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WEST PULLMAN POST Volume I.2 October 2015

Monthly publication of the West Pullman Chamber of Commerce

11 9 T H S t r e e t Co r r i d o r P l a n

by Staff Writer

On Thursday September 24th, 2015 a community meeting was held to update the community regarding the status of the 119th Street Corridor Plan (The Plan). The plan serves to encourage reinvestment in the area in order to build a more desirable neighborhood in which people will enjoy living and working, enhance the positive aspects of this area and promote desirable reuse of the land.

“KEY PROJECT is to create a new market for urban agriculture, goods, and services, bicycle store, and café at 119th and Halsted modeled in part on Detroit’s Eastern Market.”

The Plan is multi-layered with goals including, light industrial industry, job training facility, possible hotel, and a site for agri-business. Good for the community

and good for business. If you want to learn more about The Plan, visit the website at 119thstreetcorridorplan.com.

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In This Issue 

Civics 101

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Detroit's Eastern Market

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MegaVote Illinois: How Congressional District 2 Voted

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Women’s Health

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West Pullman: In the Beginning

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Detroit’s Eastern Market

By Shirley Holden

Of all the Markets that I’ve attended in the past 30 years, Detroit's Eastern Market stands out as the oldest Market running in the State of Michigan. This past weekend I set out to explore the uniqueness of this community landmark.

Spanning an area of 4.5 acres, Eastern Market is a celebration of fruits, vegetables, specialty foods, art and

music. There is also a hydroponic mini-farm inside the market! This market is truly a destination point for locals and visitors alike, boasting over 45,000 visitors a day. Under the tents and sheds and throughout the neighborhood you can experience a truly memorable time. The Eastern Market is a year-around market open every Saturday from 6am to 4pm. By the way, Detroit's Eastern Market is one of six, yes six markets held in the city. For more information, visit the website at easternmarket.com

September 28, 2015

In this MegaVote for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes Senate: Twenty-Week Abortion Ban- Cloture Senate: Fiscal 2016 Defense Appropriations Cloture Senate: Fiscal 2016 Continuing Appropriations Shell-- Cloture House: Environmental Reviews -- Passage Upcoming Congressional Bills Senate: TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act House: Women's Public Health and Safety Act House: Fiscal 2016 Defense Authorization Recent Senate Votes Twenty-Week Abortion Ban- Cloture - Vote Rejected (54-42, 4 Not Voting) The Senate rejected a motion to invoke cloture on the McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the bill that would prohibit abortions in cases where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or later, except in cases of rape, incest against a minor or when the life of the pregnant woman is in danger. Specifically, it would provide an exemption for pregnancies that are the result of rape against adult women if the woman obtained counseling or medical treatment for the rape at least 48 hours before the abortion.

Sen. Richard Durbin voted NO Sen. Mark Kirk voted NO Fiscal 2016 Defense Appropriations Cloture - Vote Rejected (54-42, 4 Not Voting) The Senate rejected a motion to invoke cloture on the McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the intended legislative vehicle for the bill that would provide nearly $576 billion in discretionary spending for defense programs in fiscal 2016, including $86.9 billion for the Overseas Contingency Operations account.

Sen. Richard Durbin voted NO Sen. Mark Kirk voted YES Fiscal 2016 Continuing Appropriations Shell-- Cloture - Vote Rejected (47-52, 1 Not Voting) The Senate rejected a motion to invoke cloture on the Cochran, R-Miss., substitute amendment no. 2669 that would provide continuing appropriations for government operations through Dec. 11, 2015, at an annual rate of about $1.017 trillion. It also would prohibit for one year federal funding for Planned Parenthood or its affiliates unless they certify that they will not perform, or fund other entities that perform, abortions during that period. The substitute amendment would redirect $235 million to community health centers.

Sen. Richard Durbin voted NO Sen. Mark Kirk voted NO

Recent House Votes Environmental Reviews -- Passage - Vote Passed (233-170, 31 Not Voting) The House passed legislation that would modify the environmental review process for federally-funded projects and for federal permits for private projects by setting deadlines on agency reviews, and by limiting the grounds for civil actions against an environmental review or permit approval. The lead agency - which would need to set a review schedule and oversee the preparation of a single environmental review document that would satisfy National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review requirements - would have two years to complete the review, with the option to extend the review period by one year. When multiple agencies have jurisdiction over a project, the agencies would need to conduct their portions of the NEPA review concurrently, instead of sequentially.

Rep. Robin Kelly voted NO

9th Ward

Map of West Pullman

Civics, Public Office, & Government This is the second of an ongoing series designed to inform and remind us of the role and function of those elected by the people to public

34th Ward

office. Contrary to popular political belief, you elect those in office to represent you and the community you live in. Although West Pullman is represented by two Alderman, as a community we are one.

Here are our elected Alderman/City Councilmen for West Pullman.

Wards and Ward Aldermen The City of Chicago is divided into fifty legislative districts or wards. Each district is represented by an alderman who is elected by their constituency to serve a four year term. In addition to representing the interests of their ward residents, together the fifty aldermen comprise the Chicago City Council, which serves as the legislative branch of government of the City of ChicaAlderman Anthony Beale go. The legislative powers of the City Council 9th Ward are granted by the state legislature and by home rule provisions of the Illinois constitution. Within specified limits, the City Council has the general authority to exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs including, but not limited to, the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare; to license; to tax; and to incur debt. cityofchicago.org The community of West Pullman is comprised of two Wards, the 9th Ward and the 34th Ward, each represented by Alderman Anthony Beale of the 9th Ward and Alderman

Carrie Austin of the 34th Ward.

Contact information and office location of the West Pullman community Aldermen: Alderman Anthony Beale

34 East 112th Place Chicago, IL 60628 Email: ward09@cityofchicago.org Phone: 773.785.1100 Alderman Carrie M. Austin

507 W. 111th St. Chicago, IL 60628 Email: ward34@cityofchicago.org Phone: 773.928.6961

Essential Nutrients for Women While Cutting Calories by Your Life Your Health and Fitness Healthy weight management for adult women — like any other age — is all about energy balance. That means eating smarter and moving more. Unfortunately, when trying

Calcium

Calcium does a lot more than build strong bones and teeth. Getting enough calcium helps keep your heart and muscles strong and may help prevent high blood pressure and colon cancer too. Those are plenty of reasons to enjoy high-calcium foods, such as low-fat dairy (milk, cheese and yogurt); tofu; green leafy vegetables; and calcium-fortified fruit juices. Aim for at least 1,000 milligrams per day (more if you are younger than 18 or older than 50).

Folic Acid

Every woman of childbearing age needs 400 micrograms of folic acid every day. That's what it takes to reduce the risk of neural tube birth defects by 75 percent. Folic acid can also boost your immune function by producing disease -fighting white blood cells. Get your folic acid from tasty, nutrient-rich foods, such as enriched grain products, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, oranges, berries, nuts and beans.

Chicken Breast with Apricot Sauce

to lose weight, busy women tend to limit some of the very foods they need the most. Here are some tasty ways to get the essential energizing nutrients your body craves and to cut back on unnecessary calories at the same time.

Carbohydrates

The biggest problem with low-carb diets is they restrict your body's preferred energy source. If you want to cut back on calories from carbohydrates, focus on reducing your intake of soft drinks, candy and other foods with added sugars. To maximize your energy level and your longterm health, look to nutrient-rich carbohydrates. Enjoy the great taste of whole and fortified grains (6 to 7 servings per day, at least half of them fiber-rich whole grains). Also eat fruits (2 cups) and vegetables (2½ cups) every day.

Protein

Women sometimes cut back on protein foods to avoid fat.

However, one of the most satisfying ways to eat and control weight is to include lean protein in every meal. Try low -fat dairy foods, eggs, lean meats, poultry, seafood, nuts and beans (a total of 6 ounces per day). Protein may be especially helpful in the morning. Add some protein to breakfast and you'll probably be satisfied until lunchtime.

Chances are you won't be as tempted by all those highfat, sugary mid-morning snacks.

Iron

Low iron intakes can lead to serious problems such as iron-deficiency anemia, the most common nutrient deficiency for women and children. To prevent anemia and fatigue, be sure to get a minimum of 15 milligrams of iron per day. Pump up your intake with excellent iron sources, such as lean red meat and iron-fortified cereals. Other good sources include poultry, fish, beans and leafy green vegetables.

Diet Types: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Low Sodium, Wheat Free Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1 Servings per Recipe: 4 Calories 374 Calories from Fat 91 Ingredients: · 4 natural chicken breasts, boneless and skinless · 2 tablespoons olive oil · 1/3 cup chopped onion · 3/4 cup apricot fruit juice or apricot jam · 3/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice · 3/4 teaspoon rosemary Sea Salt and pepper, to taste Serves: 4 Cooking Time: Under 30 minutes Instructions: Combine the jam, juice, and rosemary in a small bowl. Set aside. In a large sauté pan, heat oil over medium heat.

Add the chicken breasts and cook for 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn the chicken over, add the onion around the edges and cook another 3 minutes, or until the chicken and onion are lightly browned. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour the jam mixture over the chicken breasts, cover, reduce heat and simmer for another 810 minutes. or until the chicken is fully cooked. Remove the chicken breasts and keep warm. Raise the heat, and boil uncovered until the sauce is slightly thickened. Serve the sauce with the chicken. Free of wheat, gluten, soy,

Pullman Artspace Lofts, Anchoring a Historic Neighborhood

Story by Artspace Projects, Inc. Pullman Artspace Lofts, a mixed-use affordable live/ work space for artists and their families, is being developed in partnership with Artspace Projects, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, and Pullman Arts. The Development Team has chosen a site located on Langley Avenue, just south of 111th Street, consisting of approximately 18,500 square feet of vacant land book-ended by two historic apartment buildings. It provides the opportunity to integrate historic preservation with cutting edge new construction and create an iconic group of buildings that anchor Pullman’s eastern boundary. The project will include approximately 35 to 45 affordable live/work units, exhibition space, and ample community space.

Originally developed as worker housing for the Pullman Company, the neighborhood was divested from the Company by court order in 1907. Since then, Pullman has been largely a working class Chicago neighborhood. In the late 1960s, a local chamber of commerce proposed razing south Pullman in favor of a light industrial park. Local residents, organized by the Pullman Civic Organization, responded by securing city, state and national historic landmark status to save their community.

Pullman has attracted significant attention to protect and promote its historic assets. On February 19, 2015 President Obama designated the Pullman Historic District a national monument. The goal of the Pullman Historic District is to preserve and interpret the significant labor, industrial, social, civil rights and architectural history associated with the Pullman legacy.

Among Chicago’s 50 city landmark districts, Pullman is the only one that also enjoys state and national landmark status. It is the only one anchored by a state historic site. One of the oldest landmark districts in Chicago, it is, by a significant margin, the largest – fully 10 percent of all city landmark properties are in Pullman. Each year, more than 50,000 visitors come to Pullman for its annual House Tour, Garden Walk, state historic site events, guided and self-guided tours. Pullman is also garnering recognition as a unique place to live and work.

In 2011, Pullman was designated one of the country’s 10 Great Neighborhoods by the American Planning Association.

West Pullman: In the Beginning, Kensington Born as a railroad town named Calumet Junction, Kensington grew up where the Illinois Central and Michigan Central railroads connected in 1852. The town grew slowly until, by 1880, 400 German, Irish, Scandinavian, and Yankee residents lived there, servicing the railroads and the population of farmers in the vicinity. Despite the presence of churches, stores, and schools, Kensington became notorious for its saloons, leading the Dutch in neighboring Roseland to nickname it “Bumtown.”

When George M. Pullman announced in 1880 that his model town would be built just north of Kensington, the small settlement boomed. Boardinghouses, taverns, and small stores opened to serve the construction crews and visitors to the site who, initially, took the train to Kensington and walked to Pullman. This close relationship between the two communities remained strong. Pullman workers lived in Kensington; Kensington businessmen lived in Pullman. Pullman workers relaxed in Kensington taverns and billiard halls; Kensington saloonkeepers delivered beer in Pullman.

Kensington even figured prominently in the Pullman Strike. Its Eiche Turn- verein served as strike headquarters and its largest store, Secord and Hopkins, owned by Chicago Mayor John P. Hopkins, offered credit and support to strikers and their families.

Changes in Pullman hiring policies and the opening of Illinois Terra Cotta brought Italians to Kensington, which gradually became a center of South Side Italian life. Employment bureaus, travel agencies, and grocery stores reflected the regional diversity within the Italian community. Nowhere was that diversity more apparent than in the three altars in San Antonio de Padua Roman Catholic Church. The first altar, like the church itself, was named for the patron saint selected by the Venetians; the second was named for San Alessandro for the Calabrese; and the third named for the Virgin of the Rosary for the Sicilians.

When University of Chicago sociologists divided the city into community areas, they split Kensington among West Pullman, Roseland, and Riverdale. Roseland's Michigan Avenue business district grew south into Kensington's. Its Italian and Polish populations linked it socially to Pullman's ethnic communities. By the 1960s, Kensington's unique identity was sustained primarily by the taverns that still lined its main streets, the Kensington police station, and St. Anthony's.

As industries began to close in the 1960s and 1970s, Kensington's population also began to change.

Mexicans and African Americans returned for the first time since the 1920s and, by the 1980s, African Americans came to dominate the community. The 5th District police station moved away, as did many of the stores along Michigan Avenue and 115th Street. The Salem Baptist Church located in the former St. Salomea building. In 1998, the last remnant of Kensington's nineteenth-century identity gave way as well. Led by members of Salem Baptist Church, precincts in what had once been Kensington voted themselves dry. As Chicago papers heralded what they called the Roselanders' victory, few appreciated that the residents of Kensington had finally achieved what the Roselanders had been hoping for over a century. “Bumtown” was no more. encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org November Issue: Seven Ways to Live Like a Local in West Pullman. Have any ideas? Send your suggestions to: westpullmanpost@gmail.com