Braden Listmann, Housing Policy Director at Action Now, wrote an article for the Metropolitan Planning Council’s blog series on vacant properties:
Click here to read “Vacant property ordinances: Enforcement is key to success”
Action Now Lead Organizer Madeline Talbott quoted in article in Women’s eNews blog about tipped workers and raising the minimum wage
Click here to read “Tipped Workers Hope for Hike in Sub-Minimum Wage”
Action Now Holds MLK Day Rally To Protest School Turnarounds And Closings In African-American Communities:
ABC News (Action Now and Kim Hemphill in video)
Chicago Tribune (Kim Hemphill quoted)
NBC News (Action Now in video)
WGN Radio/RedEye (photo of Action Now and Kim Hemphill quoted)
Progress Illinois (video of Michelle Young speaking and march to Herzl)
Action Now Leader Mahaley Somerville profiled by Woods Fund:
Action Now Protests Fannie Mae Lawsuit:
ABC 7 News, “Group Protests Outside Chicago’s Fannie Mae Offices”
Progress Illinois, “Chicagoans Push Back Against Housing Ordinance Lawsuit”
Progress Illinois video of Action Now Board Member Charles Brown speaking at protest:
Victory! Cook County Passes Vacant Property Ordinance:
Chicago Sun-Times (Action Now’s Braden Listmann quoted)
Chicago Tribune (photo of Action Now at top of article)
Action Now And Partner Community Organizations Create A “Neighborhoods Agenda For Schools” In Response To CPS Proposal To Close Schools:
Chicago Tribune, “Community groups unite against coming school closings”
WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, “Community groups offer plan to counter school closings”
Community Media Workshop, “Championing Neighborhood Schools”
Jobs Not Cuts Rally!
Photo from Chicago Tribune of Action Now member Joseph Pughsley being removed and ticketed by police after participating in the sit-in on Lasalle bridge
Members Risk Arrest At Protest Against Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Cuts:
ABC 7 News (Video of Action Now Board Member Marie Gasaway speaking)
Action Now Members Hold Candlelight Vigil For Young Girl Raped Outside Of School:
CBS Channel 2 News, “Residents Say Van Used For Rape Parked Near School For Days”
CLTV News, “Vigil Held For Teen Who Said She Was Assaulted”
ABC Channel 7 News, “Teen Sexually Assaulted On Way To School”
Bank Of America Arrests 5 Action Now Leaders:
- WGN News story and video
- CBS News
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Reuters
- Univision
- New York Times photo
- Chicago News Cooperative
- Progress Illinois
- Chicagoist
- Medill News
- Chicago Tribune
- ABC News
- WTSP News (Tampa Bay, FL)
- El Economista (Mexico)
- Zocalo (Mexico)
- Lavoz Libre (Madrid, Spain)
Members Rally At Chase Bank ‘s Unsecured Vacant Lot Where Rape Occurred:
Univision, “Residentes: Lote baldio es un peligro”
Progress Illinois, “Community Group Keeps The Pressure On Banks To Clean Up & Secure Foreclosures”
South Side Members Hold Rally At Vacant Buildings Destroyed By Fire:
Click here for photo of South Side rally in the Chicago Tribune
Action Now Joins Press Conference To Support Vacant Property Safe Passage Ordinance:
ABC 7 News, “Effort aims to protect students from ‘havens for crime’”
Action Now Holds Press Conference On First Day Of School About Danger Of Vacant Buildings For Children:
Click here for WGN News coverage of the press conference
Chase Boards Up Buildings After Action Now Rally:
Click here to watch CBS News’ video coverage of Action Now’s rally and Chase Bank boarding up their vacant buildings afterwards
Action Now Marches Down The “Not-So-Magnificent Mile”:
- WGN Channel 9 News
- Huffington Post
- FOX Chicago News
- MSNBC
- Chicago Tribune
- HOY
- ABC 7 News
- The Chicago Reporter
- NBC Chicago News
- Crain’s Chicago Business
- Progress Illinois
- Quad Cities Dispatch
- Belleville News-Democrat
- WDTK Detroit 1400 AM
- Houston Chronicle
- San Antonio Express-News
- Terre Haute Tribune-Star
- Canadian Business
Press Conference with CTU calling for a “Better School Day”:
Click here for the video and article featuring Action Now member Marsha Godard
Click here for the Chicago Sun-Times article with Marsha Godard’s photo
Marsha Godard’s Arrest At Bank of America on CBS News:
Vacant Property Ordinance and AN Board Member Marsha Godard on CBS News:
Click HERE to watch the video!
Press Conference: For The First Time In 5 Years, Minimum Wage Workers Won’t Receive A Wage Increase:
Chicago Reporter, “Beep… Illinois minimum flatlines”
Progress Illinois, “Number Of The Week: 1969″
WJBC The Voice of Central Illinois, “Four years of minimum wage increases end in Illinois”
The Chicago Citizen, “Coalition Demands Higher Minimum Wage”
In These Times, “Illinoisans Call for Minimum Wage Increase”
La Raza, “No aumentó el salario mínimo en Illinois”
Gapers Block, “Raise the Minimum Wage?”
Action Now Members in Chicago Tribune Front Page Article:
Action Now members Alberta Brooks, Jackie Moody and Alderman Toni Foulkes were quoted in the Chicago Tribune’s front page article on June 24th, 2011 about vacant properties in Englewood!
Click HERE to read the article!
“Give It Back” Rally:
Click here to see Action Now member Jerry McDowell speaking on WGN News!
Michelle Young quoted in media coverage of Press Conference on TIFs and new Mayor Emanuel:
“Community activists want TIF funds to help rebuild neighborhoods”
“Emanuel prepares for mayoral inauguration”
Rally at Chase Bank 4-12-2011
“Action Now marches outside Loop bank” on ABC 7 News
“Protesta en Chicago contra banco Chase” on Univision
Action Now’s South Suburban foreclosure work :
“In Southland, foreclosure crisis ‘doesn’t discriminate’” in The Southtown Star
Action Now’s Lead Organizer Madeline Talbott quoted on raising Illinois’ minimum wage:
“Group pushes minimum wage increase” on WJBC, Central Illinois Radio
“Groups want minimum wage increase” on WGIL 14, Galesburg Radio
“Boosting Illinois’ minimum wage is group’s goal” in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Basic Skills Test campaign:
“Fewer teacher candidates pass basic skills test” in Catalyst Chicago magazine
Action Now rally against foreclosure evictions:
“Sloppy paperwork the latest foreclosure headache” in the Chicago Tribune
Action Now member Gloria Warner speaks to Progress Illinois about vacant buildings on her block:
Action Now President Michelle Young speaks to Progress Illinois about the dangers of vacant properties:
Action Now member Jackie Judge and public officials speak at our press conference for effective foreclosure prevention legislation in Illinois:
Action Now profiled in Australian magazine:
“Community in Crisis” in Insights magazine (scroll down to middle of page)
