Mayor Lori Lightfoot picked Joyce Chapman, who founded the Pullman Community Development Corporation and is the chair of the Far South Side Community Action Council, to fill a seat that had been empty for nearly a year.
Three years into reform work, criticism continues to grow around the department’s ability to grasp a fundamental goal: Engaging with the public in a way that fosters meaningful and sustained trust and cooperation.
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South Side student athletes now have a new sports facility where they can practice.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot cut the ribbon Tuesday for a new indoor track in Gately Park in Pullman.
The 139,000-square foot facility at 10201 S. Cottage Grove Ave. also will serve as the new flagship site for After School Matters, the non-profit group that hosts programs for students in the 8th through 12th grades at at the Gately Park site and two other locations.
Joyce Chapman, president of the Gately Park Advisory Council, said the facility is “a long time coming for the Far South Side.”
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