Feel free to leave your thoughts on the new Buttercup Park design, courtesy of the Buttercup Park Advisory Committee, in the comments section below.
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Security cameras can protect your home and business. They deter crime from occurring and assist in solving crimes that have occurred. Now the City is working with citizens to tie their private security cameras into the City’s 911 call center, run by the Office of Emergency Management and Communication (OEMC). Exterior surveillance cameras tied into OEMC can be accessed during an emergency to provide first responders with information pertinent to the situation. Alderman Smith utilized this program at the public schools in the 48th Ward to great success. If you already have security cameras, or are thinking of installing security cameras, click on the brochure below or call OEMC at 312-746-9111 for more information.
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The Buttercup Park Advisory Committee has been hard at work improving Buttercup, making it a safer and more inviting place to play. Below are two proposed redesigns of the park, based on community input from a charette held earlier this year. Please take a moment to review the two designs and leave your thoughts in the comments section.
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Below is a message from our CAPS youth coordinator, Meg Gillman, about a program for neighbors called Safe Passage. Safe Passage is part of a comprehensive new effort to get children to and from school safely. Learn more about it here and give Meg a call at 312-742-0991 to request your sign.
Uptown residents enjoying a Neighborhood Nights event at Winthrop and Winona
The hard work of neighbors in Uptown is receiving citywide attention. A recent article in the Chicago Sun-Times highlights the impact positive loitering, neighborhood watches, and efforts like Neighborhood Nights can have on a community. As the article states: “[I]n many places, a vigilant neighborhood attitude can work… Those neighborhoods become — or remain — safe because the residents work at it.” Click the link to view the entire article, and leave a message in the comments section if you want to get involved in one of the ongoing efforts in Uptown or to start your own.
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