The 1500 block of South Christiana Avenue in North Lawndale was cited in a new study about redlining from the Cook County treasurer’s office because of its many vacant or abandoned properties.

Foreman agrees. Emerald South Development Collaborative is partnering with Williams on “Redefining Redlining” through its Terra Firma initiative.According to Foreman, the initiative launched ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A new study released Tuesday shows an 80-year-old law meant to put rundown Chicago properties back to use has done little to help racial inequalities in the city's Black and Latino ...

A Chicago non-profit is working to reverse the negative effects of historic redlining by revitalizing and transforming 205 acres of vacant land on the Mid-South Side of the city, ...

CHICAGO — A sea of floral beauty has attracted people to a South side neighbor where a local artist and economic developer teamed up with the community by using nature to symbolize and bring … ...

CHICAGO — Vacant and abandoned properties clustered on the Chicago’s South and West sides and ... “Maps of Inequality: From Redlining to Urban Decay and the Black Exodus,” argues ...

On Chicago's South Side, vacant lots account for 67% of the total, compared to just 4% on the North Side. Emerald South is still in phase one of its ambitious plan. So far, the organization has ...

CHICAGO — Vacant and abandoned properties clustered on the Chicago’s South and West sides and southern suburbs have been a stubborn problem for decades. Every two years, the Cook County ...

What does ‘redlining’ in 1940s Chicago have to do with today’s Black ... Vacant and abandoned properties clustered on the Chicago’s South and West sides and southern suburbs have been a ...

CHICAGO — Vacant and abandoned properties clustered on the Chicago’s South and West sides and southern suburbs have been a stubborn problem for decades. Every two years, the Cook County ...