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The City of Chicago office building on Pershing Road in the Central Manufacturing District is the focus of a news investigation by CBS 2 Chicago.

: Published April 16, 2020

The CBS 2 Chicago newsroom at WBBM-TV shares an expose on a deadly cluster of COVID-19 infections among City of Chicago workers at an historic Chicago Manufacturing District office building on Pershing Road.

CBS 2 Chicago news reports on COVID-19 outbreak among City of Chicago workers at McKinley Park office building.
Central Manufacturing District building houses city offices, storage and tradespeople.
News report ties death of city worker to COVID-19 infection, with at least five additional employees testing positive.

The lead graphic from the McKinley Park COVID-19 Support Network flyer reaches out to neighbors in need of assistance.

: Published April 14, 2020

Volunteers in the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago have banded together to form the McKinley Park COVID-19 Support Network, a group to coordinate pandemic aid efforts and support vulnerable residents.

Local volunteers form the McKinley Park COVID-19 Support Network to offer aid and information during the pandemic.
Vulnerable residents and those in need can call, email and connect online in English, Spanish and Chinese.
Neighborhood-level efforts mirror those across the City of Chicago.

Bubbly Creek stretches south from its confluence with the South Branch of the Chicago River as seen from Canal Origins Park at 2701 S. Ashland Ave.

: Published April 8, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the final report for its Bubbly Creek Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study, a comprehensive set of recommendations for overhauling the polluted Chicago waterway.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases the final report for the Bubbly Creek Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study.
Highly polluted waterway could be improved by capping riverbed and restoring native habitat.
South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River still bubbles to this day.

A Bridgewater Studio employee works on the face shield production line at the McKinley Park-based fabrication business.

: Published March 26, 2020

McKinley Park neighborhood-based Bridgewater Studio plans to produce 150,000 face shields for Chicago's first responders, transitioning equipment, know-how and personnel toward critically needed personal protective equipment.

Bridgewater Studio in the McKinley Park neighborhood adapts face shield design from NYC manufacturer.
Custom fabrication business aims to produce 150,000 face shields by Wednesday, April 8.
Face shields intended to support City of Chicago's first responders.

A gantlet of candidate signs and campaign advocates line the McKinley Park path leading to early voting, which takes place in the field house all week and weekend.

: Published March 9, 2020

Get ready for the March 23 MAT Asphalt hearing with prep workshops, vote for McKinley Park Advisory Council leaders, head to CAPS Beat 912 at its new Evergreen Academy location, and attend more great neighborhood events this week in McKinley Park.

IEPA workshop and N4EJ meeting prep neighborhood for March 23 MAT Asphalt permit hearing.
CAPS Beat 912 meetings move to Evergreen Academy Middle School.
McKinley Park Advisory Council elects officers and plans 2020 activities.