Northwest Neighborhood Federation records, 1972-1993.

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Northwest Neighborhood Federation records, 1972-1993.

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Correspondence, topical files, petitions, and records of projects of the Northwest Neighborhood Federation (covering the Chicago neighborhoods of Portage Park, Irving Park, Belmont-Cragin, Hermosa, and Avondale), an activist organization formed in the late 1970s; plus similar materials from an earlier organization, Citizens Action Program, opposing city plans to run a crosstown expressway through the neighborhood in the early 1970s. Topics include promoting neighborhood stability through various direct action methods, such as block watch programs, candidate forums, petition drives to stop illegal real estate solicitation and to focus governmental attention on various threats to community safety, and lobbying efforts for a Guaranteed Home Equity Program for the area. Materials include interview sheets with citizens regarding neighborhood concerns; signed sheets from citizens authorizing the NNF to oppose the Chicago Housing Authority's "Scattered Site" program; and files from the NNF's "Court Monitoring Program" that tracked the progress of misdemeanor, gang-related crimes in the local bench courts."

4 oversize folders.

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Washington, Harold, 1922-1987

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Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983 after a multiracial coalition of progressives supported his election. He served as mayor from April 29, 1983 until his death on November 25, 1987. Born in Chicago and raised in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Washington became involved in local 3rd Ward politics under Chicago ...

Citizens Action Program (Chicago, Ill.)

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Northwest Neighborhood Federation (Chicago, Ill.)

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In 1983, the Northwest Neighborhood Federation and the Southwest Parish and Neighborhood Federation created the Save Our Neighborhoods, Save our City Coalition (SON-SOCC), which focused on home equity, real estate scams, housing policy, and education. From the description of Northwest Neighborhood Federation records, 1972-1993. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 713358649 ...