Posts in 'West Pullman'

“We looked out from our future home while we were building and saw an empty lot across the street full of potential. We were determined to physically change the corner where we lived. We wanted to get to know our community while building on the foundation that we had with the purchase of our home.”...

Nearly 100 West Pullman residents gathered together for the neighborhood's 4th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony.

In the fall of 2015 at a monthly West Pullman Community Action Group meeting, Shirley Holden proposed a beautiful idea: “Let’s host a neighborhood tree lighting ceremony!” and just a few short months later, the first ever West Pullman Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony took place. That evening, Ms...

In a time when fear is dominating and divisiveness is stirring hatred, events like Block Build, events that unite us around a common goal and shared vision, could not be more important. That’s why we want to say thank you for making it happen and relive some of our favorite moments from this...

Chicago is a city full of great nonprofits that aim to strengthen our community and serve those in need. As we grow and expand our partnerships, we are constantly learning about the amazing efforts of these nonprofit organizations (NPOs) to improve the city of Chicago – so we’re sharing some of our...

Break out the cake, light some candles, and pop a bottle of champagne – West Pullman’s Community Action Group is turning one and there is a lot to celebrate!