25th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
12 Honored at 25th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
More than 1,500 people gathered on May 9, 2019 to celebrate Chicago communities and honor the achievements of 12 awardees at the 25th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards ceremony.
We are thrilled to congratulate Southside Together Organizing for Power on their Woods Fund Power of Community Award for their work on the Trauma Center Campaign. Full story and video...
View stories and videos about all the winners
The rest of the CNDA25 honorees are:
Urban Juncture for Boxville
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Creative Placemaking Award went to Urban Juncture for Boxville, a bustling spring-summer-fall market on the city’s South Side. Full story and video…
Northwest Side Housing Center for Belmont Cragin Quality-of-Life Plan
The Chicago Community Trust Outstanding Community Plan Award went to the Northwest Side Housing Center for Belmont Cragin Quality-of-Life Plan. Full story and video...
Lawndale Christian Health Center for Farm on Ogden
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Outstanding Non-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project went to Lawndale Christian Health Center for Farm on Ogden. Full story and video...
Whole Foods for Whole Foods Distribution Center
The Outstanding For-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project Award went to Whole Foods for the Whole Foods Distribution Center. Full story and video...
IFF for Access Housing – Logan Square
The Polk Bros. Foundation Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Award went to IFF for Access Housing – Logan Square. Full story and video...
Chicago Street Medicine for Street Medicine Service Outreach
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Healthy Community Award went to Chicago Street Medicine for Street Medicine Service Outreach. Full story and video...
Landon Bone Baker Architects for City Gardens
Tied for first place in the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design was Landon Bone Baker Architects for City Gardens. Full story and video...
Landon Bone Baker Architects for The Carling Hotel
Tied for first place in the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design was Landon Bone Baker Architects for The Carling Hotel. Full story and video...
Johnson & Lee Architects for St. Edmund’s Oasis
Third place in the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design went to Johnson & Lee Architects for St. Edmund’s Oasis. Full story and video...
Harrison I. Steans
The Richard M. Daley Friend of the Neighborhoods Award went to the late Harrison I. Steans for the commitment and passion of his philanthropic work. Read the full story...
Courtney Jones, The Dearborn Realist Board
The CIBC Norman Bobins Leadership Award went to Courtney Jones, of the Dearborn Realist Board, for his commitment to helping others improve their quality of life and revitalize underserved neighborhoods. Read the full story...
Additionally, the following neighborhood entertainment groups performed at CNDA25: The Celestial Ministries Drumline,The Hapiness Club and the Earle STEM Elementary Chess Team. If you want to support these groups, text LISC to 243725 to donate to #CNDA25 and the talented youth groups that performed! You may also donate here.
To see a map of all of the winners over the last 25 years click here.
