100 DAYS AND COUNTING

The State of the 24th Ward

Town Hall Meeting Sponsored by the Lawndale Alliance Tuesday September 6, 2011

100 Days and Counting.

Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Chandler have been in office over 100 days now. The purpose of this presentation is to provide a snapshot of where the 24th Ward is now, and begin to brainstorm about how we can move forward.

Taking the Pulse of the 24th Ward

Quality of Life Areas

Are we healthy yet?

Housing Public Health and Safety Education Economic Development City Services

Housing

Housing Snapshot

Housing units (2005) 13,454, Down 8% since 2000 Number of vacant units (2000) 1,754
Vacancy rate 13%, above city average of 6.8% Owner-occupied housing (2005) 3,151, Down 3.5% since 2000, but values rising

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Ward Vacant Lots

According to former Alderman Sharon Dixon, there are approximately 3,500 vacant lots in the 24th Ward
1,500

privately owned lots 2,000 city-owned lots

Employment and Economic Development

Demographic Snapshot

North Lawndale makes up about 80% of the 24th Ward Population (2005) 38,309, Down 7%, since 2000
Pop. Chg. (1960-2005) Down 86,628, Rate of decline has slowed since 2000 Racial/Ethnic Makeup (2005) 94% AfricanAmerican, Latinos now5.2%

24th Ward Income Snapshot

Pop. below poverty level (2000) 45.2%, was fourth highest in city in 2000 Households w/income below $15,000 (2005) 4,865

Households w/ income above $35,000: 3,434 (1,009 households had above $75,000)

24th Ward Employment Snapshot

The local unemployment rate, was 23% in 2005, including discouraged workers. This compared with a state unemployment rate of 4.35% and a national unemployment rate of 4%. The current unemployment rate for the state of Illinois is 9.6% (November, 2010) and the current unemployment rate for the country is 9.8% (November, 2010). While community level unemployment data are not available, it may be assumed that the unemployment rate in North Lawndale is higher than it was in 2005.

24th Ward Employment Snapshot

Industries in Which 24th Ward Residents are Most Likely to be Employed[ii]
Industry (Pop 16+) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Construction Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities (Pop 16+) Information Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. Educational, Health and Social Services Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services Other Services (Pop 16+) Public administration Total
[ii]

Number 15 313 990 222 754 1,020 220 648 952 2,358 726 410 478 9,106

Percentage 0.16% 3.44% 10.87% 2.44% 8.28% 11.20% 2.42% 7.12% 10.45% 25.90% 7.97% 4.50% 5.25% 100%

Metropolitan Chicago Information Center Website

Business Overview

24th Ward has Over 500 businesses, including large manufacturers, small businesses, franchises and home based businesses There are 7 TIFs that impact the Ward, 5 of which are in the Ward, and 2 that are in the near vicinity In addition to funding for bricks and mortar development, Funds available for job training, business expansion, child care The greatest issues impacting businesses include lack of access to capital, increasing costs of doing business, including increased property taxes, and lower revenues.

Public Health and Safety

Leading Causes of Death 2003

Cause of Death 24th Ward 24th Ward # Cases % Deaths/ 100,000 Citywide # Cases Citywide % Citywide Deaths/ 100,000

Heart Disease
Cancer Stroke

90
78 23

26.2%
22.7 6.7

215.5
186.7 55.1

6,594
4,933 1,301

29.6
22.1 5.8

227.7
170.3 44.9

Crime

The 24th Ward has 2 police districts-District 10 and District 11 Between January 1, and July 31, 2011
3,172 crimes committed in District 10 3,783 crimes committed in District 11 3,333 crimes per district on average

District 11 had 28 murders and ranked # 2 in the City, which had 239 murders District 10 had 18 murders and ranked #3 in the City

Juvenile Arrests
In 2008, 10 of the 25 Police districts accounted for 64% of the juvenile arrests.

Number of Juvenile Arrests by District, 2008

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 District District 8 District 11 (24th Ward) District 3 District 6 District 15 District 4 District 5 District 7 District 25 District 9

Source: Chicago Police Department, Juvenile Justice Volume 4 Issue 1 Juvenile Arrest Trends 2003-2008

Chicago Communities With the Highest Number of Returning Prisoners

Three of the 6 Chicago communities with the highest number of returning prisoners are in the 24th ward

Community Area
Austin

Number of Returning Prisoners

1,681

Rate Per 1,000 Residents

14.3

24th Ward
Yes

Humboldt Park
North Lawndale West Englewood Englewood East Garfield Park

699
656 521 429 412

10.6
15.7 11.5 10.7 19.7

No
Yes No No Yes

Education

Elementary Math Scores: 24th Ward vs. City Average

Percent of Students meeting or exceeding ISAT math targets 75.0%

72.0% 64.75%

65.0%

61.4%
51.1% 47.84% 36.98%
North Lawndale 24th Ward Citywide

55.0%

45.0%

35.0%

29.9%
25.0%

20.7%

15.0% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Elementary Reading Scores: 24th Ward vs. City Average

Percent of students meeting or exceeding ISAT reading targets 75.0%

64.91%
65.0% 54.2%

55.0%

45.0%

24th Lawndale NorthWard

40.33%

Citywide

35.0% 25.7% 25.0%

15.0% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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Ward Graduation Rates

24th Ward Graduation Rates by Age 19 Broken Out by Community Area

Rank 37 57 65 67 69

19 Years Old in: 13 Years Old in: South Lawndale Austin East Garfield West Garfield North Lawndale

2001 1995 50.7% 936 44.6% 1,541 43.6% 330 42.4% 403 44.2% 719

2002 1996 48.7% 917 41.2% 1,513 46.1% 332 41.1% 375 43.0% 693

2003 1997 53.0% 876 44.4% 1,478 49.8% 297 37.5% 400 41.4% 696

2004 1998 56.4% 871 47.0% 1,490 43.2% 331 41.1% 331 38.8% 616

Issues

City Services

Desire for the City to be more responsive to the needs of local 24th Ward Citizens
Our

priorities should be reflected in the Mayors Budget Mayor should come to North Lawndale to hear our concerns

Mortgage Foreclosure

Mayor didnt include North Lawndale in the $15 million partnership with MacArthur to purchase abandoned foreclosed properties and rehab them for affordable housing
The

24th Ward ranks 4 of 50 wards in terms of mortgage foreclosure

TIFs

Even though Mayors TIF reform indicates a need to create jobs, TIF reform does not directly address a priority to create jobs and strengthen businesses for local residents and business owners in TIFs No mention of creating opportunities for minority and women owned businesses to do business with the city No mention of hiring low income residents who live in the communities impacted by TIFs

Public Health

North Lawndale does not appear to be a primary focus of the Mayors public health efforts.
He

recently released a report on public health status demonstrating the lack of health resources in certain communities. North Lawndale was not targeted in spite of the fact that a map depicted us to be within the top 5 among Chicago communities with respect to instances of HIV/AIDS.

Brainstorm

What can we do to work with the Mayor and Alderman Chandler to be sure North Lawndale and the 24th Ward are not left behind?