After Hazel came to Chicago — soon settling in Altgeld Gardens, a public housing complex on the Far South Side — her husband, John, died at 41 from lung cancer. It was John’s death in 1969 ...

Hazel Johnson was jolted by deaths of those she knew and loved throughout her life. Her mom died of tuberculosis when she was 12, her little brother died before his 2nd birthday, and her baby ...

The impetus: After Hazel Johnson moved to Chicago from Louisiana — soon settling in Altgeld Gardens, a public housing complex on the Far South Side — her husband, John, died at 41 from lung ...

Wells site, and Altgeld Gardens creating more than 11,800 housing ... Caffrey is also an alumni fellow of the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy’s prestigious Civic ...

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Recipient of three "first-time” grants - a $6.4M grant from the City of Chicago to serve as CVI co-lead in near-south and far-south neighborhoods; $500K from the Chicago Department of Public Health's ...

The program is operated by the Juvenile Protective Association, a Chicago nonprofit dedicated to helping children ... George Washington Carver Elementary in Altgeld Gardens, Wendell Smith Elementary ...