August 21, 2013
1. The Chicago Citizen Newspaper last week reported this vacant lot located on a Chicago Public Schools Safe Passage route along the 2900 block of west Fulton Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood last week by calling the 311 number. The lot had overgrown weeds, broken glass and liter strewn about. A missing board from the back of the vacant building to the left was also reported. 2. Pictured is the lot as of Aug. 15. The weeds have been cut and the lawn mowed. Photo by Deborah Bayliss
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New “Safe Passage” Routes Designated on Chicago’s West Side
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