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100 DAYS ANDCOUNTING

The State of the 24th WardTown Hall Meeting Sponsored by the Lawndale Alliance

Tuesday September 6, 2011


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100 Days and Counting.

Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Chandler have been

in office over 100 days now. The purpose of this

presentation is to provide a snapshot of where the

24th Ward is now, and begin to brainstorm abouthow we can move forward.


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Taking the Pulse of the 24th Ward

Housing

Public Health andSafety

Education

Economic Development City Services

Quality of Life Areas Are we healthy yet?


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Housing


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Housing Snapshot

Housing units (2005) 13,454, Down 8% since

2000

Number of vacant units (2000) 1,754

Vacancy rate 13%, above city average of 6.8%

Owner-occupied housing (2005) 3,151, Down

3.5% since 2000, but values rising


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24th Ward Vacant Lots

According to former Alderman Sharon Dixon, there

are approximately 3,500 vacant lots in the 24th

Ward

1,500 privately owned lots 2,000 city-owned lots


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Employment and Economic Development


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Demographic Snapshot

North Lawndale makes up about 80% of the24th Ward

Population (2005) 38,309, Down 7%, since

2000

Pop. Chg. (1960-2005) Down 86,628, Rate ofdecline has slowed since 2000

Racial/Ethnic Makeup (2005) 94% African-American, Latinos now5.2%


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24th Ward Income Snapshot

Pop. below poverty level (2000) 45.2%, was

fourth highest in city in 2000

Households w/income below $15,000 (2005)

4,865

Households w/ income above $35,000: 3,434(1,009 households had above $75,000)


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24th Ward Employment Snapshot

The local unemployment rate, was 23% in 2005, including

discouraged workers. This compared with a state unemployment

rate of 4.35% and a national unemployment rate of 4%.

The current unemployment rate for the state of Illinois is 9.6%

(November, 2010) and the current unemployment rate for the

country is 9.8% (November, 2010).

While community level unemployment data are not available, it

may be assumed that the unemployment rate in North Lawndale is

higher than it was in 2005.


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24th Ward Employment Snapshot

Industry (Pop 16+) Number Percentage

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 15 0.16%

Construction 313 3.44%

Manufacturing 990 10.87%

Wholesale Trade 222 2.44%

Retail Trade 754 8.28%

Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities (Pop 16+) 1,020 11.20%

Information 220 2.42%

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 648 7.12%

Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 952 10.45%Educational, Health and Social Services 2,358 25.90%

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 726 7.97%

Other Services (Pop 16+) 410 4.50%

Public administration 478 5.25%

Total 9,106 100%

Industries in Which 24th Ward Residents are

Most Likely to be Employed[ii]

[ii] Metropolitan Chicago Information Center Website


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Business Overview

24th Ward has Over 500 businesses, including large

manufacturers, small businesses, franchises and home based

businesses

There are 7 TIFs that impact the Ward, 5 of which are in the

Ward, and 2 that are in the near vicinity In addition to funding for bricks and mortar development,

Funds available for job training, business expansion, child

care

The greatest issues impacting businesses include lack of accessto capital, increasing costs of doing business, including

increased property taxes, and lower revenues.


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Public Health and Safety


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Leading Causes of Death 2003

Cause of

Death

24th Ward

# Cases

24th Ward

%

Deaths/

100,000

Citywide

# Cases

Citywide

%

Citywide

Deaths/

100,000

HeartDisease

90 26.2% 215.5 6,594 29.6 227.7

Cancer 78 22.7 186.7 4,933 22.1 170.3

Stroke 23 6.7 55.1 1,301 5.8 44.9


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Crime

The 24th Ward has 2 police districts-District10 and District 11

Between January 1, and July 31, 2011

3,172 crimes committed in District 10 3,783 crimes committed in District 11

3,333 crimes per district on average

District 11 had 28 murders and ranked #

2 in the City, which had 239 murders District 10 had 18 murders and ranked #3

in the City


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Juvenile Arrests

In 2008, 10 of the 25 Police

districts accounted for 64%

of the juvenile arrests.

Number of Juvenile

Arrests by District, 2008Rank District

1 District 8

2 District 11 (24th Ward)

3 District 3

4 District 6

5 District 15

6 District 4

7 District 5

8 District 7

9 District 25

10 District 9

Source: Chicago Police Department, Juvenile Justice Volume 4 Issue 1 Juvenile

Arrest Trends 2003-2008


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Chicago Communities With the Highest

Number of Returning Prisoners

Three of the 6

Chicago

communities

with the

highestnumber of

returning

prisoners are

in the 24th

ward

Community

Area

Number of

Returning Prisoners

Rate Per

1,000

Residents

24th Ward

Austin 1,681 14.3 Yes

Humboldt Park 699 10.6 NoNorth Lawndale 656 15.7 Yes

West Englewood 521 11.5 No

Englewood 429 10.7 No

East Garfield Park 412 19.7 Yes


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Education


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20.7%

29.9%

51.1%

61.4%

36.98%

47.84%

64.75%

72.0%

15.0%

25.0%

35.0%

45.0%

55.0%

65.0%

75.0%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

North Lawndale

Citywide

24th Ward

Elementary Math Scores: 24th Ward vs. City AveragePercent of Students meeting or exceeding ISAT math targets


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25.7%

54.2%

40.33%

64.91%

15.0%

25.0%

35.0%

45.0%

55.0%

65.0%

75.0%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

North Lawndale

Citywide

Elementary Reading Scores: 24th Ward vs. City AveragePercent of students meeting or exceeding ISAT reading targets

24th Ward


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24th Ward Graduation Rates

19 Years Old in:

Rank 13 Years Old in:

37 South Lawndale 50.7% 936 48.7% 917 53.0% 876 56.4% 871

57 Austin 44.6% 1,541 41.2% 1,513 44.4% 1,478 47.0% 1,490

65 East Garfield 43.6% 330 46.1% 332 49.8% 297 43.2% 331

67 West Garfield 42.4% 403 41.1% 375 37.5% 400 41.1% 33169 North Lawndale 44.2% 719 43.0% 693 41.4% 696 38.8% 616

24th Ward Graduation Rates by Age 19

Broken Out by Community Area

1998

2001 2002 2003 2004

1995 1996 1997


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Issues


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City Services

Desire for the City to be more

responsive to the needs of local 24th

Ward Citizens

Our priorities should be reflected in the

Mayors Budget

Mayor should come to North Lawndale to

hear our concerns


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Mortgage Foreclosure

Mayor didnt include North Lawndale in

the $15 million partnership with

MacArthur to purchase abandoned

foreclosed properties and rehab themfor affordable housing

The 24th Ward ranks 4 of 50 wards in

terms of mortgage foreclosure


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TIFs

Even though Mayors TIF reform indicates a

need to create jobs, TIF reform does notdirectly address a priority to create jobs

and strengthen businesses for localresidents and business owners in TIFs

No mention of creating opportunities forminority and women owned businesses todo business with the city

No mention of hiring low income residentswho live in the communities impacted byTIFs


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Public Health

North Lawndale does not appear to bea primary focus of the Mayors public

health efforts.

He recently released a report on publichealth status demonstrating the lack ofhealth resources in certain communities.

North Lawndale was not targeted in spite

of the fact that a map depicted us to bewithin the top 5 among Chicagocommunities with respect to instances ofHIV/AIDS.


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Brainstorm

What can we do to work with the

Mayor and Alderman Chandler to be

sure North Lawndale and the 24th

Ward are not left behind?

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