August 31, 2020
Dear Neighbors:
From COVID-19, to legitimate social justice protests, to periods of unbridled riots & looting, the year 2020 continues to be the most disruptive one most any of us will likely ever experience. Occasionally violent storms, uncertainty over school re-openings and ill winds from a presidential election cycle have complicated our lives even further.
While most of us have been fortunate to escape the worst 2020 has thrown our way, the outcome for many others has been devastating. We’ve been heartbroken at the closure of local business, many with proprietors who shared their dreams with us along the way and became our friends. None of us has gone untouched by the turmoil.
It is a challenging time for LCA as well, yet we're adapting as best we can. Last Thursday marked LCA’s sixth consecutive LCA Board meeting to be held virtually. These meetings have all been well attended with special guests, full agendas and lively discussion. LCA's Board is fully engaged and committed.
Our Zoning Committee led by Anne Moore continues its vital work, providing valuable guidance to neighbors, developers and the Alderman's office. Our Parks Committee led by Sally Drucker has overcome obstacles to bring our parks to life, providing a needed respite for many. And our Communications Committee rose to challenge set by Alderman Michele Smith to work with her office to develop a Lincoln Park-wide advocacy campaign for masks. That campaign launches today with a 2:00 PM press conference. (We invite you to join us for the launch.) Our Community Affairs and Arts & Culture committees are also both active with projects to enhance the quality of life in our neighborhood.
LCA's member renewal and new member recruitment campaigns are now underway. During these challenging times, we understand you are receiving many appeals for assistance and that you may not be able to respond to them all. We hope, however, that you will consider LCA worthy of your continued support. With our fund-raising events for 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19, it has been necessary for LCA to utilize our limited reserves to continue our initiatives to enhance the neighborhood. As a result, membership dues and other donations will be especially important this year to LCA this year. We hope you will help if you can.
From the Heart,
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Kelly Dotson
President, Lincoln Central Association
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LCA TEAMS WITH ALDERMAN SMITH'S OFFICE TO HELP FIGHT COVID-19
Face It Lincoln Park! Launches Today Monday August 31st With 2:00 PM Press Conference
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Keep Your Heart Beating: Wear a Mask |
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43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith and Lincoln Central Association invite you to join us this afternoon, Monday, August 31st at 2:00 PM, as we host a Zoom press conference to launch our new community initiative Face It Lincoln Park.
Face It Lincoln Park is a campaign developed by LCA's Communications Committee in cooperation with Alderman Smith's office to challenge our community to face important facts about COVID-19 and to help slow its spread.
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The public is invited to the press conference but advance registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link.
You will hear from local neighborhood leaders, schools, businesses, and institutions about their support for mask wearing and social distancing as a means of slowing the spread of the disease and bringing our community back to as normal as possible, as soon as possible.
In addition to LCA and the Alderman's office, other campaign participants include the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, DePaul University, the Lincoln Park Zoo, Lincoln Common, LaSalle LAnguage Academy, and many others.
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CHICAGO EXCELLENCE IN GARDENING AWARDS UNDERWAY
Fire Station Park Seeks Honor for Fourth Consecutive Year
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View Fire Station Park's Award entry and give a thumbs up! |
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Chicago’s only citywide gardening honors, CEGA recognizes the hard work and creativity that make our city a healthier, more beautiful, and more sustainable place to live. The awards support the pride we take in our neighborhoods and help us build our communities.
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In each of this award's three years of existence, Fire Station Park has been the only garden in Lincoln Park honored. |
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This year, the CEGA awards committee requested that all award submissions be in video form. |
To support Fire Station Park's submission to the 2020 Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards, please click here or on the video and give a thumbs up.
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Vote for Fire Station Park |
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We owe our gratitude to LCA Parks Committe Chair Sally Drucker and her dedicated committee and volunteers for the work they do beautifying our neighborhood's parks. Despite COVID-19, they have persevered to make our parks more beautiful than ever. |
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LCA RECEIVES SIX 2020 APEX COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS
Newsletter, Event Promotion, and Organizational Branding Each Honored
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Lincoln Central Association was honored last month with a Grand Award and five Awards of Excellence in the 32nd Annual APEX Awards, an international competition recognizing excellence in publishing by professional communicators. This marks LCA's fifth consecutive year to be honored and its fourth consecutive Grand Award.
The six awards received by LCA in this year's competition were the only ones received by any volunteer not-for-profit and brings LCAs total number of APEX Awards since 2015 to eighteen.
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According to the judges, “APEX Awards are based on excellence in writing, graphic design, editorial content and the achievement of overall communications excellence. Grand Awardshonor the most outstanding works in each main category, while Awards of Excellence recognize the exceptional entries in each of the individual categories."
Other organizations/brands receiving 2020 APEX Awards, which honor work created from January 1, 2019 through January 31, 2020, include Ford Motor Company, American Bankers Association, Kaiser Permanente, American Bar Association, National Association of Realtors, Vanguard Group, Augusta National Golf Club, Pacific Life, Disney, AARP, Prudential Insurance, NASA, and the National Football League, among others.
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A GARDEN'S PROMISE
Volunteers Hearts Have Fire Station Park in Full Bloom
by: Sally Drucker
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During this unprecedented time of disruption in our lives there seems to be no certainty as to what the future will look like. One thing, though, is certain, Fire Station Park is alive and well! In the words of Audrey Hepburn, “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
The park’s committed volunteers have, once again, planted the garden and its promise of a bountiful, beautiful season is inspiring! It has afforded the volunteers a sense of control in a world where we seem to have little control over much of anything right now.
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Traveler welcomes you to award-winning Fire Station Park
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A lush green space in the heart of the neighborhood |
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Our volunteers choose the vegetables, the perennials and how we can care for the garden, that is in our control. Mother Nature now has control to follow through on our efforts. Trusting her is comforting, we know that what comes will be revealed tomorrow, the day after and the weeks that follow.
On your daily break for fresh air and exercise, we encourage you to stop by the park. It offers a reassuring cycle that only nature can provide us.
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First vegetables began to shoot up and the wetlands had their wonderful spring blooms followed by the prairie garden bursting into bloom in June and July. Never a dull moment! |
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A garden reaffirms that life goes on whether we like it or not; it does not stop for a virus or an economic shut down or our own reticence to get out in Nature. It is always there for us if we want to seek it out. Sitting in the garden the other day, I was overjoyed to visit with a Mom who said it was their third trip to the park that day!! |
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Nurtured lovingly by volunteers |
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Funded and maintained by LCA for all to enjoy |
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For me, gardening is a form of meditation. When I am working in a garden, I am focused on the goal at hand, gaining a sense of calm, and clear of all other concerns for the time being. Hopefully, you too can find a space to plant, nurture and grow your favorite things at home. |
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Take this wonderful opportunity to work with and teach your children about gardening, the miracle of seedling propagation, the journey from seed to food on your table! You may find a bit of peace of mind in it as well
Stay safe, stay well and trust that your garden will be there tomorrow!
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A HEART FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
Meet LCA Board Member Erik Heitman
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Architect Erik Heitman (pictured) joined LCA’s Board of Directors in January of this year. To better introduce Erik to the neighborhood, LCA's Vice President Kathy Jordan, co-editor of From the Heart, recently interviewed him for the following profile.
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Tell us a little about yourself . . .
My wife Annie and I met at the University of Kansas where I studied architecture. After graduation we settled in Kansas City, a wonderful place to start our careers and grow our family which now includes our daughters, Maddie and Marco.
We moved to Chicago three years ago. I grew up in Barrington, where my mother, younger brother, and sister still live, so the move was a homecoming for me. It was in Barrington that I realized my passion for historic preservation and community activism.
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My family was involved in an effort to save the Jewel Tea Building, the original headquarters for Jewel-Osco, in the late1990s. While the community was successful in getting the building, affectionately known as the Gray Lady (pictured) listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it was not enough to save her. The experience, however, made a lasting impression on me.
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What was your first job?
I worked for BNIM, an architectural firm in Kansas City which is a leader in sustainable design and a founder of the Green Building Movement. During my sixteen years there, I worked on a range of projects, including renovations to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and to the US Embassy in Vienna, Austria.
Kansas City has a rich architectural heritage dating back to its founding as a gateway to the West, where the Oregon, California and Santa Fe Trails began. In 2007, I was appointed to the Kansas City Historic Preservation Commission. I became Chairman in 2011, a position I held for seven years.
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I’m most proud of the Commission’s effort to save Kemper Arena, a significant early example of Structural Expressionist architecture and the first major design of Helmut Jahn. We were able to save the Kemper despite a strong effort to demolish it.
The building, now known as Hy-Vee Arena, is on the National Register and has been reinvented as a community center.
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What are you specializing in at Heitman Architects, Incorporated? |
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I’m happy to be working with my father and two brothers at Heitman Architects, the practice my father started 27 years ago. The firm is known for designing “buildings that work”— with expertise in the planning & design of corporate office headquarters, high-performance industrial build-to-suits. A recent project, the Trumpf Smart Factory in Hoffman Estates, is a state-of-the-art facility showcasing the future of automated manufacturing which received a National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects.
The Method Soap Box in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood was the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum manufacturing building. LEED is a program that sets standards used internationally for the design, construction, and maintenance of environmentally sustainable buildings. Article continued.....
Feature articles, are continued following the Member Spotlight Section
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SONGS FROM THE HEART
John Prine: A Musical Journey That Began in Lincoln Park
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You may have walked past La Colombe at Armitage and Fremont and noticed a handwritten sign in the window (pictured below) noting that legendary singer and songwriter John Prine performed his first gig being there in 1969 when it was a bar called the Fifth Peg.
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Since Prine's passing on April 7th from COVID-19 at age 73, people around the world have found renewed appreciation for Prine's work. But for Lincoln Park, a special connection to the singer has been rediscovered.
Prine grew up in Maywood, Illinois in a family with roots in Paradise, Kentucky, roots he wrote about in the 1971 song Paradise. As a high schooler in the early-1960s, Prine started taking classes at The Old Town School of Folk Music. Before moving to Armitage in 1968, the Folk School was located on North Avenue by Sedgwick in a building where 333 North Plaza is now located.
It is a familiar sight for us neighbors to peek through the windows of the music school to see an acoustic guitar lesson or toddlers just beginning to learn about music. It is a tribute to the magic of the School of Folk that one of America’s greatest songwriters was one of its students. Once the school relocated to Armitage, students would head just up the block to a weekly open mic at the Fifth Peg.
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Prine during military service |
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Following high school, Prine joined the army and was stationed in Germany. After serving, he returned to Chicago and worked as a mailman. As Prine walked his daily mail routes, he would imagine the stories, lyrics, and melodies that became the songs he worked up the courage to share at the Fifth Peg. Prine later said he wrote his early songs for himself, never expecting they would have any meaning to others, much less become commercial. |
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One night, Prine and fellow students were watching an open-mic performance when he mumbled how awful the performers were. His friends suggested he get up and try if he thought he could do better. So, he did and performed Sam Stone a song written on the mail route about a traumatized Vietnam veteran who returned to his family with.....a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.
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When he finished, there was only silence and Prine thought it must have been a disaster. But then the applause broke out—a woman was crying. He remembered, “It was like I found out all of a sudden that I could communicate deep feelings and emotions. And to find that out all at once was amazing.” |
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The bar's owner told Prine he could start playing a couple times a week. Sometimes there would only be a dozen people there. That is until one night in 1970 when--in one of those great coincidences in this big city that has the connections of a small town--Roger Ebert, disappointed with a movie he was reviewing for the Sun-Times at a nearby theatre, walked out of the theatre into the Fifth Peg.
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Ebert was struck by a voice that matched its lyrics in grittiness. The depth of Prine’s lyrics on a song like Angel From Montgomery, later a hit for Bonnie Raitt, was beyond what Ebert was expecting that night. Article continued.....
Feature articles, are continued following the Member Spotlight Section
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THE LYRICS OF LOCKDOWN
A Musical Escape
By Kenneth Dotson
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It was a delightful yet odd coincidence when LCA member and author Paul Kendrick reached out offering to write the above feature article on John Prine.
The delight came from knowing Paul was enjoying our newsletter and wanting to contribute to the next issue. The odd coincidence was that, unbeknownst to Paul, my own feature article about Prine intended for the same issue was largely already written. It was an easy decision to set aside my article in favor of one written by an author with Paul’s considerable talents. I decided to simply share what inspired me to write my now discarded article.
Each of us will no doubt go forward in life carrying our own indelible memories from the COVID-19 quarantine...what we saw.....things we heard....how we felt. Hopefully, we'll remember what brought us escape from the distressing news. For me, the words and melodies of John Prine brought comfort and will forevermore remind me of those somber and confusing days. They are indeed the soundtrack of my quarantine.
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It started late on the first Saturday evening of lockdown when a news alert popped up on my computer saying Prine was on a ventilator in critical condition. The remainder of that evening was spent repeatedly listening to the small number of Prine songs then in my iTunes library.
News of his passing a few days later led many fans to feel — borrowing lyrics from Speed of the Sound of Loneliness (shown here) — "a mighty mean and dreadful sorrow that crossed an evil line..." It also led many casual fans to a further exploration of his music and his life. In my case, much further.
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With a catalog of songs written over a span of more than a fifty-years, and decades worth of interviews & articles, documentaries and videos, there was much to explore.
Beginning each morning before the first cup of coffee finished brewing, the sounds of John Prine accompanied me throughout the day.
From quirky, humorous tunes like Illegal Smile and Dear Abby, to deeply reflective ballads chronicling life's travails, like Souvenirs and Hello in There, Prine's songs could alternatively put a smile on my face or a tear in my eyes. Sometimes both at the same time.
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Performing Souvenirs in 2000
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On Prine's final album, The Tree of Forgiveness, he closed with a song titled When I Get To Heaven. The song's lyrics (excerpted below) gave me comfort in knowing that as his life and career were both winding down he was at peace with his mortality, secure about his legacy and planning to be as thoughtful in death as he was in life.
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When I get to heaven, I'm gonna shake God's hand. Thank him for more blessings than one man can stand.....
I'm gonna open up a nightclub called "The Tree of Forgiveness." And forgive everybody ever done me any harm.
I regret never meeting John Prine or seeing him perform live. Hopefully, if I make it to heaven myself, I'll have another opportunity.
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Click here or on the above graphic to visit the city's COVID-19 dashboard
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For a comprehensive and unbiased guide COVID-19 information from the state, local and local level, go here.
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LCA MEMBER BUSINESSES SPOTLIGHT |
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Belmont Village Lincoln Park has proudly served seniors for the past year and we thank them for their membership in LCA.
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Happy 55th Anniversary to LCA member Geja's Cafe (340 W. Armitage).
Geja's is back open for business, so be sure check out their current dining options. Also, don't miss their spectacular outdoor patio, a perfect location for a socially distanced meal.
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LCA member Salon Edda (2212 N. Lincoln Avenue) is open for following recommended protocols to help keep both customers and staff healthy.
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LCA member Lakeshore Restaurant at the Theatre on the Lake (2401 N. Lakeshore Drive) is back open for business. See additional details on their website. |
Lincoln Avenue from Fullerton to Wrightwood
Saturday from 4:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Sunday from 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Learn more about this exciting outdoor dining program.
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Casati's Modern Italian features the real taste of Italy - light, fresh and healthy created by real Italians from scratch.
Check out Casati's and thank them for their membership in LCA.
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LCA member J9 Wine Bar (1961 N. Halsted Street) is open for business with both indoor and outdoor seating.
J9 will be celebrating its 4th anniversary in October.
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LCA member Lakeshore Sport & Fitness (1320 W. Fullerton) has built a program to support families throughout this uncertain and unique school year. Options include a 2-day (Tuesday and Thursday), 3-day (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) or 5-day (Monday-Friday) schedule.
LSF will provide homework support, space for e-learning calls, and help kids overall to succeed in completing and understanding assignments provided by their school teacher.
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LCA member Josh Moulton Fine Art Gallery (2218 N. Clark Street) is open for businesses. Stop by the gallery to meet Josh and take a look at his available art or to discuss commissioned art.
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MISCELLANEOUS NEIGHBORHOOD UPDATES |
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City Announces New Strategies to Protect Chicago’s Neighborhoods |
On August 14, City officials announced an emergency public safety plan that included an increased police presence and rapid response tactical strategy to targeted areas should another incident occur.
Part of that strategy is the vigorous prosecution of offenders. The Chicago Police Department is seeking your help to identify theft and looting suspects. You can view suspect pictures here.
If you have any information about these or other looting incidents, please call the Area 3 Looting Task Force at 312-744-8263
or email the task force. The public can submit anonymous tips at cpdtip.com. The system allows you to stay anonymous but also receive updates on the case.
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Smart 911 can help provide critical medical information to first responders so that they can help faster in an emergency.
Residents can create a profile for themselves and family members with information on their current health conditions, and it will automatically be provided to first responders when calling 9-1-1. Click here to sign up.
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The Chicago Board of Elections is working hard to ensure a safe and fair election this November, despite the pandemic.
You can do your part by signing up to be an Election Judge and earn $170 for the day (Or more, if you complete an online training course). If you are interested in serving, you can apply online at chipollworker.com.
Election judges manage precinct polling places on Election Day and make sure everyone is able to exercise their democratic rights.
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Any Chicago voter may apply online now to Vote By Mail ahead of the November 3, 2020 election. No reason or excuse is needed to Vote By Mail.
Chicago voters who apply online between now and September 24 will be among the first to receive ballots. Ballot mailings will begin September 24 - October 5.
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CPD Launches Community Safety Team & Critical Incident Response Team |
Sudden and rapid increases in the rate of index crimes have occurred citywide in recent weeks, and Chicagoans are understandably concerned about their safety.
In response, Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown has announced the launch of two new citywide teams that focus on combating violent crime, strengthening community relationships, and ensuring the safety of residents during large-scale events, marches, and demonstrations.
The Community Safety Team and the Critical Incident Response Team will work to improve public safety throughout Chicago, with the Community Safety Team focusing on strengthening community partnerships, and the Critical Incident Response Team concentrating on large, public events. Officers working on the teams come from Area Gang, Gun, Saturation, and Community Area Response teams.
The new Community Safety Team is designed to partner with local stakeholders to address violence, neighborhood concerns, and ongoing conflicts. The Community Safety Team consists of nearly 300 officers who will be deployed to scenes of shootings and robberies throughout the city, and will also work with community-based organizations, faith leaders, and neighborhood leaders to address the inequalities and injustice that seed the bitter fruits of violent crime.
The new Critical Incident Response Team consists of approximately 250 officers and is responsible for ensuring the safety of residents and visitors during times of mass gatherings. This unit will undergo specialized training and supervision, and will operate with appropriate field protocols for maintaining a presence at lawful gatherings (e.g., expressions of First Amendment rights), separate and distinct from an appropriate response to unlawful criminal activity (e.g., looting, mob actions, multiple offender incidents). As part of the new citywide team, the Department’s bike teams and the detail unit now fall under Critical Incident Response Team.
In addition, the Strategic Decision Support Center continues to supplement street resources, and can be quickly realigned as needed, to focus on rapidly developing events. The SDSC has been instrumental in a number of recent arrests downtown, and has acted upon information provided by concerned citizens. As always, residents are urged to call 911 to report any illegal activity they may have observed
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FEATURE ARTICLES, continued |
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Has the Pandemic changed your practice? |
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Heitman (left) on a job site |
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Before the Pandemic, we were writing a policy about work from home. We were unsure then how such a policy would impact productivity and collaboration with colleagues and consultants. Now, we realize how easy it was to change the way we work. Still, nothing beats face-to-face contact. The nature of what we do requires involvement with clients, shaping a physical world where people live, work, and play. With so much change and rethinking, it’s an exciting time to be an architect. |
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What does the Post-Pandemic office look like?
The Post-Covid workplace will require good mechanical systems to ensure healthy indoor air. Workspaces must be able to monitor occupant wellness and provide accommodations for health screening while protecting privacy. Controlling ingress and egress is no longer just a security concern. Touchless doors will become more prevalent minimizing contact with germ laden surfaces. We are focused on designing flexible workspaces that can adapt to environmental challenges and provide a healthy workplace. (Read more from Heitman Architects on the impact COVID-19 will have on the post-pandemic work space.)
What made you join LCA?
In Kansas City, I realized the important role neighborhood associations play. After moving to Chicago, I saw what LCA was doing and wanted to be involved. I was excited to join the Board and the Planning & Zoning Committee. I love that there is a committee focusing on arts & culture and one on parks. While the pandemic has forced us to miss so many of the wonderful LCA activities, my family loves the neighborhood and is happy to be putting down roots.
What would you like to see LCA accomplish?
Post-Pandemic will be an historic time and LCA will play an important role by continuing to bring arts to the neighborhood, preserving the beautiful parks, and promoting healthy lifestyles that help sustain the community and amenities that have made Lincoln Park such a wonderful place to live.
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Songs From the Heart, continued |
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Though Ebert did not cover music for the Chicago Sun-Times, he was moved to write a story about this young country-folk singer. “He appears onstage with such modesty he almost seems to be backing into the spotlight. He sings rather quietly, and his guitar work is good, but he doesn’t show off. He starts slow. But after a song or two, even the drunks in the room begin to listen to his lyrics. And then he has you.”
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The film critic who would later become famous wondered, “how anyone could have so much empathy and still be looking forward to his 24th birthday on Saturday?” Ebert quoted Prine as telling him, "I try to look through someone else's eyes, and I want to give the audience a feeling more than a message." |
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Prine’s shows were packed after Ebert’s article came out. When Prine's close friend Chicago folk singer Steve Goodman brought Kris Kristofferson to see Prine at the Fifth Peg on a quiet late night in the neighborhood, the place was shutting down for the evening. But the owner pulled chairs off the tables so they could hear Prine do a few songs. Kristofferson was so blown away that he brought Prine to New York to play folk spots in Greenwich Village like the Bitter End. A record deal for Prine soon followed.
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Performing a duet with Bruce Springsteen in 1988 |
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Prine's first album cover in 1972 |
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Being a country singer from Chicago, Prine would later joke how when they brought out hay for his first album’s cover photo shoot (pictured), it was the first bale he had ever seen.
Bob Dylan would later say of him, “Prine’s stuff is pure Proustian existentialism. Midwestern mind trips to the nth degree. And he writes beautiful songs.”
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Fans who loved him around the world are paying tribute to the Grammy Lifetime Achievement winner. In Lincoln Park, he is a reminder of all that has emerged from these blocks—and continues to as long as there are friends and creativity.
For more on Prine and Chicago, start with Rick Kogan’s piece in the Chicago Tribune on memories of venues like the Earl of Folk Town.
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In February 2019, CBS This Morning featured a 90-minute special on Prine writing at the time: It's been 47 years since John Prine earned his first Grammy nomination for best new artist. Since then, he's won two. (He also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award). At the age of 72, Prine has never been more popular. His highest charting album yet, The Tree of Forgiveness, is up for three awards at Sunday's Grammys (bringing his total nominations to eleven). John Dickerson traveled to Nashville for this extended conversation with the songwriting giant.
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Watch: At Home With the Songwriting Legend
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MAYOR LIGHTFOOT NAMES LINCOLN YARDS COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
LCA Member Kenneth Dotson Appointed to Serve
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Members of the fourteen-person Lincoln Yards Community Advisory Council (CAC), plans for which were first announced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot in December 2019, were appointed earlier this summer.
The CAC consists of “neighborhood representatives, community leaders, design professionals and subject-matter experts” chosen by Lightfoot and 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins in consultation with neighboring aldermen to make recommendations ranging from public infrastructure design to traffic control and open space. LCA member Kenneth Dotson was among the fourteen appointed to serve.
The first CAC meeting was held via Zoom on June 15th. The group will convene at least quarterly for the next three years. (Read more here.) The complete list of CAC appointees is can be found below:
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Andrea Craft
Kenneth Dotson
Phillip Edison
Margaret Frisbie
Linda Goodman
Jacky Grimshaw
Juanita Irizarry
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Courtney Kashima
Rosanna Marquez
Nick Mulvaney
Jacob Peters
Ernest Sawyer
Jonathan Snyder
Maria Villalobos
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If you are receiving this version of the newsletter, our records indicate that you have either not joined LCA or have allowed your membership to lapse at some point (or we have not yet received your recent renewal payment). If you believe our membership records are incorrect, please contact membership@lincolncentral.org.
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From the Heart is an award-winning newsletter published by Lincoln Central Association, and co-edited by Kenneth Dotson and Kathy Jordan. We welcome your feedback and story ideas.
LCA has received at least one APEX Award for Publication Excellence in each of the last five years and a total of eighteen since 2016. Additionally, From the Heart is the recipient of four consecutive Constant Contact All-Star Awards.
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Winner of Five Consecutive APEX Awards for Publication Excellence
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Winner of Four Consecutive Constant Contact All-Star Awards
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