This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Peacemakers Play Softball as Chicago Violence Fight Goes On
In Chicago's South Lawndale, residents and peacemakers gather at La Villita Park on Thursdays to play softball and reach at risk youth. New Life Centers, led by Matt DeMateo, runs a long term anti violence program with peacekeepers who face risks yet show drops in shootings across Little Village and Brighton Park. The effort follows a city funding announcement backing community violence intervention across Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
la Villita Park
South Lawndale
Cook County
Sacramento Avenue
Little Village
North Lawndale
West Side
New Life Centers
Matt DeMateo
DeMateo
Brighton Park
Northwestern University
Andrew Papachristos
Chicago Tribune