Category: Events & Announcements

Hello neighborhood associations,

As the weather gets nicer, many of you have likely witnessed crowded sidewalks in the ward, and seen people walk or run in the street to stay the required 6 feet away from others. 

You may have seen what many other cities cities have done to address the public health concern posed by congested sidewalks: namely, turning certains streets (particularly residential streets), into “shared,” “slow,” or “open” streets – where car traffic is still allowed, but pedestrians are allowed to expand onto the street to have more space. You have also likely noticed that Chicago is one of the only cities left that has not implemented anything of the sort.

Our office is interested in hearing from constituents where they think there is (or isn’t) a problem tied to pedestrian overcrowding. Once we have gathered this data, we are talking to CDOT about following other cities’ lead. Since many people are already walking in the streets, this would largely amount to ensuring that they can do so safely, and that drivers know to expect pedestrians walking or running on specific streets. Naturally, none of this would be done on larger arterials that have buses running on them.

To that end, we have put together the following interactive map for residents to identify specific streets or intersections where they experience pedestrian congestion:

https://arcg.is/9Cji5

I would greatly appreciate it if you could help share this resource with your members and neighbors ahead of Memorial Day Weekend. I know that this particular map software isn’t always the most intuitive, so residents can also send your comments straight to info@aldermanmartin.com.

Please note that nothing being considered would impact residents’ ability to access – or park on – their own block. The concept that CDOT is exploring with us boils down to “No Through Traffic – Local Traffic Only” signage to alert cars to the presence of pedestrians. Residents, delivery drivers, garbage trucks, and (of course) emergency vehicles would retain full access.

Best,

Joshua Mark (he/him/his)

Director of Development and Infrastructure

47th Ward Alderman Matt Martin

4243 N. Lincoln Ave

aldermanmartin.com

Cell: (312) 391-9755

Office: (773) 868-4747

josh@aldermanmartin.com

A reminder from Lake View High School and Alderman Matt Martin and Graceland West Community Association (GWCA)

Dear GWCA Members, Graceland West Neighbors and Visitors,

Thank you to all neighbors and visitors who are carefully adhering to 6’ social distancing and the state and city “stay at home order” criteria.   These actions are taken to help contain the spread of Covid-19.  We are reminding everyone that:

• Mayor Lori Lightfoot closed all city play lots, including the one at Lake View High School, five weeks ago on March 21, 2020.
• The Lakeview High School campus, track, field and seating were closed for all use and barricades installed about April 3, 2020.
• Dogs have not been permitted inside the Lake View High School campus fence since 1995.

With increased time at home, many individuals and families in Graceland West have been working on #GWCAGrows, #GWCABlooms and #GWCAGreens ideas.  Would you like to join in?  We invite everyone to check out the posts and share their related photos and videos at https://www.facebook.com/gracelandwest/ 

Thank you all!

Police are working on recent neighborhood crime incidents and are in contact with GWCA.

They are thanking all neighbors who have made reports or shared security camera images or video with Police.  Here’s how you can help.  If you have security or video cameras, please keep your equipment working and updated and look now at tape for …

• 4/13 and 4/14 until 2:30 am.   Video or still of a dark green small SUV with a tire on the back.  Please send the video to Sgt Edwards (tracy.williams@chicagopolice.org) and Officer Giannoni (monique.giannoni@chicagopolice.org), at 19th District CAPS.
• 4/5 4:30 to 5:15 pm.  Light colored SUVs including a Subaru on Ashland, Cullom, the n/s alley east of Ashland, Belle Plaine, Greenview, Pensacola and maybe even other neighborhood streets.  Police cannot access photos or video posted to Next door, so if you posted there, please email that photo to Sgt. Edwards and Officer Giannoni too.
• If you don’t have video, but remember information not yet shared with police, please contact Sgt. Edwards or Officer Giannoni.
• If you see graffiti, even the miniature stuff, tagging, vandalism; i.e. damaged signs, bent signs, knocked down signs, please photograph them and use the Chicago Works app and send them to 311 and send to GWCA too.
• Please maintain your GWCA phone tree, which is contact information for your neighbors on all four sides.  If you need to call 911, it is helpful if you use your name.  Next call or text your phone tree.  Your neighbor may have a better view of a suspect than you.  Alert GWCA Block Reps, then feel free to post to Next door.
• Report all crime and take the time to obtain a report number.  Report all suspicious activity happening “NOW” to 911.  Include a description of persons and vehicles (including license number if possible).
• GWCA Crime Prevention Tips are on our website.  If you meet new neighbors, they may not know that everyone needs to participate in their “Neighbors Watching” Program to maintain a safe neighborhood.  Can you please share  https://gracelandwest.org/neighborhood-safety/

Thank you from 19th District Police and GWCA.

Please park vehicles in ways to avoid potentially flooded streets and intersections.  Please also clean up sewer drains and street leaves as you are able.  With Covid-19, it is important to maintain social distancing of 6′ while liberating remaining street leaves.

Thank you everyone.  Wishing you and you family good health.

All playgrounds in Chicago are closed.  This includes the Children’s Play Lot on the Lake View High School Campus.

The LVHS track, field and benches are open for neighbors to use as long as they practice social distancing of 6′ and don’t gather in groups.

Dogs have not been permitted inside the campus fence at any time since 1995.

This message is brought to you by Alderman Matt Martin, Lake View High School and the Graceland West Community Association 

Both GWCA and LVHS will put out reminders that people can walk on the track, sit on the benches and play on the field while not gathering in large groups and while practicing 6′ social distancing. We’ll also communicate that all Chicago playgrounds are closed, which includes the Play Lot at LVHS.

Dogs have not been permitted inside the LVHS campus fence since 1995. There is current signage prohibiting dogs, we have posted about this frequently and LVHS is adding even more signage on Friday but we are even encountering people from west of Ashland and South of Irving Park crossing those busy streets to bring their dogs to the campus. Nothing has worked, including talking to dog owners and reminding them that dogs are not permitted. Is it possible for you to work with 19th District Police to have dog owners ticketed?

https://www.aldermanmartin.com/volunteer.
Some GWCA residents and GWCA Block Reps have offered to help with food delivery to households that need it. Here is a sign-up form if you are interested. They are screening for healthy individuals with no travel history.

So far, Dining at a Distance has listed over 1,000 Chicago and suburban restaurants offering delivery, and curbside pick up. They have other cities too. https://www.diningatadistance.com/chi

On March 5th between 8 and 9 pm neighborhood garages, especially in the middle of the neighborhood were hit with graffiti.

Here’s a description of the person involved: White male: Age 16-18. Build; Scrawny Hair: Mid length blonde hair, Top: Navy blue puffy jacket. This was a white high-school age kid who was wearing nice clothes. He was moving from East to West and when I confronted him he ran west across Ashland.

1) There’s a crew of them, I think. On more than one occasion, I’ve seen them hanging in the alley on Warner (north side, close to Greenview), clearing out a car of aerosol cans, possibly spray paint. I never got up close to look. Once, I came upon three of them crouched over a chair left in the same alley. Later, when I saw the chair again, it had been tagged, presumably by those kids.

2) The kids all matched Pete’s general description. The multiple sightings leads me to suspect at least one lives in the area.

3) Yes everyone please give the police all information you have. My report number is ID175538 – we should cross reference with one another’s reports to get the attention this needs! If anyone has video, please email to cAPS019@chicagopolice.org along with the report #.

Please use the Chicago Works app and report all graffiti you see to 311 immediately. Our neighborhood last experienced a bout of graffiti in December from Clark to Ravenswood.

Graffiti from last night was removed early this morning, March 6th. Additionally Alderman Martin’s office or our Streets and Sanitation Supt will look through the neighborhood again late this afternoon to double check work.

BTW, our neighborhood crime is very low because of your care and attentiveness. Not locking house doors and windows and garage doors and windows and car doors is a neighborhood weakness. Let’s lock up and let’s have a bright porch light on from dusk to dawn all year.

Application deadline to run for Lake View HS LSC is 3/5/20 at 3 pm. Information follows

LVHS Local School Council | 2020-2022 Election Cycle

Dear Lake View Families and Community Members,
Local School Councils are important entities for public schools. LSCs tend to three important matters: (1) allocating funds to varied programs at the school; (2) develop and monitor the continuous development of the school’s programs, and; (3) hire and evaluate the principal. Local School Councils are comprised of 13 persons who are representative of the school community: 6 parents, 2 community members, 2 teachers, 1 staff member, 1 student, and the principal.
The 2-year terms of the current LSC expire on June 30, 2020. As such, we are commencing with the election process to select the LSC that will be in office from July 1, 2020-June 30, 2022.
Parent Members
• Parents or guardians of current freshmen, sophomores, or juniors are eligible to run.
• If your child is a senior next year, you can serve until your child graduates.
• Parents who are employees of the Board of Education after June 30, 2020 are not eligible to run.
• Current LSC members are eligible to run again.
Community Members.
Eligible candidates for the community representative must:
• Live within the Lake View High School community boundaries, as defined by the Board of Education;
• Be at least 18 years of age;
• Not be an employee of the Board of Education after June 30, 2020, and;
• Not be a parent or legal guardian of a child enrolled in the school.
• Current LSC members are eligible to run again.
Teacher
• Needs to be a full-time employee of the Board of Education and assigned to a teaching position at Lake View High School.
• Current LSC members are eligible to run again.
Non-Teacher Representative
• Needs to be a full-time employee of the Board of Education and assigned to a non-teaching position at Lake View High School.
• Current LSC members are eligible to run again.
Student Representative
• Needs to be a student at Lake Veiw during the 2020-2021 academic year, so any current freshmen, sophomore, or junior is eligible to run.
To Become a Candidate
If you would like to serve Lake View as an LSC representative, please:
• Either, download and complete the application forms from the CPS website (click here; materials are found under the “2020 Traditional Local School Council Election Materials” portion of the page):
o Candidate Nomination Form (Form 1-20)
o LSC Criminal Conviction Disclosure Form (Form 2-20)
o LSC Telephone Number Disclosure Form (Form 3-20)
o LSC Candidate Statement Form (Form 4-20)
o If applicable Teacher or Non-Teacher Staff Candidate Information Form (Form 5-20)
o If applicable Student Candidate Information Form (Form 6-20)
• Or, stop by Lake View’s main office to pick up a hardcopy of the forms.
Election Timeline
• March 5th by 3:00pm: turn in all completed forms (only hardcopies of forms can be accepted; emailed, digital versions of forms cannot be accepted) and 2 reliable forms of identification (one of which must have a residential address). Forms received after that date/time will render the candidate ineligible.
• March 26th at 6:00pm: any candidate and any voter is welcome to attend the Lake View Candidate forum in the Library. Candidates are welcome to provide a 3-5 minute statement about their candidacy at the forum. Ballot positions will also be determined at the forum.*
• April 21st during lunch: students will vote for the student representative.
• April 23rd: parents and community members will vote for candidates for those positions; teaching and non-teaching staff will vote for candidates for those positions.
Please consider serving our community. Let me know if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Erin Kitson
Director of Community and Student Affairs
________________________________________
Estimadas familias de Lake View y miembros de la comunidad:
Los Consejos Escolares locales son entidades importantes para las escuelas públicas. La LSC tienden a tres asuntos importantes: (1) asignar fondos a diversos programas en la escuela; (2) desarrollar y monitorear el desarrollo continuo de los programas de la escuela, y; (3) contratar y evaluar al director.
Los consejos escolares locales están compuestos por 13 personas que son representativas de la comunidad escolar: 6 padres, 2 miembros de la comunidad, 2 maestros, 1 miembro del personal, 1 estudiante y el director.
Los términos de 2 años del LSC actual expiran el 30 de junio de 2020. Como tal, estamos comenzando con el proceso de elección para seleccionar el LSC que estará en el cargo desde el 1 de julio de 2020 hasta el 30 de junio de 2022.
Miembros padres
• Los padres o tutores de los estudiantes actuales de primer año, segundo o tercer año son elegibles para postularse.
• Si su hijo es un senior el próximo año, puede participar hasta que se gradúe.
• Los padres que son empleados de la Junta de Educación después del 30 de junio de 2020 no son elegibles para postularse.
• Los miembros actuales de LSC son elegibles para postularse nuevamente.
Miembros de la comunidad.
Los candidatos elegibles para el representante de la comunidad deben:
• Vivir dentro de los límites de la comunidad de Lake View High School, según lo define la Junta de Educación;
• Tener al menos 18 años de edad;
• No ser empleado de la Junta de Educación después del 30 de junio de 2020, y;
• No ser padre o tutor legal de un niño matriculado en la escuela.
• Los miembros actuales de LSC son elegibles para postularse nuevamente.
Profesor/Maestro
• Debe ser un empleado a tiempo completo de la Junta de Educación y asignado a un puesto de profesor en Lake View High School.
• Los miembros actuales de LSC son elegibles para postularse nuevamente.
Representante no docente
• Necesita ser un empleado a tiempo completo de la Junta de Educación y asignado a un puesto no docente en Lake View High School.
• Los miembros actuales de LSC son elegibles para postularse nuevamente.
Representante de los estudiantes
• Necesita ser un estudiante en Lake View durante el año académico 2020-2021, por lo que cualquier estudiante de primer año, estudiante de segundo año o junior es elegible para postularse.
Para convertirse en un candidato
Si desea servir a Lake View como representante de LSC, por favor:
• Descargue y complete los formularios de solicitud del sitio web de CPS (haga clic aquí; los materiales se encuentran en la sección “Materiales de elección del Consejo Escolar Local Tradicional 2020” de la página):
o Formulario de nominación de candidatos (Formulario 1-20)
o Formulario de divulgación de condena penal de LSC (Formulario 2-20)
o Formulario de divulgación del número de teléfono de LSC (Formulario 3-20)
o Formulario de declaración de candidato de LSC (Formulario 4-20)
o Si corresponde Formulario de información del candidato del personal docente o no docente (formulario 5-20)
o Si corresponde Formulario de información del alumno candidato (Formulario 6-20)
• O pase por la oficina principal de Lake View para recoger una copia impresa de los formularios.
Cronograma de elecciones
• 5 de marzo a las 3:00 pm: entregue todos los formularios completados (solo se pueden aceptar copias impresas de los formularios; no se pueden aceptar las versiones digitales de los formularios) y 2 formularios de identificación confiables (uno de los cuales debe tener una dirección residencial). Los formularios recibidos después de esa fecha / hora harán que el candidato no sea elegible.
• 26 de marzo a las 6:00 pm: cualquier candidato y cualquier votante pueden asistir al foro de candidatos de Lake View en la Biblioteca. Los candidatos pueden presentar una declaración de 3-5 minutos sobre su candidatura en el foro. Las posiciones en la boleta también se determinarán en el foro. *
• 21 de abril durante el almuerzo: los estudiantes votarán por el representante estudiantil.
• 23 de abril: los padres y los miembros de la comunidad votarán por los candidatos para esos puestos; El personal docente y no docente votará a los candidatos para esos puestos.
Por favor considere servir a nuestra comunidad. Hazme saber si tienes alguna pregunta.
Atentamente,
Erin Kitson
Director de Asuntos Comunitarios y Estudiantiles

Lake View High School
4015 N. Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60613
www.lakeviewhs.com

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