Artists on The 9

 Greater Chatham Initiative (GCI) was founded in 2016 as the result of a comprehensive community and economic development plan shaped by residents, local leaders, and partner institutions. It emerged from a shared desire to strengthen the four neighborhoods across a 15-square-mile community in the heart of Chicago’s South Side that makes up Greater Chatham—Chatham, Greater Grand Crossing, Avalon Park, and Auburn Gresham—each with a rich history and deep cultural identity. Bound by 63rd Street, ...