Ok, we'll admit we're a real mean crew here at UU, but we had a chuckle as we saw the announcement of a new honorary street name in Uptown come out of Alderwoman Clay's office.Walter "Slim" (or "Silm") Coleman was a longtime community organizer and activist who spent his years organizing for social justice around Chicago, with a particular focus on Uptown. Coleman passed away earlier this year. For those who lived through the Shiller years, he was the man behind the machine, working with the former alderwoman to replace many of Uptown's older and derelict buildings with low income and supportive [...]

In recent weeks we welcomed two new "Sheridan Park" murals to the amazing group of murals in Uptown. For a tour of those murals, click here.Sheridan Park, of course, is the portion of Uptown bounded by Clark on the west, Broadway on the east, Montrose on the south and Lawrence to the north and contains the Sheridan Park Historic District. You can find this "Sheridan Park" mural next to the fire station on Wilson, in the alley between Racine and Magnolia.The second "Sheridan Park" mural is also on Wilson but a bit more hidden. Find this one in the alley between [...]