Clark/Division

Mixed Feelings on Mixed-Income Housing
Creating mixed-income community on the Near North Side has received mixed reactions from sides of the neighborhood’s deep racial and cultural divide – the young urban professionals on the Gold Coast and the public-housing residents who remain in the area. 

Photo: Some of Cabrini-Green's low-rise housing has been boarded up near the Clark/Division Red Line stop. (Photo by Len Kody)

Hearts A Bluhm Along Michigan Avenue Serve as Reminder of Heart Disease
Northwestern Memorial Hospital has teamed with Columbia College Chicago and independent artists to raise awareness for awareness of treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

During February, sidewalks on Michigan Avenue, from Walton Street. to Wacker Drive., were lined with 100 5-foot-high heart sculptures, each bearing a healthy heart fact.

(Photo by Alissa Lawlor)

Emanuel Unveils Grand Red Line Remodel, Upcoming Changes to Clark/Division
Mayor also announces an $86 million remodel of the Clark/Division Red Line stop, part of $200 million in renovations coming to CTA El stops. Video: Conditions poor at some Red Line El stops.

Photo: The Grand Red Line stop underwent its second makeover in 17 years. (Photo by Mike Reilley)

Program Builds Relationships with Senior Citizens and Loyola University Students
The Clare is an upscale senior citizens center in a downtown Chicago high-rise. Loyola University's city campus is just steps away. Here's what happens when the residents and students interact ... Photo: Hillary Kenyon, (left) a SMILE volunteer, chats with The Clare resident Trudy Mac. (Photo by Jamie Leary)