Thank you to all who stopped by our Freebies for Families event today! We are now on break to plan our annual Dia de Muertos trunk or treat event, set for October 25, 12-2pm, at Vicinity Credit Union. See you there!

Join us this Saturday (Sept 27) for our next Freebies for Families event at UI Health, 5525 S Pulaski, from 12-2pm How does it work? Details are at the link in bio or here: www.swcollective.org/freebies-for...

Join us this Saturday for our next Freebies for Families event. — Únase a nosotros este sábado para nuestro próximo evento Freebies for Families.

Anyone else just like, oh, construction starting TODAY today?! 😅 Improvements are officially being made to Pulaski, so allow extra time to get where ya need to go.

ADUs citywide are up for a council vote THIS WEEK. Sign the petition to support Ald. Lawson's ordinance, which will help everybody create more naturally affordable housing:

Our Sept. ride got rained out, but that isn’t going to stop us 🚴🏽‍♀️🍂 Join us Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Academy for Global Citizenship for our rescheduled community bike ride! We’ll be raffling off kids bikes and other goodies—and we’ll kick off at 9am for a family-friendly ride through the neighborhood.

Anyone else just like, oh, construction starting TODAY today?! 😅 Improvements are officially being made to Pulaski, so allow extra time to get where ya need to go.

Please join us again this year for our Dia de Muertos themed trunk-or-treat event. We will be celebrating life, remembering our loved ones and enjoying this rich cultural tradition.

Your neighbor forgot the doo-doo bag…ain’t that some 💩? These signs are a great way to let folks know to pick up after their dogs…and the proceeds support our work! Hit the link in our bio to get yours (yes, the bracket is included).

📣 Do you live in Garfield Ridge or spend a lot of time here? I’m Danny, a UIC grad student in Urban Planning, and I want to hear from you! This is your chance to share what you want Garfield Ridge to look like in 25 years. 🌳 More parks? 🚲 More bike lanes? 🏘 More housing options?

TOMORROW: Moving Archer Forward at Archer Heights library. 5:30-7:30pm

Rain, rain, go away … we’ll have to bike another day 😩 Our back to school ride will be rescheduled—stay tuned!

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Sneak peek: Here are just a few of the kids bikes we’ll be raffling off at our back to school ride tomorrow! Can’t wait to see everybody on Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Academy for Global Citizenship, 4942 W. 44th St. We’re meeting up at 8am and riding out at 9am!

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Join us this Saturday for our back to school bike ride! 🗓️ Saturday, Sept. 13 ⏰ Meet up at 8am | Ride at 9am 📚 Academy for Global Citizenship (4942 W. 44th St.) 🚴🏽‍♂️ Raffles for kids bikes, tagalongs & tune-ups 🍔 Burgers for sale after the ride! Sign up today at bit.ly/AGCBikeRide

We were excited to welcome @uiccuppa.bsky.social students to Archer Heights for a conversation about traffic safety, industrial impact, and community building on the southwest side! These students will dig even deeper on Pulaski traffic safety this semester. cc: @kateontransport.bsky.social

Next Saturday! BIKES & BURGERS! Bring your friends & your bikes for a 9am ride and a 10am FEAST! Windy City Burger Social will have a limited quantity available for purchase - support a local biz and ride with us! Thanks to @globalchicago for hosting us, and to @windycityburgersocialclub for popping

Sundays are for library restocks! Go grab a book in English or Spanish. Read, return, repeat. 📚

Last night, Southside Critical Mass rolled through the southwest side! Check out their monthly rides—they kick off from Hyde Park the first Friday of every month.

We are getting excited for our annual #diademuertos celebration. Every year, we host a themed Trunk or Treat event to celebrate this rich cultural tradition. We also share this video, made by a friend, during this season, in Mexico. Watch it here: buff.ly/SOjBcxj

Please join the community meeting to discuss Ford City Mall. Tuesday, Sept 10, 6pm, Daley College.

What would YOU like to see on Archer Avenue? Chicago’s Dept. of Planning and Development is kicking off its “Moving Archer Forward” project, which will help determine the future of this crucial southwest side street. Stop by their open house on Sept. 17 at the Archer Heights Public Library!

If your vote did not matter…it wouldn’t be so hard to find registration info. Go here to register or update your info: ova.elections,il.gov

Meanwhile, on the northwest side … the city closed down car traffic on Milwaukee between Damen and Ashland today for the first ever ”Meet me on Milwaukee” event. Big crowds came out to shop, eat, and enjoy a beautiful late summer Sunday. So … when are we doing “Meet me on Archer?”

“Perhaps the largest thing preventing transformational progress is the city’s most deadly roads are designed for higher speeds and moving cargo — and haven’t been made safer in any meaningful way since World War II.”

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Do you have something to say about speed cameras? The city is seeking input from Chicago residents, and the deadline to fill out their brief survey is TODAY, Aug. 25! Survey here: bit.ly/ASE-survey

Whoo-hoo! Can’t wait!

Does anybody else remember when the Orange Line was supposed to go *past* Midway, all the way to Ford City? Speaking of Ford City, there will be a public meeting for 18th Ward residents at Daley College on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 6pm. We can do better than an industrial yard, right?

Just a few more days til our next Freebies for Families event! If you're looking to purge old school uniforms, or scoop up new ones, or both - set a reminder for Saturday. We'll be taking donations from 10 - 11:30am, and the event goes from 12-2pm. Join us at Edwards Elementary, at door 2.

Please join us on Saturday August 23, from 12-2pm, at Edwards Elementary (Door 2) for our Freebies event + uniform swap. Donations accepted from 10am to 11:30am only. See you there!

Whew … we hope all the CPS families has a good first day of school 😅 We’ll be celebrating the start of the school year with a community bike ride in just a few weeks—Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Academy for Global Citizenship (4942 W. 44th St.) Save the date and join us on Sept. 13!

Did you enjoy our Brighton Park ride this spring? Head over to Academy for Global Citizenship on Saturday September 13 at 9am for a Back to School Bike Ride! Lots of fun stuff is in the works, so stay tuned.

ONE WEEK until CPS returns to class. Join us next weekend on Aug 23 for our Freebies for Families event and a Uniform Swap. You still have time to drop off any items you're purging at one of our five locations.

We are excited for the new school year! Come out for our uniform swap on Saturday August 23 from 12-2pm (location to be announced soon!) and see if you’ll win our raffle. Must be present to win.

ONE WEEK until CPS returns to class. Join us next weekend on Aug 23 for our Freebies for Families event and a Uniform Swap. You still have time to drop off any items you're purging at one of our five locations.

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ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. (Published 2021)

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Step outside on this hot and muggy August day. Is this the kind of environment where we should add 913,000 square feet of warehouses, 923 parking spaces and 92 loading docks? Or can we imagine something better for Ford City?

Business owners on the southwest side of Chicago: check out our podcast on Spotify. SWC is a Neighborhood Business Development Center for the city, and we are sharing all the hacks to help you start up successfully. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5uJI65LR6PjIxlu9nZLNLN?si=5823dd847fa74819

We send our prayers to the young man’s family and again urge drivers to obey traffic signals. Stop at stop signs & red lights. It’s not difficult at all and it can prevent a senseless killing. wgntv.com/news/chicago...

We are so thankful to have our friends at Mid-Am Carpenters to help us keep our libraries in good shape! Thanks, y’all!

About 40% of all births in America are to unmarried women according to the U.S. Census. Are there situations and challenges that are unique to single moms? We'd like to hear about them.