Shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday, Chicago aldermen Willie B. Cochran and Toni Preckwinkle addressed the relationship between the University of Chicago and the surrounding community in a talk to Harris School students. The two aldermen agreed upon the need for the University to develop a stronger relationship with its surrounding communities, especially regarding its recent land acquisitions in Washington Park.
Speaking about the history of the area, Cochran said that the Woodlawn community was stable until the 1950s, when demographic changes and divestment ushered in a new era. “Gangs game in, arsons took place, and homicides occurred, and it destabilized the community.”
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