South end august 24 2016

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Week of August 24, 2016 Vol 49 • No 30 • www.thechicagocitizen.com

BILL’S BUSINESS

Weekly

ILLINOIS GOES MOBILE + P4

South End

Audit Bureau of Circulation

Member

ABC AUDITED

FASHION

VIRTUAL REALITY HACKATHON KICKS OFF IN SEPTEMBER

Capital Funding Campaign Underway

+ P3

ENTERTAINMENT

By Monique Smith

Greg Brown has served as the President and CEO of SSCFCU which is located at 5401 S. Wentworth Ave. Suite 25, Chicago, IL 60609 for more than 10 years.Photo courtesy of the South Side Community Federal Credit Union

T

he Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation is working in partnership with the South Side Community Federal Credit Union on a community development capital plan called the 50/50 Campaign. On Tuesday, August 30, 2016, people are being asked to come to 535 Winnecona (by 79th and Fielding) from 12:00pm to 5:00pm to open an account and donate to the Community Development Capital Campaign. Community members are being asked to bring $50 and two pieces of I.D. to open an account and another $50 to be donated to the campaign which will go towards helping to revitalize and rebuild communities. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) manages a database of credit unions and helps consumers understand the difference between traditional banks and credit unions. > SEE MORE PAGE 2

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THE AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES ROSE ROYCE AND HOWARD HEWETT TO HEADLINE ‘TOGETHERNESS” CELEBRATION + P8


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