends, fans of her blog or people related to either of the two groups by some degree of separation - and show them around. And, given my ever-growing knowledge of Chicago, my mom often asks me to either accompany her on those tours to ( Read more... )

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On Thursday, April 28th, I visited one of Chicago's most notorious public housing developments - Cabrini-Green. This was my first time visiting since November 2008. At the time, many  of it's buildings were demolished, but plenty more remained. Over the next two years, the Chicago Housing Authority slowly knocked them down. The process dragged on ( Read more... )