There’s a game that Malik (Blake Cameron James) and Eric (Gian Knight Ramirez), the protagonists of Minhal Baig’s poignant third feature We Grown Now, like to play. It starts with pilfering mattresses ...

It has been more than ten years since the last of the Cabrini-Green high-rises—housing complexes that were built in 1942 to be affordable and safe housing for low-income residents—were demolished.

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Every Chicagoan should see this documentary (2015) about the history of the Chicago Housing Authority and the controversial destruction of Cabrini-Green Homes on the north side to make way for a ...

Hauntings can be seen as the emotions we leave imprinted on our environment. In the 1992 story of Candyman, the titular character is slain by a racist crowd, his ashes scattered around the grounds of ...

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The on-and-off redevelopment of Cabrini-Green, the Chicago low-income tenement complex infamous for its history of violent crime, might finally get back on track after a city panel voted to spend ...

The Chicago Housing Authority is again regrouping on a key slice of its long-delayed Near North Side redevelopment after the withdrawal of its developer partners threw plans for hundreds of units into ...

Former Cabrini Green resident speaks on living in new diggs that replaced the projects – screenshot *The first high-rise to be demolished in the Cabrini-Green public housing development in Chicago ...

The City of Chicago’s attempt at redeveloping the area that was once home to the Cabrini-Green housing project has taken another step forward, as the Chicago Housing Authority has selected Hunt ...

In 'Hala' director Minhal Baig's latest feature, two best friends face growing pains in a misunderstood neighborhood. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic There’s a game that Malik (Blake Cameron ...